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Tanya Tagaq’s State Of The Nation

Tanya Tagaq

Tanya Tagaq

When Tanya Tagaq won the Polaris Music Prize in September it put the Inuk throat singer in a very high profile spotlight.

And Tagaq has been using that spotlight to good effect: shedding light on the unacceptable response to the level of murdered or missing aboriginal women in Canada, taking on PETA for their stance on the seal hunt, and throwing down about Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

Sarah talked to Tagaq about these things and a whole lot more for an in-depth interview at Huffington Post Music Canada.

To read the interview go here.

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The Dead Lands Reveals Maori Martial Arts Mau Rakau

The Dead Lands

The Dead Lands

One of the most fascinating films Sarah discovered at the Toronto International Film Festival this year was The Dead Lands, a movie about the Maori martial art Mau Rakau.

She talked to director Tao Fraser as well as some of the cast members when they were in Toronto.

You can read about it by heading over to Fightland here.

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My One-Way Feud With Brock Lesnar

Brock Lesnar

Brock Lesnar

Sarah is not a fan of pro wrestler-turned-mixed martial artist-turned pro wrestler-turned (possibly) mixed martial artist again, Brock Lesnar.

With rumours floating around that the former UFC heavyweight champ might once again return to the octagon she wrote a story for Fightland about why this notion would kinda suck.

To read the story go here.

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Who’s The Best MMA Trash Talker?

Conor McGregor

Conor McGregor

Fightland recently gave Sarah a very special quest to follow: determine who the best trash talker in MMA is right now.

So she tread through a minefield of bad YouTube insult clips to figure out who has the best mouth to back up their fists.

The winner wasn’t Chael Sonnen.

To find out who was, read the story here.

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Foxcatcher Director Bennett Miller Says Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo Have Cauliflower Ear

Channing Tatum's ear

Channing Tatum’s ear

If early reports are true, Foxcatcher may be the best (only?) film ever made about amateur wrestling.

One of the main reasons for this was the dedication of its two stars Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo to actually train for the movie.

They trained so hard, in fact, that they both developed cauliflower ear — the mark of a true wrestler.

Sarah talked to director Bennett Miller about this and more when he was in town promoting the film during TIFF.

To read her story at Fightland go here.

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