Written By: Michael D. McClellan | Robia Scott was the quintessential ‘80s girl, from the shoulder pads and leg warmers to the big hair and a love of all things MTV. She bought a ticket to see Flashdance and emerged from the theater transformed, the next steps in her adolescence forged by the movie whose […]

Written By: Michael D. McClellan | Chris Van Etten has no regrets. The former Marine would do it all over again in a heartbeat, even if he knew beforehand that he’d step on that improvised explosive device, blowing a large crater into the earth and losing both of his legs in the process. The United […]

Written By: Michael D. McClellan | Michael Lombardi is used to laying it all on the line. Whether charging into a burning building as firefighter Mike Silletti in the critically acclaimed FX series Rescue Me, or rocking out as the lead singer for Apache Stone, the ruggedly handsome multihyphenate has built his career by going […]

Written By: Michael D. McClellan | Psst. Nik Wallenda has a secret he wants to share. The record-setting daredevil, who has thrilled millions with his white-knuckle treks across the Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls, and – wait for it – an active volcano, found himself at a crossroads after an eight-person pyramid collapse injured five, including […]

Written By:  Michael D. McClellan |   He is born to run, and for 16 seasons John Havlicek is an unyielding force of perpetual motion for the Boston Celtics, breaking down defenders and NBA records alike, winning eight NBA championships, first as Sixth Man extraordinaire, and then as an All-Star standout in the waning years of […]

Written By: Michael D. McClellan | The godfather of quantum computational chemistry is rumored to have been in the running for a Nobel Prize on at least five occasions, but, like that old Tootsie Pop commercial, the world may never know – at least those of us not around when the nominees are finally revealed […]

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