Finding Clarity in Downward Dog: Michael J. Norton’s Witty Guide to a Reset That Actually Sticks

As January invites reflection and reinvention, Michael J. Norton offers a refreshingly honest take on what real change actually looks like. In his latest book, The S@#t I’ve Heard at Yoga (What I Learned in Downward Dog), the brand strategist–turned-author distills overheard studio wisdom into witty, grounding insights on anxiety, ambition, and emotional reset. Splitting his

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Revisiting A World War II Marine’s Story

Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, in his speech to 800 assembled generals, admirals and senior enlisted at Quantico, Va., on Sept. 30, 2025, quoted Eugene Sledge from his timeless classic With The Old Breed published in 1981. In his World War II memoir, Sledge wrote, “War is brutish. Inglorious and a terrible waste. Combat leaves

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Mathew and Gunnar Nelson on Good Morning America

Matthew and Gunnar Nelson, of the ’90s rock duo Nelson, discuss their new memoir, What Happened to Your Hair? Click here to watch the video. Click here to learn more about the book.

Nelson twins recall jumping in to help a young Drew Barrymore from ‘creepy guys’

The brothers from the band Nelson — the sons of rock ’n’ roll icon Ricky Nelson and the grandchildren of TV greats Ozzie and Harriet Nelson — tell us they helped keep fellow screen scion Drew Barrymore safe from the worst of a Hollywood childhood. Twins Gunnar and Matthew Nelson — who have a new

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Southern Living’s 7 Best New Books to Read in December

Camouflage, by Heather Sweeney, has made Southern Living’s 7 Best New Books to Read in December list. Click here to see the full list. Click here to learn more about the book.

‘I’m a Bona Fide Rock God’: Nelson Recalls How an In-Store Appearance Led to a Riot

35 years after the immense success of their debut album, the Nelson twins are ready to tell their story in their new memoir, What Happened to Your Hair?, which arrives Dec. 16 via Permuted Press. In an exclusive excerpt shared with Billboard, Matthew details from his point of view a planned in-store appearance at Los

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I thought I was prepared for my husband’s military deployment.

Business Insider has published an adapted excerpt from Heather Sweeney’s upcoming book, Camouflage: How I Emerged from the Shadows of a Military Marriage. If military spouses could compile a list of things not to say to a military spouse, one of those taboo sentences would be “You knew what you were getting into.” It’s impossible to

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Nelson (!) and James Gunn Explain that ‘Peacemaker’ Musical Moment

DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn named Peacemaker‘s season two finale “Full Nelson” for the craziest possible reason: He recruited the actual band Nelson — ultra-blonde twin brothers Matthew and Gunnar Nelson, who reigned over MTV in 1990 with the Number One hit “(Can’t Live Without Your) Love and Affection” — to perform onscreen during the

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Eugene Sledge: UNTOLD STORIES & What He Brought Back From the War

Many may not know that the classic WWII memoir, With the Old Breed by Eugene Sledge had A LOT of material that was cut out for the final edit. So you can only imagine how exciting it was to hear that his son, Henry Sledge, was digging back into his father’s original manuscript for a

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Washington Independent’s Review of The Mapmaker

In a review of Tom Young’s latest book, The Mapmaker, Lawrence De Maria writes: In high school, I was assigned a book written by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the French author and pilot. I can’t remember its title, but I recall liking it immensely. I mention this because St. Ex, as he is called in The Mapmaker, is

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