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
Bruce Bowen
When the NBA was in Toronto for the all-star game the basketball league also brought in a number of its good deed ambassadors.
I spoke to former champ Bruce Bowen about promoting a healthy lifestyle with good eating and exercise habits.
To read the feature, including why kids need to get off their phones, click here.
Filed under Health, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey has signed a three-film deal with the Lifetime Network to “bring stories that reflect her passions about empowerment to the screen.”
We’re not sure what that means, but Sarah wrote about its relative merits for Fightland.
To read the story go here.
Filed under Films, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion, Television
Patrick Cote
As part of Fightland’s ‘My First Fight’ series Sarah recently spoke to veteran Canadian fighter Patrick Cote.
Cote says his first fight was an eye-opener.
“I lost pretty bad,” he said.
To read the full story click here.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier
Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier have one of the longest running — and loudest mouthed — feuds going in the UFC.
Not only do they want to physically fight each other, they also spend an astounding amount of time trash talking each other.
Sarah got some of her literary colleagues to analyze the quality of said trash talk in a feature for Fightland.
To read who’s got the better insults, click here.
Filed under Comedy, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
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