Issue Contents

May-June 2008: Our 7th Annual 10 Issue

Cover Story:

Our 7th Annual 10 Issue

You never need more than 10 of anything. Eleven pipers piping? Twelve drummers drumming? Nonsense! Our gift to you this summer is a perfectly packaged issue of 10 lists.

Features:

10 american sports heroes you won't find on a wheaties box

By ethan trex
Shame on Wheaties for ignoring the heroes of elephant polo, sumo wrestling, and bullfighting! At our breakfast of champions, they're always at the head of the table.

10 things your body can do after you die

By maggie koerth-baker
Death doesn't have to mean the end of an active lifestyle. From getting married to traveling the world, there's no need to take death lying down.

10 modern-day independence movements

By jeff Fleischer
Whether you think Alaska should be a separate nation or that the rock of Gibraltar is ready to pay its U.N. dues, these 10 regions are letting freedom ring!

10 architectural masterpieces of tomorrow

By john brandon and stacy conradt
Before long, you'll be able to book a room at a space hotel, drive across the Indian Ocean, and zoom on trains running underneath the Alps. Check out these blueprints for the biggest, the tallest, the greenest, and the most ambitious structures yet to be built.

10 ruthless rock managers

By bill demain
Stage a riot outside a British house of parliament, dangle the competition out a 4th-floor window, and don't forget to take more than 10 percent. If you're looking to be a ruthless rock manager, we've got the playbook right here.

scatter_brained:

Rock Ballads

It may be the 10 Issue, but we're cranking Scatterbrained up to 11. Between 50 Cent's bat mitzvah gig, the legend of the Starbucks' mermaid, and Carrot Top's serious side, there's enough rock trivia here to wave your lighter at.

right_brain:

10 U.S. VIce Presidents

By Linda Rodriguez
They may be America's backup plans, but they've definitely got character. Join us as we expose the fascinating stories behind 10 VPs.

left_brain:

10 not-so-bright ideas in science

By chris weber
Every year, dozens of scientists win awards for making great contributions to humanity. These are not those scientists. Whether it's extracting vanilla from cow dung or investigating the health effects of sword swallowing, here are 10 problems the world didn't need solved.

underground education:

how the nazis helped the zionists create a jewish homeland

by eric sass

The Back Page:

Lightning Round 10 lists

By ethan trex

the_dead guy interview

Louisa May Alcott

With Michael A. Stusser

the_quiz

By Kara Kovalchik and Sandy Wood