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Push in the small black knob and twist. That’s all it takes to operate the Boa Lacing System, a tightening mechanism that employs a reel and clicking gears to retract and cinch a thin cable in a tactile procedure touted to “render shoelaces obsolete.” Indeed, over the past five years, Boa Technology Inc. (www.boatechnology.com), which [...]

Oscar-winning filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen have brought their unrivaled ability to embellish the ridiculous to the topic of clean coal. The creators of “No Country for Old Men,” Fargo,” and “The Big Lebowski” directed this advertisement for the Reality Coalition.

A photo montage and video collection of life on Swan Pond before the flood, and after the destruction.

Video of Swan Pond residents talking about the TVA coal slurry spill in Eastern Tennessee.

Watch Anthony Famiglietti dominate at the 2008 Olympic Trials in the steeplechase, an event that most runners compare to Nascar because of the carnage.

Then watch Fam talk about his short documentary, Run Like Hell, which profiles his struggle toward the Olympics.

Nestled in the North Georgia Mountains, the 729-foot Amicalola Falls is the tallest cascading waterfall east of the Mississippi. Named for the Cherokee word for “tumbling water,” the falls is the centerpiece of Amicalola Falls State Park, located just an hour from Atlanta. The park borders the vast Chattahoochee National Forest, which features 430 miles [...]

  Smokestack & The Foothill Fury, given name Jarod Yerkes, is a vagabond minstrel, a one-man band, traveling the country with his self-styled punk-country-blues. He summons in equal parts the spirits of Son House and Joe Strummer, belting his raspy baritone over a furious slide guitar and a snare/bass drum rhythm section that he plays [...]

  The Prudent Mariner, the first novel by Savannah native Leslie Walker Williams, offers her a spectacular debut into the world of Southern American literature. Set in the coastal region of Georgia where she was raised, Williams crafts a story that begins with a lynching begat by a tale of sibling animosity, and the subject [...]

By Eric Angevine   The acoustic blues duo Cephas & Wiggins perform all over the country, mixing Delta blues from Mississippi with the local variant known as country blues, or the Piedmont style. They met in Washington, D.C. in 1977, played together in the Big Chief Ellis band, and have released more than a dozen [...]

After shattering his heel bones rock-hopping in the Linville Gorge Wilderness, A SOLO HIKER CRAWLS OUT ALIVE

The Five Most Endangered Trails in the Appalachians

  1. Inov-8 Roclite 295 // $80 // 10.4 oz // inov-8.com   It’s no surprise that the country’s top trail runners are breaking their contracts with big-name shoe companies to wear Inov-8s. Whether you seek the top of the podium, the top of the mountain, or simply a peak performance, the Inov-8 Roclite 295s [...]

TVA Spill Victims Ponder an Uncertain Future

Will toxic spills hasten the end of King Coal’s reign?