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With a constant stream of negative news and the relentless social media echo chamber, it’s easy to forget what it’s like to simply be alive. Our lives are so complex and convoluted nowadays that we often forget to pause and take a minute to just catch our breath. Increasingly, people are looking for a way …

Ranulph Fiennes on on snow

There have always been people who are inexplicably driven, from an early age, compelled to test the boundaries of what mankind is capable of. To stretch the limits of human endurance and to be the first to reach the most inhospitable and isolated places. They will strive to do this, regardless of the cost. This …

Big Bird and Friends

Whilst it might not have had the same cultural impact in the UK as in the US, Sesame Street is one of those rare TV programmes which is universally remembered with fondness. Loved by young and old alike, not only did it provide (almost transfixing) entertainment for young minds, it also did a great job …

Jake Burton on the slopes

While the history of snowboarding can’t be traced back to just one single point, the first model which resembles a modern snowboard first appeared in the 1960s. The original was basically an adaptation of a surfboard which wfor tailored to the pistes. These ‘snurfers’ became available towards the end of the decade but it’s widely …

Danny "Brotha D" Leaosavai'I and Andy Murnane

When the subject of hip hop and rap music comes up, it’s natural to think of America. That is where it all began and that’s where the money has always been. The biggest labels, the biggest artists. Indeed, it’s these sounds which get pumped into homes around the world. However, there are so many rich …

the treasures of the deep

Bodies of water can be scary places. Sure, we’re fed images of crystal-clear waters in perfect blue hues, but they’re inherently dangerous environments for land-dwellers. However, that on scratches the surface. The deeper you delve; the darker and more mysterious they become. What lurks within their depths? What manner of creature occupies these murky realms, …

Children look for dangers

Children seem to have almost limitless imaginations. Undimmed by the daily grind of life, they can create their own distinctive worlds and narratives. Even invisible friends. This expresses itself in many forms, but none more terrifyingly than in nightmares. The monster in the closet. The creature under the bed. Lurking in the shadows, just waiting …

Eliud Kipchoge

As homo sapiens we seem motivated to incessantly push the limits of our own bodies. There’s a relentless desire to run faster or for longer, jump higher or further, throw harder or with more accuracy. What would have originally been necessitated by our needs as hunter gatherers to eat or survive is now replaced by …

Gerard Butler is possibly one of the least likely action heroes. Firstly, Hollywood blockbusters aren’t exactly normally the province of a leading Scotsman. Indeed, you’re more like to get Mel Gibson or Christopher Lambert murdering a Scottish accent. Then, there’s the fact he graduated from law school, which marks him out as someone a bit …

If you’re like me, a child who grew up in the ‘80s, the DeLorean was an iconic car. This is almost entirely down to the role it played alongside Doc Brown and Marty McFly in the Back to the Future films. For an older generation, John DeLorean was synonymous with entrepreneurship, high capitalism and scandal. …