The month of April was Autism Acceptance Month, a counter-movement against the cure-focused Light It Up Blue campaigns.
As such, Sarah wrote an explainer for The Establishment about how autism awareness goes wrong.
To read the full story, go here.
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Ditch TV Playlists: The Cult, Drake, PJ Harvey And More
PJ Harvey
I’ve curated yet another batch of playlists over at Ditch TV.
Here they are:
The Cult Sell Sanctuary And More
13 Smokin’ Lana Del Rey Covers
20 Toronto Rappers Not Named Drake
It’s a Major Lazer Dance Party
Black Sabbath: Heavy Metal Pioneers
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion
Samaritan News 10 Pack: Bruce Springsteen, Pizza Pizza, Kevin Spacey And More
Bruce Springsteen
I’ve been doing a bunch of stuff over at the music-ish charity ‘n’ good news website Samaritan Mag so I decided to collect some of my latest pieces all in one place.
Pizza Pizza Offering Free Slice For Old Phones, Electronics As Part Of Earth Month
NBA Stars Chris Bosh, Draymond Green, Gordon Hayward Join Equality Movement Lean In
Brussels Terror Attack Victims Fund Established By GoFundMe
Kevin Spacey, Florida Panthers Team Up For Space-y Charity Hoodie
Angelina Jolie’s Full Speech: Encourages World Governments to Solve Refugee Crises
Starlight Children’s Foundation Picks Up Journal for Kids Facing Health Challenges
Spotlight Oscar Winner Wants Vatican to Hear Voices of Sexual Abuse Survivors
Leonard DiCaprio Uses Academy Award Speech To Talk Climate Change
Take A Photo Of Yourself In Mickey Mouse Ears, Earn Make-A-Wish $1 Million
Filed under Environment, Jock Stuff, Music, Politics, Shameless Promotion
Cyborg Is Fighting In The UFC And It’s (Partially) Conor’s Fault
Cris “Cyborg” Justino
Cris “Cyborg” Justino, the most dominant female MMA fighter outside of the UFC will now be fighting inside the UFC.
Cyborg is too heavy to compete in UFC’s current female weight classes, but the recent success ($$) of Conor McGregor’s catchweight fight has encouraged the promotion to do more non-weight class-based fights.
Hence, Cyborg vs. Leslie Smith at UFC 198.
Sarah wrote about this for Fightland here.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Contemplations On A Post-Loss Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor
Trash-talking self-promoter Conor McGregor lost a fight recently.
This is cause for contemplation.
Which Sarah did in a piece for Fightland which references not only Ric Flair and Rocky Balboa in his robot-buying phase, but also the 1960 Federico Fellini classic La Dolce Vita.
To read the piece click here.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Recollections, Shameless Promotion
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