Emily Johnston, a writing studies professor at UC Merced, has researched how the act of writing rewires the brain to build ...

Joe Hunter is back in Fiji, but his head is still in the game he just left. Filming for Survivor 50 began just a week after he saw his Season 48 journey end at Final Tribal Council, and the "hard ...

Back in 1935 when Fats Waller recorded “I’m Going to Sit Right Down and Right Myself a Letter” he had no idea that the written letter, a common means of communication for centuries, would be an ...

Every few years, I am thankful for the “Judging the Judges” series run in the Las Vegas Review-Journal. It’s a survey that asks the opinion of attorneys around town about various judges, who are then ...

After hours of tapping and staring at screens, Americans now reach for analog rituals that don’t require Wi-Fi or a software update. Journals, handwritten letters and creative hobbies are sliding back ...

Two dynamics are fundamentally reshaping the structure and functioning of the American government. The first, which is quite well known, is Congress’s decline. The second, perhaps somewhat less ...

NASCAR is replacing its multi-round playoff with a 10-race, cumulative points system called "The Chase." The new format eliminates the winner-take-all championship race and automatic playoff berths ...

NASCAR will announce changes to its current playoff format on Monday. Brad Keselowski will miss the preseason Clash after breaking his right femur in a skiing accident. As often happens in the NASCAR ...

I don't remember what year I first voted for the Heisman Trophy, but I do remember putting Marvin "Shade Tree" Jones on one of those early ballots. That must've been 1992, the year the Florida State ...

In addition to being a reader, I am a writer. I have never had an interest in writing a book. Instead, I love to journal and to write about my passions, including books and reading. It was only ...

Why do athletic directors need to be on CFP committee? Answer: They don't. Alabama, Miami were fine playoff picks, but process became a farce. Pick the 12 best teams for CFP bracket. Period. Did the ...