Skateboarder Funa Nakayama proved up to the challenge of an attention-grabbing photo when she became the first Asian woman to be featured on the cover of the prestigious Thrasher Magazine. Shown ...

And while a Thrasher cover doesn't normally warrant ... It's a good reminder of how powerful the cover of a magazine can be. "My grandma's going to be stoked," smiles a bearded Greyson.

The curve-billed thrasher—the common thrasher of the rich, cactus-laden Sonoran Desert—can be very conspicuous, sitting up on saguaro or cholla cactuses, making its presence known by its loud ...