Therme Group presents New York City's first large-scale public sauna festival that reimagines bathing as a communal and cultural event BROOKLYN, N.Y., Jan. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning February ...

It's 10am on a Saturday and I'm in a cold water plunge barrel in the Welsh woodlands. As much as I once rolled my eyes at anything remotely woo-woo I’ve somehow joined the ever-expanding ...

Those who tuned into the "Sunday Night Football" matchup between the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers probably had something akin to that reaction, with the two AFC North rivals going blow-for ...

Did a touch of the divine play a key role in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ dramatic AFC North title clincher? Fans — especially the Catholic ones — certainly believe so. Others think God must be a Steelers ...

Q: If the church’s new year begins on the first Sunday of Advent, then why is the secular New Year’s Day (Jan. 1) a holy day of obligation? A: You are correct that the church’s liturgical new year ...

The psalm we pray for the feast of the Holy Family begins: "Blest are those who fear the Lord." That's an unfortunate translation. At first glance, fear of the Lord sounds like an attitude of ongoing ...

With a bundle of birch leaves as my pillow, I’m in my swimsuit, lying face down on a makeshift massage table in a 180-degree sauna tent. I hear the hiss of water on hot rocks before I feel boiling ...

On a cloudy morning in late January, I heat up in the sauna until sweat beads down my face. I then step out into the biting air and take in Oslo’s half-frozen harbor, where its white angular Opera ...

“Holy Curse,” a new short from the U.S.-based Indian filmmaker Snigdha Kapoor, is punctuated by two instances of roadside urination. “I’ve done that so many times,” Kapoor told me, laughing, on a Zoom ...

LAFAYETTE, La. — Students at Holy Family Catholic School received hands-on lessons in gardening and nutrition thanks to the Lafayette Garden Club’s efforts to connect children with nature and healthy ...

A new paper by evolutionary anthropologists Colin Shaw (University of Zurich) and Daniel Longman (Loughborough University) argues that modern life has outpaced human evolution. The study suggests that ...

Svette Sauna opened at Owen Beach in 2025, with daily social and drop‑in steam sessions. Patrons alternate 180°F sauna stints with 54°F Puget Sound plunges for hot‑cold therapy. Reservations, drop‑ins ...