JOEL GERSHON

Report on the Lebowski "achievers" i.e. devotees to the Coen Bros film "The Big Lebowski" who made a pilgrimage to the Lebowski Fest in LA in Spring 2005, and a very special dude shows up.

Watch Sompop Sridaranop, Bangkok's most prolific snake catcher, in action.

Muay Thai may be the sport that Thailand is best known for, but Thais can be found playing sepak takraw in parks and open spaces throughout the country. Takraw is kind of a cross between hackysack and volleyball - you must get a grapefruit sized woven ball over a net to the other side and those who practice long enough and can unleash thrilling gravity defying spikes.