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A Death at Tough Mudder – Outside “The drowning of Avishek Sengupta at an obstacle challenge last April was ruled an accident, but his family and friends believe that the sport’s most prominent company did a terrible job of monitoring safety at a water obstacle called Walk the Plank. Elliott … Read More
Escaping the Recession by Boat – Outside “The Kleeman brothers are classic examples of a timeless urge: to do something very different with your life—now, not years from now, even if doing so requires walking away from ordinary comforts and charting a radical, potentially dangerous new course. They’re middle-class Midwesterners … Read More
The Saudi Marathon Man – The New Yorker Minutes after the bomb went off in Boston, a young Saudi man who had been running from the blast, along with many other spectators, was tackled to the ground and deemed a “suspect”; why? Why Boston’s Hospitals Were Ready – The New … Read More
The Allergy Buster – The New York Times We’re living in the age of severe allergies; so severe, that for some kids, trace contaminants can kill. However, a radical new treatment regimen spearheaded by Dr. Kari Nadeau, aims to desensitize kids of their allergies, and it’s working. Bringing Them Back … Read More
Sun Myung Moon’s Lost Eco-utopia – Outside Magazine Before he died, the founder of the controversial Unification Church send a bunch of his followers into the jungles of Paraguay. Here’s how that worked out. Kill These Characters at your Own Risk – The New York Times Killing off a beloved … Read More
