Epic

Microsoft sent us on an epic adventure to Alaska to learn from NatGeo photographer Stephen Alvarez, and shoot photos and video with their Lumia 640XL smartphone. Here’s the time-lapse version of our journey. Hi-res images here.

Donning Michael Jordan’s number for the 2015 Sprite Slam-Dunk Contest, the Timberwolves’ Zach LaVine channeled His Airness – and possibly outdid him – with this epic dunk. Somebody needs to check his hi-tops for rockets.

The next chapter of Frank Miller’s epic saga takes the bloody action to the sea as the Greek general Themistokles pits himself against Xerxes and Artemisia in Noam Murro’s 300: Rise of an Empire. Coming in 2014.

Just 12 yrs old, Tom Schaar is the first to accomplish what skate pros have attempted for years: a 1080. The awesomest 6th grader we know successfully made the 3 rotations after only 5 tries!

YouTube user MScharosch demonstrates that with nowhere to hop to and nowhere to hide, you might just have to take a leap of faith to keep from croaking. Or in this case, to keep on croaking.