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
High Rise
Sarah was on assignment covering the 2015 Toronto Film Festival this year for Consequence Of Sound.
One of the films she was particularly excited about was Ben Wheatley’s new effort, High-Rise. She says, “Film nerds, degenerates, and the sizable middle of that Venn diagram will be arguing about it for years to come.”
Read the full review at the Consequence Of Sound website.
Filed under Films, 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
Ninth Floor
In 1969 six students of Caribbean descent attending Sir George Williams University in Montreal accused one of its professors of being a racist.
When the school inadequately addressed their accusation it sparked an extended sit-in on the ninth floor of the school’s computer building.
A suspicious fire, riot police, arrests and some peculiar agent provocateurism later, the result was one of the ugliest racial incidents in Canadian history.
Vancouver filmmaker Mina Shum recently revisited this not-well-known event for her new documentary, Ninth Floor.
I talked to her about it for Samaritan Mag.
Read the full interview here.
Filed under Films, Politics, Shameless Promotion
Trumbo
Sarah was on assignment covering the 2015 Toronto Film Festival this year for Consequence Of Sound.
After watching Trumbo, the story of blacklisted commie writer Dalton Trumbo, she said “it’s a shame that the film about his life often feels less like a worthy tribute than something that would have benefited from his substantial rewriting skills.”
Read the full review at the Consequence Of Sound website.
Filed under Films, Shameless Promotion
I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
Risky Fuel 