Rob Machado: The Drifter
Rob Machado's just come out with his latest project, The Drifter, a film he made with his good buddy, Taylor Steele. They've been working together since they were teenagers, which translates into smooth filmmaking these days. In the movie, Machado travels through Indonesia and Bali to chase exotic waves and hang with the natives. Sometimes he prefers the peace and solitude of a tent, and sometimes he likes to have a whole village surrounding him. Either way, he drifts in his own style. Outside Online caught up with him during his film tour.
--Aileen Torres
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November 10, 2009
Phelps Struggles in Stockholm
Michael Phelps showed up at as a member of USA Swimming’s National Youth World Cup team at a Stockholm meet, but the Olympic champ struggled to make it to the finals, The New York Times reports. The best he did was seventh place in the prelims of the 100-meter individual medley, which is not a major competition event. He was, however, there to mentor the younger swimmers as well as test his fitness level on the way to the 2010 national championships.
--Aileen Torres
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September 29, 2009
Brad Ludden's First Descents Fundraiser
First Descents, founded by kayaker Brad Ludden, sponsors whitewater kayaking camps for young adults with cancer. Since it's start about 10 years ago, it has sent more than 600 cancer patients to these adventure camps, with this year proving to be the most successful so far.
On Oct. 1, there will be a benefit concert at the Denver Museum of Contemporary Art to raise funds for the organization. The world-renowned violinist Elizabeth Pitcairn will perform with the Red Mendelssohn Stradivarius of 1720, a.k.a "The Red Violin." (Check out the Oscar-winning film, The Red Violin to see why this thing is such a big deal.)
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September 02, 2009
Trump Pushes for Scottish Golf Resort
Donald Trump has received permission from the Aberdeenshire council in Scotland to expand a luxury golf resort he is building on the coast, the AP reports. He can tack on 50 more acres if he persuades residents to sell him their land. Michael Forbes, who lives in the area, opposes Trump's plans.
Read up on Outside's story of caddying in Scotland at outsideonline.com, and watch Trump talk about his plans, above.
--Aileen Torres
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Usain Bolt Not A Legend, Yet
Usain Bolt, an Olympic champion and record-breaker at the world championships in Berlin last month, says he doesn't consider himself a legend just yet.
"I think after the next Olympics and other world championships, if I do extremely well in those I'll consider myself a legend. I want to be a legend, I want to make sure I get my M3 [BMW car] and all those other fast cars," he said, according to Reuters.
He hopes to set a new record at Brussels, during the Golden League meet. You can see him in Berlin, above.
--Aileen Torres
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August 24, 2009
The Good Route: Toxic Seas Need Advocate
Artist's Rendering
As if he needed more motivation, David de Rothschild can add one more item to his list of reasons we need to stop dumping plastic into the world's oceans: At the fall meeting of the American Chemical Society last week, scientists said they've discovered that plastics break down while floating around at sea much sooner, and at cooler temperatures, than first believed.
The findings contradict a long-held assumption that plastics littered in the ocean maintain their stable composition for many years. "We found that plastic in the ocean actually decomposes as it is exposed to the rain and sun and other environmental conditions, giving rise to yet another source of global contamination that will continue into the future," says study lead researcher Katsuhiko Saido, Ph.D.
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Shaq Vs Steve Nash?
Shaquille O’Neal wants to make clear he didn't steal the idea for his new TV show, "Shaq Vs" on ABC, from former Phoenix Suns' teammate Steve Nash. He says that Nash had a similar idea for a show, but it was about training--not competing--with other athletes, the AP reports. Shaq also points out that Nash is an executive producer on his show.
Check out Shaq do some trash talking about his upcoming opponents, including Michael Phelps and Oscar de la Hoya, in the video above.
--Aileen Torres
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August 14, 2009
Video: A View From Below
Rooftop Pictures has released their documentary on home-submarine builder Karl Stanley on Amazon.com, complete with amazing footage of rarely seen creatures from the deep feeding. The movie follows Stanley during his quest to go deeper on the cheap. Outside's Thayer Walker profiled the inventor for the June 2008 feature, "Off The Deep End." (Karl Stanley is a stubborn, unconventional big talker with some powerful enemies. He's also a fearless mad genius who's reinvented DIY exploration in his homemade submarine. Ready to climb aboard?)
Rooftop has also made select clips available on their YouTube channel. The scene below features a dramatic, up-close encounter with a hungry sixgill shark. For more information on the movie, filmmakers Matt O'Connor and Paul DiNatale, and Stanley, go to http://www.rooftoppictures.com/.
--Joe Spring
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The Baja 500 Guru
Who is Baja 500 legend Larry Roeseler's guru? Leon Logothetis, host of Fox Reality's "Amazing Adventures of a Nobody," wants you to know.
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Ben Stiller To Go Wild With Bear
Comedian Ben Stiller plans to joining Bear Grylls for an episode of Man Vs. Wild and follow in the footsteps of his friend Will Ferrell, according to contactmusic.com. No word on whether Stiller will be squeezing water from elephant poop in Africa or listening to echos of his own screams in an Arctic ice cave. More to come....
Watch a clip of Ferrell reminiscing about his time on the show below.
--Joe Spring
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