On January 15, 2014, Alex Honnold free-soloed El Sendero Luminoso (The Shining Path) in El Portrero Chico, Mexico in a little over 3 hours. The climb rises 2,500 feet to the summit of El Toro.
A Sharecropper’s Voice: Odell McNeal
Odell McNeal is interviewed about his days working as a sharecropper in Mississippi in the 1940s and 1950s. He breaks down when he tries to talk about how hard his mother worked to raise her family.
When Loud Music Turned Deadly
Short documentary from The New York Times’ Op-Doc series tells the story of a black teenager in Florida killed by a white man after an argument over loud music played in a gas station parking lot. The slain youth’s father…
Penthouse Publisher Bob Guccione Slept Three Hours a Night
Bob Guccione interviewed on an early morning TV show called Nightwatch. Guccione discusses his film “Caligula,” Hugh Hefner, his love of painting, the effect of pornography, and how Penthouse evolved.
The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek
The fresh powder beckoned 16 expert skiers and snowboarders into the backcountry. Without warning, a slab of snow cracked and swept violently down the mountain. No one knew how many were inside. (You can find the in-depth interactive article from…