Hannibal Lecter, not just a surgeon
Much has been made about literary/film/television villain Hannibal Lecter’s skills at mental manipulation and creative cannibalism.
Until recently, though, most specifically the game-changing Hannibal television series, little attention has been paid to Lecter’s fighting skills.
Sarah analyzed the killer’s punch-kick-ness in a story for Fightland.
To read the full story go here.
Filed under Books, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion, Television
Tom Hardy as Charles Bronson
One of Tom Hardy’s early signature roles was playing the real-life prison toughie Charles Bronson in the 2008 film Bronson.
To play Bronson effectively Hardy underwent a rather unique workout regime.
Sarah wrote about said workouts for Fightland.
To read the story go here.
Filed under Films, Health, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Mike Tyson’s Bitcoin machine
Former boxing champ/current pop culture wind up doll Mike Tyson apparently has some Bitcoin machines in Las Vegas.
As someone who’s still reluctant to use their debit card this digital currency stuff is well foreign to me.
It’s also foreign to Sarah as well, but she was nonetheless tasked with writing about Tyson’s new venture for Fightland.
To read the story go here.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Tank Abbott
Tank Abbott, first generation mixed martial artist, sometimes pro wrestler and heroic beer belly owner, has some strong opinions about women’s MMA champ Ronda Rousey.
He shared some of those opinions on The Proving Ground podcast.
Sarah listened to said strong opinions and decided to point-by-point assess their truthfulness levels for Fightland.
To find out how correct Abbott was, read the full article here.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
‘Portal To Hell’ featuring Roddy Piper
The late Roddy Piper was a true legend, so when the 2015 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival screened one of his last films, Portal To Hell, Sarah made a point of talking to writer Matt Watts and director Vivieno Caldinelli about the Rowdy one.
It turns out that Watts and Caldinelli were huge marks for Piper and they couldn’t say enough good things about the man behind Piper’s Pit.
Read the full interview over at Fightland.
Filed under Films, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
Risky Fuel 