Three items that work unexpectedly well for an emergency J.O. session: a rumbling videogame controller, tanning oil, and a banana peel. Enjoy.

Does whatever a spider can. Spins a web, any size, catches thieves just like flies. Is he strong? Listen bud, he's got radioactive blood. Can he swing from a thread? Take a look overhead. In the chill of night, at the scene of a crime, like a streak of light, he arrives just in time. Wealth and fame, he's ignored. Action is his reward. To him, life is a great big bang up. Whenever there's a hang up, you'll find the Spider-Man.

1916: Ernest Shackleton begins his 800 mile open-water journey from uninhabited Elephant Island in a lifeboat to find a rescue crew for his stranded men.