You can put 10,000 hours in at the gym working your bi’s and tri’s, but if you want to become a super heavyweight champion arm wrestler like Michael Todd, you’re better off hitting the hand grip. That’s because, like a Formula 1 driver’s car, if an arm...
For most of us, kicking up our feet while enjoying an alcoholic beverage (or two) are activities reserved for after a hard day’s work. But for painter Eric Renner, guilty pleasures like these are his work—or, at least, his favorite subjects to paint. Eric’s latest oil series...
Hair, then body, then crotch. Over the roll. The stand-up wipe. Everyone’s got a way of doing things in the bathroom, and that way is the way. Just ask them. In truth, there’s rarely ever a right answer to these restroom-related disputes—you don’t have to wash your...
You’re bound to hear plenty of mushy talk about hearts this week in the run up to Valentine’s Day. Not so much the kind that beats in your chest, but the more cliched variety, like how “big” your heart is. As it turns out, there’s a lot...
Slip on your mittens and clip on your skies because we’re going all winter wonderland on you with this puzzle. Just make sure to pizza before you end up uncontrollably flying down the slopes. PIZZA! DO A PIZZA! Can you change the second letter of each word in order to...
It’s been a month since the most famous of all balls dropped—The Times Square Ball. But balls, well, they’re always dropping. And unlike New Year’s Eve—where, you know, a literal giant orb drops from the tip of Times Tower as the seconds count down to the new...
When you’ve been making a living handcrafting wooden kayaks for over two decades like Nick Schrade, your hands become your tools. And like how a chef sharpens his knives, Nick’s got to keep his hands in tip-top shape, too. We took a trip out to Nick’s...
For foster children, expensive gear, a lack of transportation, and never knowing where they’ll end up next makes joining a traditional sports league nearly impossible. So when acrobat Jules Madrigal-Dersch joined the team at Circus of Hope, a nonprofit that teaches circus arts to at-risk youth, she...
Today is a day for celebration. Why? Because we’re two weeks into 2016, and the human race is still going strong. Sure, we may have skimped on our New Year’s resolutions. And, yeah, we’ve totally decided that “next year will be our year,” but that’s A-OK. Our eyes (and goals)...
Few people can say “pizza is life” and really mean it. John Arena, owner of Metro Pizza, a pizzeria chain based in Las Vegas, and professor of UNLV’s Culture of Pizza class, is one of those few. John made his first pizza at the age of 13,...
Over 68 percent of the world claims to have sensitive skin. But sensitive skin, as defined by dermatologists, specifically refers to genetic conditions like eczema or rosacea, conditions that 68 percent of the world doesn’t have. So why the disconnect? It would seem that “sensitive skin” has...
It’s the Monday after New Years, which means it’s time to get crackin’ on that resolution of yours—if you haven’t thrown in the towel yet, that is. If you’re one of 2016’s many new gym membership holders, we’ve got some words of warning for you: The posing...