Alaska

Man survives 3 days on nothing but Coors Light

Chicago's Lake Shore Drive Winter 2011

There are plenty of reasons not to live in Alaska, but the foremost would that snow appears out of nowhere like Batman in a digital short. A close second would be that there is apparently nothing to do. Read more

Hero dog leads Alaskan police to burning home

Do you like videos of dogs showing more heroism than you’ve ever demonstrated? Or are you a fan of Rin Tin Tin? Well then, have I got a video for you. This is raw police footage of a dog leading police to a blazing house fire at his owner’s property. Buddy the dog, you’re a ... Read more

Man attempts to buy truck with forged check 4th time in a year

In a crappy economy, it’s the norm to see people taking really dumb criminal risks in an attempt to make money. But none pack quite the punch of stupid of one Alaska man who tried to buy a pickup truck with a forged check for the fourth time in one year. Read more

Sports pic of the day

If you were looking for future ex-governors with pasty white thunder thighs in short shorts, then you came to the right place. Via the SI Vault, here’s a pic of Sarah Palin (#22) in her high school playing days. Read more

Alaskan couple lures out neighbors to have sex in front of them

The whole Sarah Palin thing revealed an ugly side of Alaska that put them somewhere between inbred and the previous eskimo stereotype. Well, just to cement that perception, I bring you the story of a couple in Juneau who broke the window of their neighbors, then had sex in front of them and their 9 ... Read more

Radio guys suspended for Alaska-related humor

I don’t know who Woody and Wilcox are but apparently they pissed off quite a few Eskimos at their flagship Alaska station. The Anchorage DJs, known as Woody and Wilcox, were joking about what makes someone a real Alaskan, when one of them offered a variation on an old saying — offensive to many — ... Read more