He skipped school and climbed trees, broke into buildings and tooled around on his dirt bike.

NEWYORKER: The Martian Chroniclers

His new network, RipeTV, offers only short shows packed with cheap thrills--3- to 15-minute snippets of dirt bike racing, lingerie models and guys barrel-rolling off a two-story roof.

FORBES: Attention Deficit Television

Miami envisions spending on a giant water slide, new BMX and dirt bike trails at a local park and, of great national import, a new Miami Rowing Club building.

FORBES: A Bailout For Yuppies

Every man, woman and child is an aspiring entrepreneur, whether they be operating a restaurant out of their home, using a modified dirt bike as a taxi, or selling ice cream to passersby in the Plaza de Armas.

FORBES: Emerging Markets Will Shine In 2012