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LSU vs. Alabama - One Day One Game

LSU vs. Alabama, one from a series for the article "One Day One Game," November 2012.

LSU vs. Alabama - One Day One Game

LSU vs. Alabama, one from a series for the article "One Day One Game," November 2012.

Clear Eyes, Full Plates, Can't Puke

Takeru Kobayashi, one from a series for the article "Clear Eyes, Full Plates, Can't Puke," November 2012. In recent years, the "sport" of competitive eating has expanded from a Coney Island freak show into an international, well, freak show. Jon Ronson hit the contest trail with some of the circuit's deepest stomachs—men who devour unholy amounts of chicken wings; women who make stupid money mowing down quesadillas—and returned with a tale that answers the only question that really matters: Why?

Clear Eyes, Full Plates, Can't Puke

Nathan's Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest, one from a series for the article "Clear Eyes, Full Plates, Can't Puke," November 2012. In recent years, the "sport" of competitive eating has expanded from a Coney Island freak show into an international, well, freak show. Jon Ronson hit the contest trail with some of the circuit's deepest stomachs—men who devour unholy amounts of chicken wings; women who make stupid money mowing down quesadillas—and returned with a tale that answers the only question that really matters: Why?