Required Reading for October

• Who's bankrolling anti-oil sands groups, many of which claim grassroots/local credentials? Multi-billion dollar American charitable foundations actually. An excellent expose in the Financial Post: http://opinion.financialpost.com/2010/10/14/u-s-foundations-against-the-oil-sands/
• A Vanity Fair story about tragedy on Mont Blanc, Western Europe's tallest mountain, and the world's deadliest (in absolute terms). Throw in a successful Mt. Everest summit and the world's first (north) pole to (south) pole journey fueled entirely by manpower and natural power and you have one helluva read. http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2010/11/prep-school-climbers-201011?printable=true&currentPage=2
• From Deadspin, a hilarious review of the new NBA Jam video game. The highlight: Bryant 'Big Country' Reeves is back baby!! http://deadspin.com/5672597/searching-for-big-country-an-outsize-guide-to-the-new-nba-jam