The NBA Trade Deadline: The Trouble With Freedom
As Deron Williams and Carmelo Anthony switch teams and the media still smarts over LeBron, D-Wade and Bosh’s coup last summer, the owners are finding an ally against the players in the press.
The Frail State of the Pitcher’s Elbow
The science of repairing damaged pitchers’ elbows is improving, but not as much as you’d think.
Best Longreads of 2010
From late-night battles to a thorough dissection of 90s alt-rock, the best long-form journalism of 2010
Extreme Makeover: Mardy Fish Edition
Mardy Fish found Jesus on his diet that’s revitalized his career
Can Cameras and Software Replace Refs?
Tennis responded to a rash of terrible calls with a new technology that’s improved the sport. Will baseball and soccer follow suit?
Ultimate Oscar Pool Cheatsheet
Popular Mechanics convenes a panel of Oscar experts that includes past winners, to sort out the nominees in technical categories.
Stadiums of Tomorrow–Today!
As football fans around the world turn their attention toward the Miami Dolphins’ Sun Life Stadium for Super Bowl XLIV this Sunday, Popular Mechanics looked at the other 30 NFL stadiums and found five that lead the league in innovation. Share
There’s a Hole in the Heart of Green Lake
As Seattle’s building boom has gone bust with capital drying up, a massive three-acre hole sits dormant in the middle of one of Seattle’s most desirable neighborhoods—and it isn’t going to be filled anytime soon. Share
Written Off?
It would be too harsh to call Don Terry a cautionary tale. He’s closer to a warning—and a gentle reminder—that in the 21st Century, the business of journalism, the careers of newspapermen, are all too fleeting and fickle.
The Airwave of the Future
Radio unceremoniously booted Adam Carolla out the door, but with his podcast finding success and technology spreading the medium at a time when advertisers want in, he doesn’t have much reason to look back
Field of Screams
This Article originally ran in the November 2007 issue of Seattle Metropolitan Magazine Two years ago I stood under the setting sun amidst a throng of suede-headed, disaffected young men in a stadium in Vienna. Green and white flags waved around us, an incessant drumbeat led our cheers, and we hoisted our scarves toward the [...]
