Football is in a guy's DNA. A primal thing. You should play it so you can talk about the glory days when you get older and drink Bud with the guys from the office. Get it done when you're young, while you have the chance. Jeanne Marie Laskas budchanceday share on social
By 2012, Dan Gilbert was well over his LeBron James-abandonment hissy fit. He opened Cleveland's first casino, with 1,900 slot machines and eighty-nine table games. Jeanne Marie Laskas abandonmentcasinocleveland Change image and share on social
The 'modern' air-traffic-control system, and the FAA itself, was created in the aftermath of one of the most dramatic commercial midair bashes, way back in 1956. Jeanne Marie Laskas aftermathairback Change image and share on social
Bob Dole is not a bitter man. That part is jarring. His life was hard. Jeanne Marie Laskas bitterbobdole Change image and share on social
Every coal miner I talked to had, in his history, at least one story of a cave-in. 'Yeah, he got covered up,' is a way coal miners refer to fathers and brothers and sons who got buried alive. Jeanne Marie Laskas alivebrotherbury Change image and share on social
Contrary to popular mythology, not all NFL cheerleaders are bimbos or strippers or bored pretty girls looking to get rich. The Ben-Gals offer proof. Neither a bimbo nor a stripper nor a bored pretty girl would survive the rigorous life of a Ben-Gal. The Ben-Gals all have jobs or school or both. Jeanne Marie Laskas benbimbobore share on social
One of the ways a landfill engineer anywhere in the world earns bragging rights is if he can pour himself a glass of the leachate from his landfill and drink it. Jeanne Marie Laskas bragdrinkearn Change image and share on social
Neither Neil Armstrong nor Michael Collins had a mental breakdown after returning from the moon. Jeanne Marie Laskas armstrongbreakdowncollins Change image and share on social
Getting Richard Norris his new face wasn't easy. For starters, doctors needed a donor who wasn't just a favorable blood match but also had the proper skeletal features and skin color - they calculated only a 14 percent chance they'd find one. Then there was the epic surgery that took a team of 150 people. Jeanne Marie Laskas bloodcalculatechance share on social
One cheerleader per season per NFL squad is chosen to attend the Pro Bowl in Hawaii. All season long, the cheerleaders speculate about who will be chosen. Jeanne Marie Laskas attendbowlcheerleader Change image and share on social