Holiday tradition: B.C. ready for world junior hockey championship

Officially, it's the International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship, but in Canada it's known simply as the world juniors. The annual holiday tournament of the top teenaged male hockey players has grown from a niche event hosted in boutique European towns, to a cult classic of a sporting spectacle that in Canada at least, rivals major […]

2019 BMW 3 Series Carries on the Tradition, but Leaves a Manual Transmission in the Past

The car’s everything you’d expect a next-generation German sports sedan to be. Lighter, slipperier, more efficient, and slightly larger in footprint. Handling dynamics are reportedly improved — a requirement that, if missed, might necessitate the need for nationwide group therapy. It still looks like a BMW 3 Series, too, as wary designers employed at German luxury […]

Pacific Islanders Look Back on Tradition to Protect Their Future

This OZY original series takes you to the New Frontiers of Climate Change, where some of the most vulnerable nations are coming up with the most innovative solutions. Dwain Qalovaki points to the docked vessel and describes to me what exactly the Uto ni Yalo is. “It translates to ‘heart of the spirit,’ and it’s […]

Queen: This is why Queen Elizabeth’s birthday changes each year – royal tradition

The Queen, 92, celebrates her birthday today, 9 June, but many will recall she already honoured the occasion earlier this year on 21 April. This is because the Queen has two birthdays: her actual birthday – the date she was born – on 21 April, and an official birthday later in the year, where the […]

Forest Bathing: THIS Japanese tradition has arrived in the UK – would you try it?

Developed in Japan during the 1980’s, forest bathing has become an integral part of Japanese culture. Although the Japanese term ‘Shinrin-yoku’ translates to ‘forest bathing’, the practice is probably not what you think. Similar to other forms of mediation, the idea is to spend time walking through forests, soaking up the atmosphere. The idea is […]

Mulaka Is A Tale About Tradition, Gratefulness, And Nature

You could probably mistake Lienzo’s Mulaka for yet another third person action adventure with a fresh and somewhat exotic coat of paint, but oh, how wrong you’d be. This is a game where its themes inform its design in all things big and small. You’re the Sukurúame, a shaman trying to save the Sierra Tarahumara […]

Japan’s central bank chooses continuity over tradition

GOVERNORS of the Bank of Japan (BoJ) tend not to linger long in their post. Twenty-two people have headed the institution since 1914, compared with 16 at the Federal Reserve and 12 at the Bank of England. The last time a BoJ governor won a second term was 1961, when Japan’s economy was growing by […]

Japan’s central bank chooses continuity over tradition

GOVERNORS of the Bank of Japan (BoJ) tend not to linger long in their post. Twenty-two people have headed the institution since 1914, compared with 16 at the Federal Reserve and 12 at the Bank of England. The last time a BoJ governor won a second term was 1961, when Japan’s economy was growing by […]

FIFA’s next radical plan to shake up World Cup tradition

ENGLAND might be the first and last team to be holders of the Under-17 and Under-20 World Cups. FIFA is looking to merge the youth tournaments won last year by English boys to create a 48-team competition, emulating the expansion of the main World Cup. Officials are exploring the merits of an age cut-off at […]

Eagles fans are celebrating their Super Bowl win by warning people to hide their batteries from a weird sports tradition

Fans celebrating the Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl win have been posting about the need to hide batteries. Duracell even got in on the action and released a cryptic video saying that “batteries hold a sacred place in the history of Philly fans.”  It turns out Philly sports fans actually threw batteries onto a sports field in […]