Woman photographed by Alexandr
Photograph by Alexandr
 
WHAT WE FOUND
Wreckage of LANSA Flight 508 scattered in the Peruvian Amazon
She Fell 10,000 Feet Into the Jungle After Her Plane Broke Apart and Walked Out Alive
Picture waking up under a row of airplane seats, covered in mud, with no idea how you got there. That’s exactly what happened to a 17-year-old girl after her plane broke apart mid-air over the Amazon in 1971. She was the only one who survived. What she did next, alone in the jungle for eleven days, is the kind of story that sticks with you. How she got out. ›
Man sitting alone on a park bench surrounded by greenery
Why Chasing ‘Being Interesting’ Actually Makes You Less So
There’s a weird trend right now: whole blog posts telling you exactly how to become interesting. Read these books. Pick up these hobbies. Follow this list and watch people admire you. Sounds appealing, until you realise it backfires completely. The people who genuinely interest us never set out to do so. They’re just too busy chasing what actually pulls them in. Worth a read. ›
 
MORE GOOD STUFF
Two men walking together on a quiet street
The Real Reason Adult Friendships Are So Hard to Keep Alive
Nobody falls out anymore. The texts just get shorter, the calls get moved, and one day you notice the list of people you’d actually ring is a lot shorter than it used to be. Turns out the fix is the opposite of what most of us do. What it is. ›
A trampoline placed on top of the Great Pyramid of Giza
The Trampoline on the Great Pyramid
Somebody once put a trampoline on top of the Great Pyramid. Twice in fact. How exactly. ›
 
TOP SHELF
How to spot a high-conflict person before you get pulled in. LeBron James is selling his Maybach. And an astronaut who photographed a super typhoon on his iPhone.
 
ONE TO FOLLOW
Close-up of a luxury watch on a wrist
@ifuckinglovewatches
Great account for all things watches.
 
LAST WORD
“There comes a time in a man’s life when to get where he has to go — if there are no doors or windows — he walks through a wall.”
— BERNARD MALAMUD