Recent content by writehooks

Never owned a suit, and proud to say I don't know how to tie a tie. I'm a 62-year-old Canadian sportswriter who has worked in 5 different countries over the past 40 years, including my current gig in China (going into my 8th year). Ironically, there are several expert tailors within a few blocks...

If you're a boxing fan, I strongly recommend "Chuvalo: A Fighter's Life" (Harper Collins, 2013). George Chuvalo, the only man to fight Ali, Frazier and Foreman, was ranked among the world's Top 10 heavyweights from 1961-72 and was never knocked down in 93 fights (7-18-2, 64KOs). But after he...

Alice Cooper: Schools Out (June 1972, topped out at No 2 on Billboard), followed by Billion Dollar Babies (Feb. 1973, topped out at No 1)!

I'm 59 years old. Three weeks after I got the pink slip after 25 years as a sportswriter/columnist at a major daily in Canada, I was on a plane to Beijing, where I've been very happily employed for the past four years as an editor and "writing mentor" at Asia's largest English publication. I've...