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The Most Amazing Bowling Story Ever

In a bowling alley one night, Bill Fong came so close to perfection that it nearly killed him.

By by Michael J. Mooney
D Magazine JUL 2012

http://www.dmagazine.com/Home/D_Mag...Amazing_Bowling_Story_Ever_Bill_Fong.aspx?p=1

Just wait until America, China or Russia runs out of oil.

This is quite a while a way Schadenfreude.

Double Blind

The untold story of how British intelligence infiltrated and undermined the IRA
By MATTHEW TEAGUE

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2006/04/double-blind/4710/?single_page=true

Black Ops and Blood Money
When a CIA operation in Pakistan went bad, leaving three men dead, the episode offered a rare glimpse inside a shadowy world of espionage. It also jeopardized America’s most critical outpost in the war against terrorism.

http://archive.mensjournal.com/black-ops-and-blood-money/print/

Can an Algorithm Write a Better News Story Than a Human Reporter?

http://www.readability.com/read?url...better-news-story-than-a-human-reporter/all/1

For a great laugh:

http://www.foxsports.com.au/other-s...onco-mckart-bout/story-e6frf5h3-1226411126744

There is a difference between running out of oil and demand outstripping supply at an accelerating rate.

Water wars are likely to increase (Kashmir is about water).

Again. The concept of demand outstripping supple is also exaggerated. The amount of oil coming online in the US alone to take advantage of elevated prices is startling.

Wow. The things people do. Stomach-churning stuff. Thanks for posting, Joe.

My New Favourite Blog.
Not Rocket Science.

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/

The Whole True Story of the Dougherty Gang

They shot at cops! The sister's a stripper! It's like Bonnie and Clyde! These were the irresistible beats of the media's giddy coverage of one of the most bizarre crime sprees in recent memory. Kathy Dobie retraces the eight-day, fifteen-state, AK-47-inclusive journey of Ryan, Dylan, and Lee-Grace Dougherty—and discovers that the siblings' saga is even weirder than you thought

Read More http://www.gq.com/news-politics/newsmakers/201201/dougherty-gang-crime-story#ixzz1zcGma36z

You could make half a dozen movies out of this guy's life:

Count Robert de La Rochefoucauld

Count Robert de La Rochefoucauld, who has died aged 88, escaped from Occupied France to join the Special Operations Executive (SOE); parachuted back on sabotage missions, he twice faced execution, only to escape on both occasions, once dressed as a Nazi guard.


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9365640/Count-Robert-de-La-Rochefoucauld.html

That's incredible!

The Well-Hung Boy Next Door

Men aren't porn stars. Not really. They're extras. They're props. They're stand-ins for guys everywhere. But not Mr. James Deen. Just by being, well, average (or let's say larger than average), Deen has gotten huge (oops). And what's even stranger is who he's gotten huge with (hey, we didn't mean that): women, young women, and even teenage girls. Wells Tower spends a week with the man who would apparently have the best job in the world. (He doesn't)

http://www.gq.com/entertainment/cel...e-2012-interview?printable=true&currentPage=1

A Snitch’s Dilemma

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/01/magazine/alex-white-professional-snitch.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all

Florida farm workers tell how drugs, debt bind them in modern slavery

http://www.tampabay.com/news/public...rugs-debt-bind-them-in-modern-slavery/1229662

How Chicago house got its groove back

Chicago house music is the sound of global pop today. In the 90s, though, it was on life support—until a new wave of producers, including Cajmere and DJ Sneak, got the city doing the Percolator.

http://www.chicagoreader.com/gyroba...e-music/Content?oid=6194277&showFullText=true

The Criminalization of Bad Mothers

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/29/magazine/the-criminalization-of-bad-mothers.html?pagewanted=all