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Welcome to the sounding board for Chase March. Here you will find my various articles about a variety of topics (DJ Events and news, book reviews, skatepark tours, teaching-related articles and resources, and much more)
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Old Man Logan (Superheroes Can’t Retire)
Wolverine: Old Man Logan Old Man Logan is a new on-going series that focuses on our favourite hero in an apocalyptic future where super-heroes are conspicuously absent and super-villains rule. I read the first volume of this series last year. At the time, I didn’t realize that this story got its start in the regular…
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Highlights from Last July
It’s time to go exploring! Let’s dig through the archives and blow the dust off some posts you might have missed. Here are a few highlights from last year at this time. Read all of the posts from last July, or just these favs . . . Old School Skateboarding with Rodney Mullen Rodney Mullen is a…
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Skateboard Competitions This July
London Skateboard Co-op – Canada day @ Kiwanis WHAT: Canada Day Skateboard Competition WHERE: Kiwanis Skatepark. 1475 Brydges Street (at Wavell) London, ON. Canada WHEN: July 1st, 2017 CONTACT: London Skateboard Co-op PHONE: (519) 518-9995 EMAIL: londonskateboardcoop@gmail.com SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook Kenora Skateboard Competition WHAT: Kenora Skateboard Competition WHERE: Kenora, ON. Canada WHEN: July 9th, 2017 CONTACT: Board Anyone PHONE: (807) 468-3211 SOCIAL MEDIA: http://www.boardanyone.com/…
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It’s Time to Break the Gender-Barrier in Professional Sport
American Ninja Warrior is a grueling obstacle course competition. The athletes only get one shot at conquering the very complex course. Even the best trained and experienced athletes fail. Women regularly compete in the games and there are no separate or easier courses designed for them. They run the same track with the same rules…
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Why You Should Tell Your Story
The Story You Need to Tell by Sandra Marinella, MA, MEd “Our words create us. Our stories create us. And our writing can re-create us.” Wise words from Sandra Marinella, a writer who has taught several people how to use personal writing to come to terms with, overcome, and learn from past traumas. And now…
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Skateboard Competitions This Month in Ontario
Summer is here and skateboard season is kicking off with some great competitions and events. Here are a few that are happening this month in Southern, Ontario, Canada. One of them is TODAY! So, get out there and show us what you’ve got. Compete, have fun, take home some prizes, and have fun! WHAT: Zumiez…
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This movie is WONDERful!
It’s no secret that the most recent DC movies haven’t really captured the magic of the comic books and the source material, at least not to my expectations. Until now. This was everything that a Wonder Woman movie should be. It starts out with the photograph we saw Bruce Wayne uncover in the last film…
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How to Write About Culture for a Living and Not ‘Sell Out’
The term ‘sell out’ is used a little too liberally these days. People expect artists (and, yes, writers are artists) to do everything for the sheer love of creation and the moment they make a bit of money, people start to call them ‘sell outs’; but it’s not true and it’s not fair! Everyone has…
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Max & Charlie Figuring It All Out
Max & Charlie by Zack Lieberman and Louis Neubert This was a great read. From the very first page, the artwork captures the imagination of the main characters. It is bright and colourful and stylistically stunning. The opening daydream shows a young boy pretending to be a space-warrior. His dog, a trusty companion in a…
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The Flash – Stop Motion
The Flash – Stop Motion (Justice League) Wally West is the fastest man alive. If you are a fan of the television show, this version of The Flash is a little bit different. In this incarnation, West, is the only Flash. His uncle, Barry Allen, passed away a few years back. I was really surprised…