Flipping through the 'Toronto Star' one day in 2008, I noticed a piece about a phenomenal boxer from the Philippines who had won several different titles in several different weight divisions. Manny Pacquiao's rise from heart-crushing poverty to the top… — Dan Hill Copy Share Image
Ringside seats mean you hear the breaking of ribs, the splattered cartilage of what was once the boxer's nose, the dislocation of the jaw, the horrifying 'ugggh' that the boxer utters milliseconds after receiving a crushing left hook to the… — Dan Hill Copy Share Image
Let's face it: pop music in its myriad permutations will always be sexually presumptuous, racially controversial and, frequently, politically charged. — Dan Hill Copy Share Image
In a world where people are hungry for quick fixes and sound bites, for instant gratification, there's no patience for the long, slow rebuilding… — Dan Hill Copy Share Image
I did have one bad accident up north near Deerhurst. I was driving back in the winter on these snowy roads, and these two… — Dan Hill Copy Share Image
Some stresses are unavoidable - it's just part of life. One of the things I do to avoid stress is not work with people… — Dan Hill Copy Share Image
You can tell black artists are front and centre when Usher discovers and launches Justin Bieber. — Dan Hill Copy Share Image
The stuff I write I'm very proud of, but I'm smart enough to know I'll never get on the cover of 'Rolling Stone' next… — Dan Hill Copy Share Image
When you look at the lyrics of 'Sometimes When We Touch,' it's really very much an adolescent song. — Dan Hill Copy Share Image
Flipping through the 'Toronto Star' one day in 2008, I noticed a piece about a phenomenal boxer from the Philippines who had won several… — Dan Hill Copy Share Image
Woody Allen movies notwithstanding, therapy, in the early eighties, was not exactly a hot conversation starter. Nor was it a favoured activity for dysfunctional… — Dan Hill Copy Share Image
To be sure, boxing has always been, at best, a shady and sometimes cutthroat business, buttressed by hype and tomfoolery rivalling, at times, that… — Dan Hill Copy Share Image
My dad was one of four children. His three siblings were female, and he loved and protected them. — Dan Hill Copy Share Image
If we don't invest now in so-called priority neighbourhoods with music classes, athletic facilities, and skills training and mentoring, we will all pay more… — Dan Hill Copy Share Image
