The Transformation of Takeru Kobayashi.

Takeru Kobayashi is a competitive eater. Correction: he is THE competitive eater, the top dog, the one everyone is out to beat. He is the current holder of the world record in the sport’s most illustrious event, the hot dog eating contest, in which he has remained undefeated for 5 years straight. But that’s not [...]

Freakyness Goes Mainstream:" The Man Whose Arms Exploded", on TLC.

It is highly likely that if you are not in or into bodybuilding, you have never heard of Gregg Valentino. Gregg Valentino holds the dubious distinction of being listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as having the largest arms on record – and it is not likely that his record will ever be [...]

Whoops.

Lindsey Jacobellis loses the gold, thanks to a backside method air. You know, I probably would’ve opted for a boned-out stalefish or an indy grab instead. Oh well. At least she didn’t hurt her knee. It would’ve been nice to have captured another US gold medal.

Mute Backside 180.

Why? Because I want to show my Olympic spirit and solidarity. Because I’m delighted Hannah Teter and Shaun White won gold. Because it’s wonderful to be alive. Because it snowed 27 inches in NYC last weekend. Because I don’t have any good pipe shots yet this season. But mostly, because I love snowboarding, and I [...]

USA Sweeps Olympic Halfpipe. Almost.

One of the great things about being stuck in a remote place (in my case, Danby, VT) with nowhere to go is that you can get a lot of TV watching done. That the Olympics have been on is a plus. That men’s and women’s snowboarding halfpipe was one of the featured events during my [...]