Drifting, street racing and Vin Diesel–that’s what usually comes to mind when we see American Muscle speeding down the road, but when Carmen Brancato’s 1969 Camaro SS hits the interstate, it’s all about charity. After a humbling visit to the Brooke Army Hospital in San Antonio, Texas...
Whether it’s a backyard burger contest or a professional hot dog showdown at Coney Island, competitive eating has become as synonymous with the 4th of July as a firework-related visit to the ER. For pro eaters like Crazy Legs Conti, if you heave, you leave. But Crazy...
It might have started stormy, but since the War of 1812, the U.S. and U.K. have been closer than Tango and Cash—an infatuation that has influenced even the most mundane aspects of American culture. FASHION. The trenchcoat, the preferred article of clothing for exhibitionists circa 1976, became...
Regardless of whether you consider yourself someone who eats to live, lives to eat or avoids the choice altogether by taking the Soylent route, we all need to provide our bodies with the energy required to do the work that keeps us alive. We get that fuel by...
Biking can be a solitary sport. Often it’s just you, the road, and your trusty two-wheeler to keep you company. For Nate Gray, though, biking isn’t a “me” thing—it’s about everyone else. Which is why at 23 years old he’s heading out on a 4,500 mile, cross-country...
Ahh, the 4th of July—arguably the best holiday of the year. The grill is hot, the drinks are cold, and come 9 p.m., you get to watch things explode. Who doesn’t love that? In the spirit of the 4th we present this month’s rompecabeza. Can you figure out...
Come on, admit it—you’ve done it. Peeing in the pool is practically a summer ritual, like catching fireflies, strolling on the boardwalk or lying about having sex at camp. While only 17 percent of swimmers come clean about it, a whopping 85 percent of people assume it’s the other...
Like Goldilocks, the human body is always in search of a happy medium where everything is just right. While you’re probably not testing out porridge or bear beds in the pursuit of mental equilibrium, your body has many mechanisms to keep you balanced with regards to temperature,...
Ah Father’s Day. Another holiday to store in your memory bank, another card for Dad to throw in the pile of keepsakes and another Instagram photo of dear ole dad that didn’t perform as well as you’d hoped –13 likes? C’mon! The holiday may be over, but we’ve...
Wetsuits aren’t that different from sharks—both can cost you an arm and a leg. Actually, that bit about sharks is rarely true. But for wetsuits it is, at least metaphorically speaking. Which is precisely what led Alex Wang and Andrew Parks to found Carapace Wetsuits. Fed up with...
Like father, like son, right? Pretty much, it turns out—though it’s more accurate to say like parent, like child. There are many areas where children take after their parents, but only a few seem to be specific to gender: The presence of sex-controlled genes (as the scientists say)...
Ryan Baker wasn’t going to let a little thing like being in a wheelchair stop him from being an athlete. After a car accident in 1991 left him a T6 paraplegic, Ryan tried a number of parasports to stay fit such as tennis, skiing and competitive racing....
