Inside the arcane world of competitive stair racing.
The New York Times Magazine
Edited by Dean Robinson. Photograph by Stephen Ferry.
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The Long Way Home
Fourteen years ago, Karl Bushby set out to hike 36,000 miles across four continents. He’s still trying to get home.
Backpacker
Edited by Dennis Lewon. Photograph by Holly Wilmeth.
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America’s Best Bike City
Why Portland is number one.
Bicycling
Edited by Dave Howard.
Photograph by Charles Gullung.
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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.
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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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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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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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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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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