In the courtroom, wearing a conservative suit, with his spectacles perched on the tip of his nose, Mastro springs to life.

NEWYORKER: Reversal of Fortune

Known as the driest, highest desert in the world, the Atacama Desert is full of surprises: mountains, volcanoes, salt flats, geysers, wetlands, hot springs and an abundance of animal and plant life.

FORBES: Connect

The Dodge Ram springs to life from the logo and thwarts the menace, supposedly underscoring the toughness of the Chrysler (nyse: DCX - news - people ) brand.

FORBES: A newly popular fixture in advertising: potty humor.

And death, which I have always regarded as the greatest dimension of life, dark, compelling, was no more than a pipe that springs a leak, a branch that cracks in the wind, a jacket that slips off a clothes hanger and falls to the floor.

NEWYORKER: Total Recall

If it can remain liquid on the leg of a lander, perhaps it can do so elsewhere and thus (hope springs eternal) support life.

ECONOMIST: Water on Mars

Along with neighbouring Banff, Jasper is a Unesco World Heritage site, recognised for its beauty, animal and plant life, and staggering variety of landscapes, including glaciers, alpine meadows, steaming hot springs, cerulean lakes and some of the highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains.

BBC: Hiking to the top of Jasper National Park