Archive | January, 2009

This Month in DVDs: Lost Western Gems

January 9, 2009

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This Month in DVDs: Lost Western Gems

The long wait is finally over: Five gun-blazing late-’50s Western classics directed by the legendary Budd Boetticher are finally out on DVD. Plus four more DVDs worth picking up.

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Your Perfect Weekend: January 9-11

January 8, 2009

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Your Perfect Weekend: January 9-11

For the first weekend in a month, there's not some holiday to get in the way of getting outdoors and having some fun. Here are three events to help you keep your salubrious New Year's resolutions, plus one great beer fest to undo it all.

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Change Your Life: Leave It All Behind

January 8, 2009

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Change Your Life: Leave It All Behind

We’ve all dreamed of radically reinventing ourselves and living life on our own terms. Dave Thorsrud found creative solutions to the very real hurdles.

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Change Your Life: Make Your Hobby Your Livelihood

January 8, 2009

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Change Your Life: Make Your Hobby Your Livelihood

We've all dreamed of radically reinventing ourselves and living life on our own terms. Scott von Eschen found creative solutions to the very real hurdles.

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My Favorite Things: Tanner Hall

January 7, 2009

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My Favorite Things: Tanner Hall

The Park City–based free-skier and X Games star has seven gold medals — and a nasty taco habit.

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T. Boone Pickens’s Big Green Bet

January 7, 2009

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T. Boone Pickens’s Big Green Bet

T. Boone Pickens has made nice with Democrats and spent millions promoting alternative energy. But during the 48 hours we spent with him, financial markets were burning along with his fortune. He barely lost a beat.

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Energy Independence in 5 Easy Steps

January 7, 2009

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Energy Independence in 5 Easy Steps

Under the Pickens Plan, wind energy will replace natural gas as a source for our electricity needs — watt for watt.

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Stay Slopeside for Less

January 7, 2009

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Stay Slopeside for Less

Get a long weekend for the price of one night at a five-star hotel.

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Forbidden Places

January 6, 2009

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Forbidden Places

The signs say DO NOT ENTER. But here’s how you can get inside some of the most inaccessible and thrilling spots on Earth.

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The Best Apres-Ski Fires

January 6, 2009

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The Best Apres-Ski Fires

To help you find the top slopeside spot to get toasty, we enlisted Dan Sherman of Ski.com to give his top fireside picks for U.S. resorts.

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The Ultimate Paddle Boat

January 5, 2009

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The Ultimate Paddle Boat

This Canadian's record-breaking trip took a little ingenuity and a lot of leg power.

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Skydiving Everest

January 5, 2009

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Skydiving Everest

In October, 37 skydivers got to see the world's tallest mountain from a whole new perspective.

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Your Perfect Weekend: Jan. 1-4

January 1, 2009

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Your Perfect Weekend: Jan. 1-4

Kick off the New Year right with a little skiing, snowboarding, dogsledding, blues, and, of course, outdoor hockey.

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