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What is the correct way to run? Prior to the creation of the modern running shoe, people were taught how to run either by a running coach or by simple feedback from their feet. If something hurt, you would start running differently. You'd never, ever land on your heel on a thinly cushioned shoe, because it hurt. Your heel's not designed to absorb impact. Running should feel weightless. It should feel like you're floating in space. It's basically a series of controlled jumps. Then we started trying to trump nature and come up with something...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Myth of the Lonely Long-Distance Runner | 6/1/2009 | See Source »

...March 15 and never looked back. Douglas continued to hit the ball with authority for the remainder of the season, finishing with a team-high .342 batting average along with three homers and 27 RBI in 41 games. The third baseman’s performance was good enough to land him an All-Ivy League Honorable Mention...

Author: By Loren Amor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: MALE BREAKOUT ATHLETE OF THE YEAR RUNNER-UP: Hard-Working Captain Excels in Final Season | 5/30/2009 | See Source »

...there anyone who has any questions about underage females?" Not the typical way for the leader of a G-8 nation to begin a formal news conference. But this is Italy in the age of Silvio Berlusconi, the land of a flamboyant billionaire Prime Minister whose ambiguous relationship with an 18-year-old aspiring showgirl has dominated public debate for most of the month of May. Welcome to springtime in Berlusconistan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Berlusconi and the Girl: No Spice, Thank You | 5/29/2009 | See Source »

...still lives. Like a snail or, more likely, Atlas, Carl carries his house and the world's burden on his back; his wish for escape is also a sacred responsibility, to take Ellie to Paradise Falls. Thanks to some extraordinarily favorable trade winds, that's where Carl and Russell land. Instantly they find the bird - a gorgeous, jollier version of Chuck Jones' cartoon Road Runner - that eluded Muntz for decades. He's dubbed Kevin by Russell, who has a knack for attracting exotic creatures, including a pack of electronic dogs. (Peterson lends his sharp vocal skills to the lead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Up, Up and Away: Another New High for Pixar | 5/28/2009 | See Source »

...vote on the basis that they are uneducated and sell their votes to corrupt politicians. The movement's positions range from reasonable - such as reforming corruption in politics and pushing for an unbiased state-run media - to questionable at best, with one PAD leader recently praising North Korea's land reform program, saying that although North Koreans were starving, they had pride of small land ownership...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is the Party Just Getting Started for Thailand's Yellow Shirt Protesters? | 5/27/2009 | See Source »

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