Top cyclists train daily to race, often on varied terrain and through different weather conditions. Cycling enthusiasts who might dream of racing one day, prepare one step at a time. They find the right gear, become friends with others into the sport...
n the late 1930s, going back in time almost 70 years, Ceylon was a British colony. People were generally satisfied with the way of life though there was talk of self-government. I was happy having a good job as a stenographer at Carson & Co., Ltd., the...
I wonder if Robert Bresson knew what he was up to when he crafted his 1956 masterpiece A Man Escaped; the film feels unobtrusively, perfectly pitched right at the divide between art and commerce, and it’s all the better for this split. In its conception...
Female shopaholics are everywhere in pop culture. There's Carrie Bradshaw from Sex and the City, who bought so many pairs of $400 shoes over the course of her life that she can't afford a down payment on her apartment. There's Rebecca Bloomwood, the compulsive-buyer-turned-personal...
Over the years, I’ve come to acquire a handful of windbreaker riding jackets from varying brands, some better than others. When I got my hands on Rapha’s Women’s Classic Wind Jacket, I was intrigued, given the British company’s reputation for style, quality,...
Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, has introduced the Helping Heroes Fly Act. This bipartisan measure will improve airport security screening processes for wounded and severely disabled service members and...
Recently, while enjoying the mindless diversion of Facebook, I was invited to copy and post something rather shocking. It went roughly like this: “We should send the elderly to prison. They would get daily showers, spacious rooms, free cable on large...
A DRUNKEN thug launched an uprovoked attack on a man leaving him with a broken jaw after a row over a lost jacket. Knighstwood man Steven Gallacher left his victim needing hospital treatment after punching his victim on the head before repeatedly kicking...
Sydney 20 March 2013. A lack of safe cycle paths is stopping women from riding, a new national survey by the Cycling Promotion Fund and the National Heart Foundation of Australia has revealed today. More than 60 per cent of women (or equivalent 5.2 million...
It was supposed to be a good thing that Ric Flair returned to the WWE. But after witnessing his association with The Miz and his odd behavior around the ring, has Flair lost all control of his image? As the 16-time former world champion, he shouldn't...
