SPOTTRUP, Denmark — With swords, axes and shields, competitors from 30 countries are going head-to-head in the grounds of a Danish fortress in a modern version of old-fashioned battle. The International Medieval Combat Federation’s annual world championship roared into gear in northern ...
BEDFORD PITT THEATRE Spider-Man: Brand New Day (PG-13) and The Breadwinner (PG) Saturday and Sunday — 7:30 p.m. SILVER LINING DRIVE-IN No movies this week — Bedford County Fair CARROLLTOWN HI-WAY DRIVE-IN Spider-Man: Brand New Day (PG-13) Saturday and Sunday — 8:50 ...
Hardcover fiction 1. “The Calamity Club” by Kathryn Stockett (Spiegel & Grau) 2. “Yesteryear” by Caro Claire Burke (Knopf) 3. “Whistler” by Ann Patchett (Harper) 4. “The Country Road Murders” by James Patterson & Mike Lupica (Little, Brown) 5. “A Forsaken Prophecy” by Stacey McEwan (Saga) 6. “Cool Machine” by Colson Whitehead (Doubleday) 7. “Prince of Swords” by Elise Kova (Del Rey) 8. “Ransom” by Daniel Silva (Harper) 9. “The Shampoo Effect” by Jenny Jackson (Viking/Dorman) 10. “Mad Mabel” by Sally Hepworth (St. ...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark’s iconic Noma restaurant is set to reopen on Aug. 5 with neither its founder and celebrity chef Rene Redzepi at the helm nor its three stars in the Michelin Guide. Redzepi announced he would “step away” from leading the Copenhagen institution in March ...
It was bad timing when I realized that I was still afraid of heights while standing on an exposed cliff. After about 10 minutes of panicking, however, I realized that I didn’t have much of a choice but to face my fears and finish the Beehive Trail at Acadia National Park, revealing a ...
KUMAGAYA, Japan — The humble blackboard is serving as the canvas, and colorful chalk the paint, for young Japanese artists. “Kokuban Art Koshien “ is an annual national chalk art championship for high school students. Combining the word for “blackboard” (“kokuban”) and the ...
