Follow the flying disc
From popcorn lid to parks around the world, the Frisbee has become the ultimate in recreational sporting equipment. JOHN MARSHALL charts its history.
It came from the runway
Fall Fashion Week wrapped back in February, plenty of time for styles to hit stores. MEGAN K. SCOTT finds out what made it in this asap interactive by PETER HAMLIN.
Beer, meet chocolate
You've heard of chocolate stout, but chocolate AND stout? CARYN ROUSSEAU considers an odd taste pairing in this asap video.
It's a wonderful DigitalLife
It's a charmed DigitalLife. DERRIK J. LANG searches for gaming innovations at the DigitalLife convention and celebrates.
Might as well jump
It takes guts to jump out of a plane at 13,000 feet. CARYN ROUSSEAU asks skydivers: If that doesn't spook you, what does?
What are the odds of extraterrestrial life?
No tinfoil hats are needed to make extraterrestrial life seem plausible -- in fact, one scientist says all you need is an equation. PETER HAMLIN talks to the man who's done the math.
Whaling villages in Japan
Barbaric, or a traditional way of life? DAVID GUTTENFELDER and JOSEPH COLEMAN look at Japanese whaling in an asap photo gallery.
Is it the shoes?
On the road of Fashion Week, don't forget to stop and regard the footwear. But in case you did, MEGAN K. SCOTT has you covered.
Haute bucket seats, bespoke sun visors
If your new Ford's interior feels a little extra chic, thank Anthony Prozzi. RAY ZABLOCKI meets the man who's bringing a little of the runway to the highway.
Smoke that fish
It's the smoker for non-smokers: a cedar grilling plank. HOWIE RUMBERG shows us how to get that flavor without attracting your friendly neighborhood fire department.
In-the-air records and firsts
Long before Steve Fossett, people like Howard Hughes and Amelia Earhart earned superstardom with aviation feats. RAY ZABLOCKI digs up some footage from another era.
It takes a floating village
A tale of two buoyancies: RAFAEL FRANKEL visits a pair of Peruvian villages -- one high, one low -- that have 'floating' in common.
A look back at labor unrest in 1936
Picket lines and fisticuffs: RAY KUGLER shares some newsreel footage of a melee on the docks for a Labor Day edition of asap Retro.
