California’s extreme drought calls for extreme measures.
From Coal Miner to Award-Winning Photographer
Ray Collins gets up before dawn, pulls on a wetsuit and jumps into the ocean swell in search of the perfect wave.
This Kid Can Shred
Ian Matteoli’s got some game.
The Reinvention of Normal
What is normal? What is creativity?
Extreme Bungee Madness
There’s nothing quite like the terrifying life or death experience of bungee jumping.
The Pigeon Kings of Brooklyn
Take a moment to look up from the busy streets of New York City.
Breaking Rules: Breaking Away is Part of Growing Up
Rules are necessary for the development of society. If they didn’t exist, we’d miss the pleasure of breaking them.
Adapt and Live: The Exuberance of Life, Nature and Change
Not only did he make the final cut, he won the contest.
The Two Million Dollar Man Living in a Van: Major League Baseball’s Daniel Norris
The future of the Toronto Blue Jays wakes up in a 1978 Volkswagen camper behind the dumpsters at a Lakeland Wal-Mart and wonders if he has anything to eat.
Internet Café Refugees: Japan’s Disposable Workers
It is better to bend than to break, the old Japanese proverb goes.
The Bumpy Ride of Adolescence
Adolescence isn’t easy. It never is. The answers are just so… ambiguous.
Why Principals Matter
Changing the school, changing the culture.
Three Chords and the Truth: A Rock History Lesson—in 100 Riffs
Is it the end of an era?
Youth Take Climate Change Fight to the Courts
Many young people feel they have too much at stake to wait for our leaders to get their act together and take meaningful action on climate change. It’s being termed the Children’s Climate Crusade.
Meandering Through the Desert of Life
About a two-and-a-half-hour drive east of Los Angeles along the Twentynine Palms Highway, a tiny intersection brings you to the town of Joshua Tree, population 7,414.
Bonsai: Walking the Thin Line Between Life and Death
A master is somebody who, every single day, tries to pursue perfection at their chosen endeavor.