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August 17, 2010October 9, 2017 by Bill Donahue

Flogging Genghis Khan

Bicycling to the world’s largest statue of Genghis Khan, in Mongolia. Edited by Tim Lavin.

The Atlantic
Edited by Tim Lavin. Photo by Jeffrey Kerby.

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August 9, 2010October 9, 2017 by Bill Donahue

The Trail to Neverland

A summer with the college students working in the rustic hikers’ huts of New Hampshire’s White Mountains. Edited by Dennis Lewon.

Backpacker
Edited by Dennis Lewon

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August 9, 2010October 10, 2017 by Bill Donahue

Semper Youngstown

Youngstown, Ohio resurrects itself from a Rust Belt death. 

Inc.
Edited by Dan Ferrara. Photo by Greg Miller.

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April 30, 2010October 10, 2017 by Bill Donahue

The Green Bicycle Murder

On a warm summer evening in 1919, a comely young factory worker named Bella Wright set out for a bicycle ride through the country lanes outside Leicester, England. What happened next involved a revolver, a raven, and a shady character on a high-end green bicycle. 

Bicycling
Edited by Bill Strickland. Illustrations by Chris Gall. 

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February 16, 2010October 9, 2017 by Bill Donahue

The Boys from Brazil

American rodeo is taking on a Latin flair.

The Atlantic
Edited by Don Peck. Photo by Alison London.

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November 15, 2009October 9, 2017 by Bill Donahue

Channeling Sappho

The poet Mary Barnard was an extremely private person, and single throughout her entire life. Her verse was spare and a bit cold, devoid of people. So how is that her 1958 book—Sappho: A New Translation—perfectly captured the Greek lyric poet, in all her sublime sensuality? Edited by Chris Lydgate.

Reed Magazine
Edited by Chris Lydgate.


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March 11, 2009October 9, 2017 by Bill Donahue

The First Dude in His Element

Todd Palin competes in the Tesoro Iron Dog, a 2,000 mile snowmobile race across Alaska. 

Sports Illustrated
Edited by Chris Hunt.

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January 1, 2009October 9, 2017 by Bill Donahue

Strange Paradise

Ruled over by druggie tyrant Manuel Noriega for seven years, and occupied by the US military for nearly a century, Panama is still dotted with torture chambers and ominous military installations. Which is exactly what makes it a primo tourist destination.

The Atlantic 
Edited by Amy Meeker. 

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August 8, 2008July 1, 2021 by Bill Donahue

My Grandson, The Writer

The summer I turned 18, I lived with my grandmother in our family’s rambling summer home in New Hampshire’s Lakes Region. It was an unusual housing scenario, but somehow the experience kind of launched my writing career.

The Smart Set
Edited by Jason Wilson. 

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