I’m no wrestling fan – I haven’t been since I was around 13 and found out that the whole thing was fake. (I remember working the old International Amphitheatre and “opponents” Dick the Bruiser and Ernie Ladd sitting in a private room in the back deciding “how much we gonna give ‘em (the crowd) tonight?”) […]

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One of the truisms in the sports world is – you don’t need to be beloved to be a Hall of Fame player in any sport. Baseball’s Ty Cobb beat a fan with the fan’s prosthetic leg. It is said that Johnny Bench is a world class @$$hole. There is a school of thought that […]

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So, we have seen the show and it’s the day after. Those who were at the show might now just be waking up, or they’re still partying. First, the show: I thought Chris Rock did a very good job of hosting the show in the midst of the Oscars So White controversy. It stated the […]

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This Sunday night, the 88th Academy Awards will be held and in light (no pun intended) of the controversy over the fact that no people of color were nominated, I look forward most to host Chris Rock’s monologue. Since the show is being produced by Reginald Hudlin, who is also African-American, I don’t think there […]

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I am a movie fan – I love them, and try to see as many films as I can. So, last weekend, with the family seeing Kung Fu Panda 3 (I had seen it with the Indignant younger child the night before, but since the Indignant older child having missed out, they all went), so […]

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To those of us who became fans of the journeyman forward John Scott when he was elected captain of the Pacific Division All Star Team despite fierce opposition of the NHL and his now former team, the Arizona Coyotes, this weekend was everything you could have wanted. Scott was in the game, participated in all […]

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I am, as you know, a film fan: I watch lots of films, attend the film festival in Toronto each year for fun. I believe that I am a knowledgeable film follower. I am also African-American, but being of my age, I guess I’m used to not seeing very many black people in movies unless […]

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