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Author: Alice Moran

Alice Moran is an actor & writer who grew up outside of Edmonton (Go Oilers!) but now makes her home in Toronto (Go Jays!) Check her out on CBC's Crawford or City TV's Sunnyside.
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Meaningful September Baseball

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020 Alice Moran

Once when I was small, I cried so hard after an Oilers playoff elimination that I threw up a bunch and my mom kept me home from school the next day. Somehow this year’s elimination was worse than that. From … Continue reading Meaningful September Baseball

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I Built a Gritty Costume for Twenty Bucks

April 12, 2019August 29, 2020 Alice Moran

[Author’s note: this piece is best read while listening to this.] Nobody said it could (/should) be done. When I think of all the sports movies that make me cry, they all share the common trait of telling a story … Continue reading I Built a Gritty Costume for Twenty Bucks

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Blue Jays Extra-Innings Loss Reflects The Futility Of All Human Existence

March 29, 2019August 29, 2020 Alice Moran

The following is either a recap of the Blue Jays extra-innings loss to the Detroit Tigers yesterday or a recap of your own existence. The choice is both yours and meaningless in the end. We started with hope – stupid, … Continue reading Blue Jays Extra-Innings Loss Reflects The Futility Of All Human Existence

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Recap of the USA/Iceland Final of the Junior Goodwill Games

March 8, 2019August 29, 2020 Alice Moran

In their first meeting, Iceland crushingly defeated Team USA. This was due in large part to the hubris Team USA gained from securing victories over noted hockey powerhouses Team Italy and Team Trinidad and Tobago. Iceland put an end to … Continue reading Recap of the USA/Iceland Final of the Junior Goodwill Games

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Quidditch Abstract Part II: Kill the Seeker

March 1, 2019August 29, 2020 Alice Moran

As a part of my true descent in madness, I’m gonna go a little deeper into quidditch. We’ve already covered how nobody has ever been good at quidditch in the entire history of the sport. In the Harry Potter canon … Continue reading Quidditch Abstract Part II: Kill the Seeker

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Quidditch Abstract

February 22, 2019August 29, 2020 Alice Moran

While the Harry Potter canon does not contain enough quidditch statistics to do any meaningful analytics, there is enough information about how the game is played to highlight some competitive inefficiencies that could be exploited. You might be asking if … Continue reading Quidditch Abstract

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