By Liza Williams   There’s nothing like the great outdoors to rejuvenate body and soul, and no better way to imbue its wonders than by walking. But if you’re planning a hike through the wilds, be sure to factor in a well-stocked kitbag. Walking has its risks, like any activity,

PART ONE : It’s Guns, but not just guns This past week saw another horrible school shooting, this one is Santa Fey, Texas. where a teenage boy shot and killed eight students and two teachers at a Houston-area high  The Friday attack, which also wounded another thirteen, echoed the all-too-familiar horrors Americans are

Somehow back in the early days of media and politics an unspoken agreement was made. I imagine this was pretty early on – perhaps when Gronk, the caveman, decided he wanted to be the leader of his cave dweller tribe and thought it best if Donk, who was drawing pictures

By Kirsten Vesterback   If you’ve been running traditional road races and you’re ready to switch gears and try something new, consider an obstacle race. With names like Spartan Race, Dirty Girl Mud Run or Tough Mudder, these types of events feature all kinds of challenges to contend with in

For as long as I can remember, my wife and I wanted to visit Hawaii.  A few years back we got the chance when Hawaii University invited me to come there and speak on writing. It was beautiful.  The islands are full of amazing scenes – the vegetation is fantastic and natural

By J. Lang Wood   The keto diet is receiving a great deal of attention in the media and among the medical community. The main feature of the diet is the restriction of carbohydrate consumption, but unlike other low-carb diets it also restricts protein. Instead, dieters are allowed to eat

Most of the time the new we see on television, hear on the radio or discover on the Internet is pretty discouraging — a longtime cop turns out to be a serial rapist and murderer, the who played the greatest father ever turns out to have drugged and raped vulnerable

By Warren Davies Here’s a challenging bodyweight circuit that you can do even when you don’t have access to any equipment. It’s short, but high-intensity, so don’t take it lightly. The circuit has eight exercises in total; no doubt someone with deductive powers as keen as yours would have realized

It’s funny how before something very unusual and quite terrible happens, there are always a bunch of people saying “Don’t be silly. Don’t worry about such nonsense.  These things just don’t happen.”  Well, yeah, they do.  They happen a lot actually. Of course, when they happen, the same people that

What is scarier than seeing a shark in the water?  How about 1,400 of them!  Recently, nearly 1,400 basking sharks were seen in aerial photos gathering off the East Coast of the U.S.  Basking sharks are not man-eaters, but they are the second largest fish in the world.  They can grow up to