Inner Nature: Feats of strength
By Vidya Rajan, Columnist, The Times
As the weather warms, we watch bees collecting and hauling fat baskets of pollen back to their hives. Bumblebees, with their improbably large bodies hover on whirring, buzzing wings that seem barely adequate to the purpose of elevating, never mind transporting their bulk. Ants swarm kitchen counters and picnics and carry away remarkably large portions of bounty...
Muscling up to the new standard
For some, thin is no longer enough, strength matters
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
Strong is the new skinny.
Have you heard this expression? It makes me tired. How about you?
It’s no longer impressive/desirable to just be thin…the question now becomes “but, can you flip a tire or do 20 pull-ups?”
The answer (for ME) is a resounding “NO”. Truth be told, if someone held a gun...
