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Death Valley’s Secret Stash

February 8, 2010

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Death Valley’s Secret Stash

Like the prospectors a hundred years before them, eight grizzled ski bums came to the desert looking for a rare gem. They struck white gold when they found one of the most spectacular backcountry lines in California.

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Mel Gibson Shows his Hand

February 3, 2010

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Mel Gibson Shows his Hand

You can learn a lot about a man by playing poker with him. Especially a man who doesn't know how to bluff.

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The Rebirth of Jeret Peterson

February 1, 2010

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The Rebirth of Jeret Peterson

Our most messed-up Olympic hopeful brings a tempest on and off the snow like only he can.

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The World’s Most Influential Chef

January 26, 2010

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The World’s Most Influential Chef

The modern pioneer of nose-to-tail eating changed the way chefs cook — without ever selling out on TV or attending culinary school. Now he’s determined to change the way you eat.

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Clash of the Sailing Tycoons

January 8, 2010

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Clash of the Sailing Tycoons

Out-of-control boats, courtroom drama, defecting crew members — the stage is set for this year’s America’s Cup regatta to be the most controversial and dangerous yet.

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Survival Skills: Anthony Bourdain

January 8, 2010

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Survival Skills: Anthony Bourdain

The chef, who begins his sixth season hosting the Travel Channel's "No Reservations" on January 11th, talks about the impact of Japanese cuisine on his own cooking, his favorite drink, and his near-death ATV accident.

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The Spectacular Failure of Alec Baldwin

December 31, 2009

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The Spectacular Failure of Alec Baldwin

He’s the greatest comedic actor on television today. He has Oscar and Tony nominations and two Emmys to his name. And he just can’t figure out where it all went wrong.

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A Mysterious Death at the South Pole

December 28, 2009

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A Mysterious Death at the South Pole

Fifty people. The most remote base on the planet. No way in or out for eight months. Then one of them dies under curious circumstances. A new look into one of Antarctica’s most enduring enigmas.

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Q&A with Our Man in Kabul

December 16, 2009

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Q&A with Our Man in Kabul

British former soldier Rory Stewart sees a path to success in Afghanistan, and it doesn’t involve more troops.

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What I Learned from My Father, the Grifter

December 14, 2009

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What I Learned from My Father, the Grifter

When my dad went off to work, it was not to an office. It was to a pool hall. Or craps table. He was a gambler and con man, and as such he had a unique sensibility about money. It still awes, confounds, and influences me to this day.

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Photo Outtakes from Alec Baldwin’s MJ Cover

December 7, 2009

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Photo Outtakes from Alec Baldwin’s MJ Cover

See Alec Baldwin getting in the holiday spirit in the studio and jumping in a swimming pool on Long Island in our photo outtakes from the December/January cover story, The Spectacular Failure of Alec Baldwin.

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A Tribute to Charles Houston

December 7, 2009

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A Tribute to Charles Houston

CHIP BROWN remembers the legendary mountaineer who died this fall at the age of 96.

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The Battle for the Roan Plateau

December 2, 2009

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The Battle for the Roan Plateau

Can Interior Secretary Ken Salazar save the last best place in his native Colorado? BILL GIFFORD reports on the fierce conservation fight and reality check of Salazar and President Obama’s efforts to move America beyond “drill, baby, drill” as the answer to our energy needs.

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Battling a Toxic Billionaire

December 1, 2009

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A new international campaign seeks to clean up gold mining, one of the most wasteful and polluting industries on earth. But it'll have to act fast if it wants to stop Robert Friedland, who plans to open the world’s biggest new copper and gold mine in Mongolia.

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The Way of the Sniper

November 30, 2009

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The Way of the Sniper

The guy to the left is Scott Tyler. What he does, and does well, is something that is essential in every war we’re fighting. And that is: eliminate important targets, sometimes from extraordinary distances, without anybody knowing he was ever there. (Read the story and watch our EXCLUSIVE VIDEO of Tyler at the shooting range.)

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