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Barry Bearak

Business Sports

For Thrill Seekers, a Bull Run With a Different Hook

How to get Americans to “pay $45 to $75 to run for their lives from 1,500-pound, bad-tempered beasts.”

Barry Bearak New York Times Nov 2013 Permalink

Sports

The Jockey

A profile of Russell Baze, the winningest jockey in American history.

Barry Bearak New York Times Aug 2013 10min Permalink

Best Article World

The Day the Sea Came

The story of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

  1. Part I: A Ghost in the Water

  2. Part II: The Sea Is Coming

  3. Part III: Living Among the Dead

  4. Part IV: A Special Burden

Barry Bearak New York Times Magazine Nov 2005 1h10min Permalink

Science

Caballo Blanco’s Last Run: The Micah True Story

The search for a missing ultramarathoner in New Mexico’s Gila Wilderness, and the life that lead him there.

Barry Bearak New York Times May 2012 25min Permalink

Best Article

The Living Nightmare

The story of Olympic boxing hopeful Quanitta Underwood, who was sexually abused by her father as a child.

Barry Bearak New York Times Feb 2012 15min Permalink

Crime

Watching the Murder of an Innocent Man

In a shantytown near Johannesburg, an angry mob committed a horrifying crime that was caught on video.

Barry Bearak New York Times Magazine Jun 2011 30min Permalink

Sports

Head Trip

In his first Major League at bat, Adam Greenberg was hit in the head with a fastball. He never made it back.

Barry Bearak New York Times Magazine Mar 2007 20min Permalink