Jan 19, 2018 | Boy's Life
After the major Zelda and Mario releases in 2017, what’s next for the Switch console? Expect new entries for Kirby, Yoshi and, perhaps best of all, Pokémon. Nintendo might also add a web browser to the console. There will likely be a Nintendo 64 mini console later... 
Jan 19, 2018 | Boy's Life
William Walters stands in a shaded archway with sweat trickling down his forehead. His shirt sticks to his back as he swats away a mosquito. He’s taking a break, but make no mistake about it: He’s been working. The Scout from Troop 39 in Maltby, Washington, is a... 
Jan 19, 2018 | Bryan on Scouting
While no Scouter questions the value of Youth Protection training and policies — we all agree on the need to keep young people safe — some Scouters have asked for clarification about implementation. Many of those questions are about policies requiring two-deep... 
Jan 19, 2018 | Bryan on Scouting
A Boy Scout from Washington, D.C., and a Venturer from Cincinnati were selected to join a leg of National Geographic Fellow Paul Salopek’s 21,000-mile walk around the world. Christopher Sherman and Miciah Thacker penned thoughtful essays reflecting on their... 
Jan 18, 2018 | Bryan on Scouting
Sales of Band-Aids were flagging until Johnson & Johnson made an ingenious marketing move. In the 1920s, the company began distributing, for free, an unlimited supply of Band-Aids to Boy Scout troops across the country, according to this lesson from TED-Ed....