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September 27, 2012October 9, 2017 by Bill Donahue

America’s Best Bike City

Why Portland is number one.

Bicycling
Edited by Dave Howard.
Photograph by Charles Gullung.

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November 14, 2011October 10, 2017 by Bill Donahue

Are We There Yet?

Simulating a mission to Mars, six astronauts lock themselves in a fake spaceship for 520 days. 

Wired 
Edited by Mark McClusky.
Gold Medal winner, Adventure Travel, 2012 Lowell Thomas Awards.

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November 13, 2011October 9, 2017 by Bill Donahue

The Secret World of Saints

Inside the Catholic Church and the mysterious process of anointing the holy dead.

Byliner Originals
Edited by Laura Hohnhold.

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October 3, 2011October 10, 2017 by Bill Donahue

Back in the ol’ Hippie Hothouse

Can Antioch College return from the dead?

The New York Times Magazine
Edited by Dean Robinson.
Photographs by Finlay McKay.

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October 3, 2011October 10, 2017 by Bill Donahue

Who’s Lovin’ It?

A week among the Latino emigres working at one McDonald’s in Washington, DC.

The Washington Post Magazine
Edited by David Rowell.

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April 8, 2011October 10, 2017 by Bill Donahue

The Lost Satellite

In the late 1990s, NASA spent $250 million on a satellite designed to monitor climate change. The satellite has never flown. What happened?

Popular Science
Edited by Seth Fletcher. Illustration by Matt Dartford.

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February 11, 2011October 10, 2017 by Bill Donahue

Fixing Diane’s Brain

Diane Van Deren overcame epilepsy and then became a top ultramarathoner. Did her brain surgery help improve her pain tolerance, or is she just tough?

Runner’s World
Republished in Best American Sports Writing 2012.
Edited by Charlie Butler. Photograph by Evan Hurd.

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February 9, 2011October 9, 2017 by Bill Donahue

On With The Snow

The author launches a career as a nordic ski racer.

The Washington Post Magazine
Edited by David Rowell. Photos by Layne Kennedy.

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November 25, 2010October 9, 2017 by Bill Donahue

Tea Party Road Trip

Riding the bus from Ohio to Washington, D.C., with a contingent of Tea Partiers bound for Glenn Beck’s “Restoring Honor” rally.

The Washington Post Magazine
Edited by David Rowell.

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