The Men Who Live Forever

In the hills of Mexico, a tribe of Indians carries an ancient secret: a diet and fitness regimen that has allowed them to outrun death and disease. We set out to discover how the rest of us can catch up.
By: Christopher McDougall

To read about the Tarahumara tribe read until page 3. To read about the less interesting attempts of the author to become a Tarahumaran read on.

Amateur Footage of Epic Battle

Don't underestimate a herd of buffalo.
This is totally hypnotizing... aided by commentary from tourists on safari.
Also.. CROCODILES?!

The Strangest Disaster of the 20th Century

A 'bad lake' takes 'terrible toll on the people of Cameroon. 1,800 people never saw or smelled it coming.

Species unknown

“It was stranger than any imagination could have conceived.”-William Beebe
Pokemon, Jim Henson and Fangoria all robbed creature ideas from the deep. Ariticle features excellent photos of life found at the bottom of the ocean, in some cases as far down as four and a half miles.

Scissors beat paper

It may have been the most expensive game of rock, paper, scissors ever played - several million dollars in profits at stake.

Ghetto Life 101

Class is in session.
One of the most acclaimed programs in public radio history.
LeAlan Jones,(13) and Lloyd Newman (14) lead a tour through their life on Chicago's South Side.

Somewhere in the Arabian Sea

An audio episode of This American Life from 2003. Life aboard the USS John C. Stennis, an aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea that's supporting bombing missions over Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. Only a few dozen people on board actually fly F-18s and F-14s. It takes the rest of the crew — over 5,000 people — to keep them in the air. One person stocks vending machines, twelve hours a day. Hundreds prepare food and do laundry. There are several different garage bands, each with its own following

"I love you," he says with feeling.

Bots on The Ground
In the Field of Battle (Or Even Above It), Robots Are a Soldier's Best Friend
By Joel Garreau

One song a week x 52 weeks

An interesting and thought provoking article about the present/future of music and much more.

Coyotes vs. Coyotes

Straight from the pages of Customs and Border Protection TODAY. Revenge in Arizona.

Stephen Wiltshire Draws Rome

The amazing thing is that Stephen starts the drawing as we would...

72 Hour Party People

The Plan: Have some friends over, buy some food and drinks, smoke some pharmaceutical grade meth, stay up for three days and try not to go werewolf.