“Inside an inconspicuous-looking storefront on a tree-lined street in Portland, Oregon, Samantha Hess prepares to cuddle with a stranger.” Priceonomics takes you inside the world of for-profit cuddling.

+ Syndicated via Kottke: Watch as skier Ian McIntosh hits an unexpected trench on one of his first turns down an extremely steep mountain and tumbles 1600 feet in less than a minute. Actually, don’t just watch…put your headphones on and listen. (This looks like it might be a black diamond run.)

+ If the Standard Chartered Bangkok half marathon seemed a little longer than a half-marathon, it’s because it was.