No discussion about who might be the all-time greatest tennis player would be complete without mention of Rod Laver, the leftie from Rockhampton, Australia, who twice in the 1960s won the grand slam (taking all four of tennis’s major singles titles — the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S Open — in the same year). No other male player of the Open era has managed the feat. Laver, who suffered a stroke 10 years ago, will turn 70 in August and has lived in California since 1966. Read More...
The idea of meditation seems simple: Sit still, focus on breath, reflect. But the practice of meditating is rooted in a deep cultural history that has seen the practice grow from a religious idea to something that can now seem more stylish than spiritual.
Though plenty of people still meditate for religious reasons, these days, the practice has joined yoga as a secular and chic trend, as dedicated meditation studios open in cities like New York and Los Angeles. Read More...
Marcel Marceau, move over: the Weather Channel's Jeff Morrow does the best "man walking into the wind" we've seen in a long time. It helps that the wind is that of Hurricane Wilma, which blasted across Florida in 2005. Getting pushed around by Mother Nature seems to be a hobby of Morrow's; he positively relishes being knocked around by Hurricane Dennis in this clip from the same year. Watch the clip on YouTube. Read More...