His fans know him as country-western icon, part-time movie star, and husband of Faith Hill. But few realize just how fierce the demons were that stood in his way.
Continue reading...November 17, 2009
Long before extreme sports, there was the Birdman race. The Rapu Nui tribesmen of Easter Island braved perilous cliff dives and shark-infested waters in an anything-goes pursuit of glory.
Continue reading...November 17, 2009
A new film looks at the men whose job is to notify families that their loved ones aren’t coming home.
Continue reading...November 16, 2009
How a former lawyer with little basketball training is helping the best NBA players become even better.
Continue reading...November 13, 2009
Iraq's fertile delta of shallow lakes, mudflats, and floodplains between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers has supported life for millennia. But this Cradle of Civilization almost didn't survive into the 21st century.
Continue reading...November 13, 2009
To gauge the environmental impact of the invasion of Iraq, start with how devastated Iraq’s ecology was before the first bombs struck in 2003. Then factor in what the U.S. hasn’t done since.
Continue reading...November 11, 2009
Boxing trainer Freddie Roach takes us inside his and fighter Manny Pacquiao's strategy for Saturday's WBO welterweight championship and explains why his Parkinson’s is no obstacle as a trainer.
Continue reading...November 9, 2009
Swept out to sea by a riptide, a father and his 12-year-old son struggle to stay alive miles from shore. As night falls, with no rescue imminent, the dad comes to a devastating realization: If they remain together, they’ll drown together.
Continue reading...October 29, 2009
The 10-year vet of the Fox Report, which airs weeknights at 7pm on FOX News, talks about tailgating, on-air bloopers, and hangin’ with Rupert Murdoch.
Continue reading...October 28, 2009
Sir Charles, 46, is in his 10th year calling it like he sees it as an NBA analyst for TNT.
Continue reading...October 23, 2009
A peacenik in real life, Mortensen plays violent men as well as anyone, and so we were curious: What went into creating some of the most savage scenes in recent memory?
Continue reading...October 23, 2009
Viggo Mortensen publishes writers no one else will, doesn’t mind campaigning for a lost cause (Dennis Kucinich!), and is about to star in a movie so bleak few thought it could ever get made.
Continue reading...October 22, 2009
Few men are lucky enough to spend a weekend at Ferrari's test track in Italy, learning to drive the world's best supercars at high speeds. Fewer still get to drive with Formula One god Michael Schumacher.
Continue reading...October 9, 2009
What turns certain death into a narrow escape? For countless explorers, extreme athletes, and even victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a spectral presence, seen or sensed, has stepped in to save them: the Third Man.
Continue reading...October 8, 2009
Author James Ellroy discusses his scars, drinking, and the best way to win a fight.
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November 20, 2009
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