NASA invented the zero-gravity, nitrogen boosted pen so you don’t have to. During the heights of the Cold War, scientific and technological breakthroughs were cause for much fanfare on both sides of the political divide between the West and the Soviet Union. Central to that politicised competition was the space race. Great pride was taken…

Competitive swimming is a tough sport in a soft world. It is an old-school sport in a new age environment. What does that mean? Like most organised sports, competitive swimming is a luxury. Families and children are not engaged in the world that is competitive swimming unless life is generally good. In broad sweeps of…