Life Style & Travel

UNITED STATES— Jenny, who was minding the glutens, had been blissfully gluten free for more than a year. Her doctor had been treating her for Hashimoto’s disease and recommended that she stopped being a glutton for glutens. “All I know is I lost ten pounds and I feel ten years younger.” Famous last words before she was lured, as I...

UNITED STATES—I’ll be the first to admit it, doing yard work is no fun, but it has to be done. So precisely what can one do to lessen the burden of having worn out muscles and being exhausted? Put a plan in motion. I realized the other day that in most parts of the country all four seasons play...

UNITED STATES—Marvel, one of the tycoon companies of the comic book industry, has just released a new superhero, and the deaf community is not happy. Sapheara (aka Sap-HEAR-a) is a deaf girl with cochlear implants who aids Tony Stark’s, Iron Man in a limited edition comic book with the help of her hearing aid sidekick, ‘The Blue Ear.’ Marvel unveiled...

SAN FRANCISCO—“Pizza” is one of those words that countries around the world all recognize as decadent oven-baked bread slathered in tomato sauce and tossed with all sorts of wonderful toppings. In fact, according to Google Translate, the only languages that stray from the word “Pizza” are the languages that do not write with Roman letters. With word origins of...

WASHINGTON D.C.—Gallaudet University’s Theatre and Dance Program has launched a new play titled “Visible Language,” pitting Alexander Graham Bell against Edward Miner Gallaudet in a rendition of the cultural battle for Deaf Education in the 1890s. Bell, who was the inventor of the telephone, was also a supporter of Oralism, the practice of speaking and reading lips without the use...

UNITED STATES—Jet setting around the world is everybody’s dream, taking in the different cultures all corners of the earth have to offer. But once you are gone, there is no way of nipping back home to pick up something you have forgotten. Here are 5 essentials belongings not to leave on the kitchen counter: Passport It is the most important document...

  Fireplaces simply are not what they used to be. Building regulations in many municipalities do not allow for the construction of new fireplaces, except only for pellet stoves. Fireplaces that get damaged by earthquakes are commonly removed instead of repaired. Now that urban sprawl has replaced so many of the rural areas and defunct orchards, firewood is more expensive,...

UNITED STATES—Halloween is over so what are you going to do with those jack o’ lanterns that you have? Before you think about throwing them out, consider that those ‘props’ can be used for something else. Just because Halloween is gone for another 364 days, does not mean you can’t utilize that pumpkin. For starters, those seeds inside the pumpkin...

UNITED STATES—Jane Gang, is a British artist who has been drawing since the age of 11. Gang who grew up across the pond, but has lived in New York and Los Angeles. Her works include a variety of styles where she paints live on site or in studio. Canyon News had the pleasure of speaking with Gang to discuss more about...

UNITED STATES—You think I’ve got it made as a diet guru and paragon of healthy eating. And most of the time I do, and I am able to accompany a piece of meat with a generous portion of vegetables which the cook hasn’t fooled too much with. It keeps me sane and happy. Somehow on the evening of October 7, I arrived...