The California Supreme Court's decision not to retract Proposition 8, the ban on gay marriage, has sent the issue back to the forefront of conversation across the country. Most recently, New Hampshire became the sixth state to legalize gay marriages. While some 18,000 same-sex couples have already tied the knot in California, those who wish to walk down the aisle today will not receive the same privilege.
This piece is adapted from THE BIG ONE, copyright © 2009 by David Kinney, reprinted by permission of Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Amidst the tranquility of a fishing trip at the Rose River Farm in Madison County, a wounded warrior says he almost feels "semi-normal again."
The anxiety welled up in my lungs as we drove across alligator alley, filling my chest cavity with nervous and increasingly toxic ionized air. My earlobes were sweating -- an entirely new and startling development -- and I fumbled with the car radio in a desperate attempt to find some unnatural force to distract me from my minor panic attack. In the end, the only station that came in clearly was broadcasting the elevator sounds of a pre-Gwyneth Paltrow Coldplay block that, unsurprisingly, did not do the job. I wondered aloud, "If I vomit on the side of the road, will the smell of it attract a gator?"
One of four missing boaters was found Monday clinging to an overturned fishing vessel off Florida's Gulf Coast, and the search for the other three, including two NFL players, has narrowed, the Coast Guard said.
An Ohio sheriff had harsh words for ice fishermen who had to be rescued Saturday after high winds and rising temperatures caused an ice floe to break away and strand about 150 of them on Lake Erie.
Excerpted from WE GIVE OUR HEARTS TO DOGS TO TEAR by Alston Chase. Reprinted by arrangement with Alston Chase. Copyright Alston Chase, 2008.
Thousands of boats, ships and barges sink every year in American waters, and most of them remain abandoned forever wreaking havoc to undersea ecology
Whaling fleets nearly wiped out North Atlantic right whales last century. Now these huge mammals are threatened by other human behavior: big ships, fishing gear and entanglement in federal bureaucracy.
I don't claim to have watched every match Serena Williams has played, or read every article about them, but it seems to me that if Mary Carillo and almost every other tennis announcer/journalist says that Serena only loses when she plays badly, why is it soooo awful when Serena says it? Against Jelena Jankovic [in the Sony Ericsson Open final], it was obvious that Jelena had nothing to do with the outcome of that match. Your thoughts? -- P-Sqaured, NYC
The California Supreme Court's decision not to retract Proposition 8, the ban on gay marriage, has sent the issue back to the forefront of conversation across the country. Most recently, New Hampshire became the sixth state to legalize gay marriages. While some 18,000 same-sex couples have already tied the knot in California, those who wish to walk down the aisle today will not receive the same privilege.
This piece is adapted from THE BIG ONE, copyright © 2009 by David Kinney, reprinted by permission of Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Amidst the tranquility of a fishing trip at the Rose River Farm in Madison County, a wounded warrior says he almost feels "semi-normal again."
The anxiety welled up in my lungs as we drove across alligator alley, filling my chest cavity with nervous and increasingly toxic ionized air. My earlobes were sweating -- an entirely new and startling development -- and I fumbled with the car radio in a desperate attempt to find some unnatural force to distract me from my minor panic attack. In the end, the only station that came in clearly was broadcasting the elevator sounds of a pre-Gwyneth Paltrow Coldplay block that, unsurprisingly, did not do the job. I wondered aloud, "If I vomit on the side of the road, will the smell of it attract a gator?"
One of four missing boaters was found Monday clinging to an overturned fishing vessel off Florida's Gulf Coast, and the search for the other three, including two NFL players, has narrowed, the Coast Guard said.
An Ohio sheriff had harsh words for ice fishermen who had to be rescued Saturday after high winds and rising temperatures caused an ice floe to break away and strand about 150 of them on Lake Erie.
Excerpted from WE GIVE OUR HEARTS TO DOGS TO TEAR by Alston Chase. Reprinted by arrangement with Alston Chase. Copyright Alston Chase, 2008.
Thousands of boats, ships and barges sink every year in American waters, and most of them remain abandoned forever wreaking havoc to undersea ecology
Whaling fleets nearly wiped out North Atlantic right whales last century. Now these huge mammals are threatened by other human behavior: big ships, fishing gear and entanglement in federal bureaucracy.
I don't claim to have watched every match Serena Williams has played, or read every article about them, but it seems to me that if Mary Carillo and almost every other tennis announcer/journalist says that Serena only loses when she plays badly, why is it soooo awful when Serena says it? Against Jelena Jankovic [in the Sony Ericsson Open final], it was obvious that Jelena had nothing to do with the outcome of that match. Your thoughts? -- P-Sqaured, NYC
While baseball may have steroids and football may have illicit videotaping, many minor sports outside the mainstream have been shaken by major scandals of their own. Here are eight of our favorites that don't involve performance-enhancing drugs or Tonya Harding.
We've learned that some varieties of fish are low in fat and contain oils that keep the heart healthy. But recent reports about contaminants such as mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, have prompted some health experts to rethink their advice about seafood.
Fanny Krieger of San Francisco probably has more fly-fishing tales in her repertoire than Ernest Hemingway.
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In past years ice fishing meant pitching a small "fish house" onto the ice, chiseling a hole, and hoping you'd chosen a spot with hungry fish.
Some 300 million to 400 million years ago, a funny-looking fish with a giant nose swam the planet's primeval waterways. Today its female descendants produce some of the tastiest roe this side of Ir...
Brady Bunte was trolling for marlin off the coast of Cabo San Lucas in Mexico when he saw what looked like a "submarine coming out of the water" - a 565-pound monster had just hit his line. It was ...
In Hampshire in Southern England, the River Test is a trout-rich environment.
There are a million things I didn't know about taking a cruise. For instance, this: Upon boarding, you're separated from your luggage for an indeterminate amount of time. Until then, you're stuck wearing what you're wearing. In the case of my cruise to Alaska aboard the Norwegian Sun, that would've meant jeans -- less than ideal when you have four hours to spend poolside before heading into the mist.
Scratch the tie, the cheesy "I love D-A-D" mug and the DVD set of the "Sopranos."
Verizon Communications on Friday would neither confirm nor deny whether it has provided domestic telephone records to the National Security Agency, but the company insisted it protects customer privacy and would never participate in a government "fishing expedition."
There are plenty of fish in the sea - and in the rivers and lakes and streams. And you may have dusted off your fly-fishing pole recently in anticipation of catching some of them this summer.
So obviously, an activity-packed destination is a must. But which destination? That depends on the kinds of activities most likely to engage your particular brood: the bright lights of the Big Apple, where we hear there's a lot to do, or the rugged charms of a Colorado dude ranch, where the nonstop diversions include fly fishing, white-water rafting and, of course, horseback riding. --D.R. AND K.A. ...
Autumn leaves, blue skies, and smallmouth bass: just another day at the office for employees at Orvis, the 149-year-old outdoor apparel and equipment manufacturer. Nestled at the foot of Vermont's ...
Steve Rogers, owner of Rogers Sporting Goods in Liberty, Mo., watched with mounting concern as outdoor mail-order giant Cabela's built a new store in Kansas City, 40 minutes north. The 180,000-squa...
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Ending months of speculation, Nintendo has begun to unveil the 'revolutionary' aspects of its next generation video-game system -- code-named Revolution.
No matter what age your kids are, the potential pitfall of any family vacation remains the same: boredom. Children need constant entertainment, especially when removed from their natural habitat. S...
Australian songstress Olivia Newton-John has urged anyone with information on the whereabouts of her longtime boyfriend to "please, please come forward."
A Russian submarine that had been trapped nearly 190 meters (625 feet) below the surface of the Pacific Ocean was raised Sunday, and all seven crew members are alive, a spokesman for the U.S. Pacific Fleet has confirmed.
All right, we admit it: We had fun researching this story. When charged to find the best seafood dives along the South's saltwater shores, we jumped in, belly first.
It's hot in July, and it seems even hotter at the big theme parks. That doesn't mean you can't enjoy them, though. How so? Chill out with a little H2 Oh!
A $14,000 shotgun and a pricey mountain bike were among the gifts President Bush accepted last year, according to financial disclosure forms on the president and vice president the White House released Friday.
Thirty yards off the stern, a dark shape rose against the surface, and the mates yelled, "Bella, bella, bella!"
At the Bass Pro Shops flagship store in Springfield, Mo.--the largest hunting and fishing outlet in the country--avid archer Fred Baum strolls among stuffed bears, bobcats, and elk, and then heads ...
A young right whale named "Yellow Fin" can swim free again after some high-seas drama. With just 300 right whales remaining on the planet, scientists say sending this one animal back to the wild was enormously important.
If you're one of those rare individuals known as an "undecided voter," you have a choice to make, between two men whose opinions offer stark contrasts.
From sea turtles to whales to dolphins and birds, hundreds of thousands of animals die each year because they become entangled in fishing gear.
Professional athletes who pay to play.
Hey, sports fans, remember when you were a kid and you'd make up sports leagues? That professional dart association in your basement could now be a thriving business and not just a childhood fanta...
Think fly-fishing, and chances are you'll picture a secluded stream in Montana or Vermont. A peaceful place like the one in A River Runs Through It, the movie that made the sport famous, it will ha...
FLY-FISHING
It's hardly unusual for some big-foot Wall Street investor to buy or short a huge chunk of a company's stock and then start making noise about it. Happens every day. What is unusual is for two of t...
I'll admit it. Ever since watching Gilligan's Island, I've had a secret fantasy. (No, it has nothing to do with Tina Louise.) I've dreamed of being marooned on a tropical island--draped in palm fro...
Bruce Sterling, a science fiction writer, lives in Austin, Texas. His books include A Good Old-Fashioned Future and The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontier. He was intervi...
Old raiders never die. They just wallow in their sinking legacies. Carl Icahn bangs like a barbarian at Nabisco's gates. Saul Steinberg struggles to salvage his empire. Ron Perelman shuffles assets...
One of them wrote what Bill Gates calls "probably the best book to read if you want to read only one book about business." The other originated a phrase and an anticonformist idea that still shape ...
Nathan Myhrvold is a gourmand who loves French food, but he dutifully showed up at the Italian joint I suggested. Microsoft's chief technical officer didn't seem to have any urgent agenda, so as we...
Has winter worn you down? Do ads of brown-limbed women languishing beside aqua waters make you ache with envy? Are you itching to get away--preferably far away--but don't have the time?
As described in the preceding pages ("The Future of Retirement," page 86), the great baby-boomer cohort is facing later years that are likely to be more about job sharing than shuffleboard, more ab...
FOR MILLIONS of Americans, camping season begins when they dig through their basements and garages and unpack their Coleman gear. The Wichita-based manufacturer is practically synonymous with lante...
Do you imagine the man in the corner office vacationing only in the Swiss Alps or swank resorts on the French Riviera? In many cases you'd be wrong. Many CEOs prefer to stay on the North American m...
Jeff and Claire Bailey thought they had created the laid-back, nature-loving life of their dreams in Cordova, a rough-hewn fishing village on Alaska's magnificent Prince William Sound. After growin...
First Fisherman George Bush knows that what you catch depends on your bait. Collectors know it too. And in recent years, it has been antique fishing lures -- all of them at least 50 years older tha...
America's lakes, rivers, and streams are thick with them: swarms of fly- fishermen. In ever-increasing numbers, they read the river, match the hatch, and cast furry hooks with bug-lauding names lik...
It is dusk, and you are standing waist-deep in the cold waters of the Beaverkill River in New York's Catskill Mountains, fabled among fishermen for a century for its brown trout. You sweep the tip ...
When you retire, your home will seem more important to you than ever before. Beyond the fact that probably nothing else you own will hold more value, both sentimental and monetary, elderly American...
The big man flicked the fly out of the water and sent it back over his shoulder. For a magical moment the white fishing line was straightened out behind him; then it shot forward. The fly entered t...
Now that mounting a tiger's head on the library wall is widely considered an act of environmental vandalism, what can the heavyweight sportsman do to flaunt his prowess? What avoids endangered spec...
After his 37-foot sloop sank near the Virgin Islands during a sudden storm 18 months ago, sailor John J. Whyte vowed that his next yacht would be sturdier and safer. Using his Zenith portable compu...
Avid angler Robert E. Meier, 54, a vice president at Kimberly-Clark, maker of Kleenex, fishes for trout in Wisconsin streams upwards of 40 times a year. But on a recent fall Saturday he was wading ...
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