Muhammad Ali
In the wake of Muhammad Ali’s death there were a lot of right-leaning political and media figures bad-mouthing the former boxing champ for his political views.
In a learning piece for Fightland Sarah helped explain why Ali did the right thing when he refused to fight in the Vietnam War — and risked his career over it.
To read the full story go here.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Politics, Shameless Promotion
Kevin Vickers
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is the only Canadian politician with a feisty fighting side.
Kevin Vickers, the current Canadian ambassador to Ireland and a former RCMP officer responsible for stopping a terrorist attack in Parliament in October 2014, recently showed some moxy when he roughed up a protester in Dublin.
Sarah wrote about Vickers’ grappling skills for Fightland.
To read the story go here.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Politics, Shameless Promotion
Justin Trudeau
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau threw an elbow recently during a tense session in the House of Commons.
Sarah wrote about why he should probably keep the elbows to himself and stick with boxing.
To read the story head over to Fightland by clicking here.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Politics, Shameless Promotion
Thunderbirds
Gerry Anderson’s signature supermarionation series’ like Thunderbirds, Stingray and Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons were much more than just puppet shows for kids.
If you look closely there was a whole lot of Cold War anxiety woven into the various series he made.
Sarah wrote about this “puppet state” for The A.V. Club.
To read the full feature go here.
Filed under Culture, Politics, Shameless Promotion, Television
Daniel O’Donnell
There was an ugly bit of gay panic in the New York State Assembly recently when the governing body voted to lift its 20-plus year-old ban on mixed martial arts.
Apparently, it’s because MMA is super gay.
So says Rosie O’Donnell’s brother.
Sarah wrote about this troubling stance in an article for Fightland here.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Politics, Shameless Promotion
I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
Risky Fuel 