A couple weeks from now, when Shaun White wins his medals at the Vancouver Olympics, you’ll want to remember this video. Because here we get a vivid picture of what’s really beneath his unworldly skills … keep reading
Like many of you, I spent part of yesterday staring curiously at Steve Jobs’s latest creation, and wondering how it might affect my life and my brain. Certain truths are already clear: this device will … keep reading
For the last couple weeks, many of my NY friends have been extremely psyched about their Amazin’ Jets: a run-of-the-mill NFL team that suddenly, mysteriously started beating more talented teams, and which now stands one … keep reading
A few years back I was eating dinner with Ted Nugent (for this Outside magazine story). The Nuge was on a roll — you know, shredding on his guitar, raging against The Man — until … keep reading
In a couple hours my son and I are going to see the Chosen One: Mr. LeBron Raymone James, live and in person, on his 25th birthday (Cleveland Cavaliers versus Atlanta Hawks). We’ll be sitting … keep reading
Check out the above photograph from the Kenyan town of Iten, just sent to me by Dr. Randy Wilber, a senior sport physiologist at the U.S. Olympic Committee Performance Lab. In it, two elite Kenyan … keep reading
My older brother Maurice has a talent for creativity. I could list dozens of of examples, but you should just click this: Men_R_Dogs It combines suggestive personal ads (complete with misspellings) and puppy photos. It’s … keep reading
If you could gather six of the planet’s best teachers in one place for three days, who would you choose? Would you pick: Rafe Esquith, who teaches Los Angeles inner-city fifth-graders to perform Shakespeare? Hans … keep reading
Editing has a bad name. To many of us, the word evokes fussy red pens, nitpicking, stilted progress. Editing — which we can define as locating mistakes and fixing them — seems in every way … keep reading
Back when I was reporting the book I went to see neurologist George Bartzokis of UCLA. We were sitting in his tiny office, talking about myelin and how the brain can learn new behaviors, and … keep reading
