Appetite If you could choose, would you forgo the hassles of eating forever? The arguments in its favor are compelling, but finding an answer is difficult. Searching for a solution, Geoff Badner photographs a week’s worth of food.

New York Diary: Dean Kowalski Not everyone knows New York City houses the world’s largest gothic cathedral, nor that it may never be completed. Rosecrans Baldwin talks to St. John the Divine’s Dean James Kowalski while parrots flutter around their heads.

Bear Attack in Western Montana Childhood education can come from paths less traveled, when a Boy Scout trip takes an unforeseen direction. Brian Allnutt recounts a tale of fear.

Pascal’s Wagering Even great philosophers must eat, go to the bathroom, iron their shirts, get dumped. Like all of us, some live great lives, most suffer. But none can avoid the troubles of being human. Kevin Guilfoile recalls a past-life with Pascal, and a few unlucky bets.