When you spend your free time outside – in the snow, at the beach, in the woods, in the mud – then you know those familiar feelings of discomfort from sitting in dirt in your car, feeling the crunch of sand in your pants, the pull of twigs in your hair … you catch my drift. Nowadays, there are a wide array of portable shower systems available so that you can take the luxury of washing off with you....
IN THE SPRING OF 1970, THE MOB, IN THE FORM of Joe Columbo, the boss of the crime family that bore his name, created an organization called the Italian American Anti-Defamation League. One of Columbo’s sons had been arrested on a federal extortion charge, spurring the crime boss to form the league as an action group against what he saw as unjustified labeling of Italian-Americans as gangsters. The league gained national attention and eventually latched onto the new Godfather picture as an example of the stereotyping of Italian-Americans....
The singer, songwriter, actor, and novelist — whose new album, So You Want to Be an Outlaw, is out now — shares his favorite offstage discoveries. FISHING I’ve been fly-fishing for 20 years. It’s a recovery thing. I don’t do it regularly, but I keep a five- and six-weight rod on the tour bus at all times. I have a Winston rod and a Waterworks-Lamson reel. I need something powerful since my casting is terrible when I start....
A tree that was planted in the 1800s on the west side of the White House is coming down, according to CNN. The tree, called the Jackson Magnolia, has become too damaged to remain upright—and, without the support it currently has, would eventually topple over on its own. 500-Year-Old Trees Are Being Clear-cut for the 2018 Winter Olympics Read article President Andrew Jackson planted the tree shortly after he won the presidency as a tribute to his wife Rachel, who died just days after his election....
If you’re planning a trip to Abu Dhabi in the near future, it’s time to add something new to your 4-Day Men’s Journal guide to the city: The world’s largest climbing wall is set to open at CLYMB Abu Dhabi later this month. Grand Mosques, Fast Cars, and Desert Life: The 4-day Weekend in Abu Dhabi Read article Set to debut on November 29, the new climbing wall will be open to all levels of climbers, with multiple routes for beginners and advanced climbers, including the record 141-foot wall....
How psyched are you for UFC 236? The battle takes place tomorrow, Saturday April 13 in Atlanta. Max Holloway—who at this point deserves to be included in any current “pound-for-pound” conversation—will be looking to add an interim lightweight belt to his trophy case when he faces off against Dustin Poirier. The co-main event is also an interim title bout; middleweight Kelvin Gastelum takes on Israel Adesanya. In total, five fights are exclusively on ESPN pay-per-view, beginning at 10 p....
SOMEWHERE, RIGHT NOW, an 18-year-old, fresh-off-the-bus patriot is pressing out a pushup total that would make an orthopedic surgeon wince. These reps will likely be followed by a run upwards of three miles through varying terrain. The mindset: Volume (and distance) at all costs. Somewhere, right now, in a sandy, makeshift gym in the Middle East, an elite operator is training amid spartan conditions. He or she is focusing on developing the traits required to kick through doors and chase down insurgents....
A 19-year-old zookeeper at a wildlife park in Sweden was in a bear enclosure with four guests when he was mauled to death by a brown bear that wasn’t supposed to be there. The tragedy occurred Friday morning at Orsa Rovdjurspark, billed as the largest predator park in Europe. A special activity for guests at Orsa Rovdjurspark is accompanying a zookeeper into a bear enclosure to watch him go about his work of cleaning the enclosure, according to The Local of Sweden....
Going on adventures with your furry best friend is one of the most fun things you can do in life. But since our four-legged pals depend on us to keep them safe, it is always good to have the necessities. Jennifer Coulter with her SAR dog Pika. Photo: Courtesy of Jennifer Coulter We sat down with search and rescue dog handler Jennifer Coulter who spends most of her time in the backcountry with K-9s....
With the winter here, you need to have some waterproof footwear in your possession. Because who wants to go out and get soaked in ice-cold water? Nobody. Most of the waterproof options are boots though. And you want something a little different stylistically than a pair of boots. These Sperry Striper Storm Waterproof Boots on sale at Zappos are here for those needs. The Sperry Striper Storm Waterproof Boots may be saddled with the boot label, but these are pretty much shoes....
An hour before dawn the Arkansas sky is black as pitch. The stars cut through the cold northern Arkansas night, casting the fog swirling up from the Little Red River in an ethereal light. Somewhere an owl calls. Josiah Pleasant is quite possibly the only human being awake at this hour, and certainly the only one slipping a kayak into these gently flowing waters. It’s mid-October, and the brown trout are moving into pre-spawn....
So it’s only the second quarter and your team is already down by two touchdowns—and counting. Things aren’t looking good from the get-go, and your stress levels have skyrocketed from zero to 100 in a matter of just two interceptions. With enough happening on the field to get you fired up, the last thing you want to worry about is your tailgate. Between the food, the drinks, and keeping your old college roommate Dave from tossing back one too many, there’s plenty to keep you occupied—especially if you’re hosting....
UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor could be in a spot of bother after he jumped into the cage to congratulate his friend Charlie Ward after the latter’s victory over John Redmond at Bellator 187 in Dublin on Friday night. Not only was McGregor not allowed to do so, but he then took offense to referee Marc Goddard’s efforts to remove him and started an altercation: It would then appear that McGregor left the cage and again tried to go back....
Zen master and blogger Anthony Korahais thinks so. “Once people start to realize what qigong [pronounced chee-gong] can really do — help you get to peak performance and stay there — then everyone will be using it,” Korahais, who first used the practice to heal debilitating anxiety and clinical depression, tells GrindTV. But what is it? Think of qigong as the grandmother of tai chi, an ancient Asian practice — and one of the four branches of traditional Chinese medicine — that combines gentle breathing, flowing movements and mindfulness meditation....
A dog with a canine body and the face of a bear was discovered roaming the streets in Russia where locals say they have “never seen anything like it before.” The dog, quickly nicknamed Medvebaka after two Russian words for bear and dog, was found living in the streets in south-central Russia’s Chelyabinsk Oblast region and was taken in by an animal shelter in Chelyabinsk, as reported by the Daily Mail....
Scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have found that working out alters our microbiome, the universe of bacteria living inside every human that’s believed to influence everything from metabolism to mood. The New York Times broke down the scientists’ findings, which hints that exercise is able effect a person’s microbes, which in turn could lead to better metabolism and overall health. Should You Exercise On an Empty Stomach?...
While your imagination may run wild when you swim in open water—the murky depths concealing great whites and other menacing marine life—it’s not very common for people to be bombarded by a bull, blue, or blacktip shark. In fact, worldwide, sharks kill only about six humans a year and wound about 70 more. Of course there are certain hot spots, usually among the most extreme big-wave surfing destinations, but these locations typically span Australia and South Africa....
For those of us who have had a bad gin and tonic, there’s plenty to fear in the unknown. G&Ts are a bit of an unknown quantity when it comes to bars—the unknown quantity specifically being how much gin is or isn’t in the drink. A bad gin and tonic can go wrong from erroneous proportions, but everything from bad tonic to bad garnishes can make a bad drink worse, even when it comes to something so simple as a two ingredient drink....
The first time Josh Hartnett read 6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain he couldn’t believe it was a work of nonfiction. The recently released novel shares former hockey player Eric LeMarque’s firsthand account of how an idyllic snowboarding trip to Mammoth in 2004 turned into a weeklong survival story, taking place in the remote wilderness of Sierra Nevada. Harnett, who plays LeMarque in a new movie based on the book, has snowboarded since he was 17 years old and struggled with the concept that one could go from ski resort comforts to The Revenant-style circumstances with nothing but one unfortunate turn....
“If you need me, I’m on channel two.” That was the last thing our ranger, Dylan, said before tossing a beat-up walkie-talkie onto the front seat of the topless green Toyota Land Cruiser, grabbing his rifle, and heading off into the bush. In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies My wife and I looked at each other nervously. First, Josie, the wildlife tracker who was our other guide, took off following some lion footprints, and now Dylan was gone, too....
