http://failuremag.com/index.php Articles and interviews on failure and success in arts, entertainment, business, history, life, science, technology and sports. en jzasky@aol.com Copyright 2012 2012-05-14T01:08:29-05:00 http://failuremag.com/index.php/feature/article/proverbial_wisdom_defined/ http://failuremag.com/index.php/feature/article/proverbial_wisdom_defined/#When:00:08:29Z Published compilations of proverbs have failed to keep up with the expanding repertory. Enter “The Dictionary of Modern Proverbs.” Arts & Entertainment 2012-05-14T00:08:29-05:00 http://failuremag.com/index.php/feature/article/the_woman_who_wasnt_there/ http://failuremag.com/index.php/feature/article/the_woman_who_wasnt_there/#When:11:59:05Z There’s a good reason Tania Head’s 9/11 survival story was frequently characterized as almost unbelievable. None of it was true. Arts & Entertainment 2012-04-30T11:59:05-05:00 http://failuremag.com/index.php/feature/article/glock/ http://failuremag.com/index.php/feature/article/glock/#When:20:15:07Z How Glock became synonymous with the semiautomatic pistol, in the same way that “Google” is shorthand for Internet search. Business 2012-04-28T20:15:07-05:00 http://failuremag.com/index.php/feature/article/dont_put_me_in_coach/ http://failuremag.com/index.php/feature/article/dont_put_me_in_coach/#When:19:59:20Z “I didn’t dream about this,” says Mark Titus about the popular and critical acclaim for ‘Don’t Put Me In, Coach.’ “I didn’t know it was possible for a bench-warmer to write a successful book.” Sports 2012-04-15T19:59:20-05:00 http://failuremag.com/index.php/feature/article/saving_ships_from_extreme_rogue_waves/ http://failuremag.com/index.php/feature/article/saving_ships_from_extreme_rogue_waves/#When:00:33:53Z In the winter of 2000, the RRS Discovery recorded the highest waves ever measured in the open ocean, resulting in a surge of interest in extreme waves, and renewed emphasis on protecting ships and offshore structures from their destructive power. Science & Technology 2012-04-11T00:33:53-05:00