Archive for August, 2008

Split Decision

Sunday, August 17th, 2008

There have been many allegations and instances where the goal posts have been moved in the Olympics. Whether it be the inaccurate scoring system used in boxing; the human element to judging gymnastics and diving; or the constant rule changes in wrestling– as terrible as it seems to athletes and audiences that the winner may [...]

Noted Warrior

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

This week’s August 7th edition of Eye Weekly has a letter to the editor from yours truly offering feedback on last week’s cover story on Muay Thai champion Clifton Brown:
More known unknowns, please
August 06, 2008 14:08
Upon reading Edward Keenan’s cover story on Toronto-based Muay Thai champion Clifton Brown (“Unknown warrior,” July 31), I want to [...]

Chance Meeting

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

Outside the Toronto Star building, I recognized the city editor who interviewed me last week. I held the elevator for her–a good thing because she swiped the reader with her key card, thus granting me access to the fifth floor where editorial is housed.
“So how are things?” I asked. That stale, generic question you throwaway within the [...]