Written by Sam Shannon Part One dropped yesterday, now strap in for Part Two of my 16 of ’16. 16 sports and pop-culture moments I loved in 2016. Gaga’s Million Reasons James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke has become a phenomenon. The simplicity of the idea is what makes it so great. Get superstar musicians in a car, pretend that they are helping you use the carpool lane to … Continue reading 16 of ’16: Part Two

Written by Sam Shannon 2016. An up and down year if there ever was one. At some point during the year, it feels like each and everyone of us all got handed a good old-fashioned beat down. As 2016 disappears into the distance of our collective rear-view mirror, there’s a good chance it will be remembered as the year we lost our legends. Leonard Cohen, Gene Wilder, … Continue reading 16 of ’16: Part One

Written by Sam Shannon It’s difficult getting old. There was a time, not too long ago actually, when I was full of energy. I’d run everywhere; I used to love running, now I can barely walk. You’d think that at my age I wouldn’t have the desire to do anything but sit around all day, but that’s not the case. I want to, I just … Continue reading The End

Written by Sam Shannon We are all nervously waiting for it to begin. It isn’t a race, it’s a fun run, but still, there are always nerves involved when you take on something like this. I’m not even sure that I will be able to run ten kilometres. And yet here I am, here we all are. I make a quick promise to myself that … Continue reading We Love You Bern

Written by Sam Shannon I’d been counting down the days. After months of preparations, I was about to embark on my great adventure: an exchange program at the University of Oregon with my best mate, James. The trip of a lifetime was about to begin. We departed Melbourne and made the torturous fourteen-hour flight to Los Angeles and then from there we flew to Cancun … Continue reading My Week With Mary Lou…and Gerry