By Evan Bleier A pair of former star running backs who both spent time at the top of fantasy football draft boards during their NFL careers are set to face off in a heavyweight boxing match now that their playing days seem to be close to over. Adrian P…
How “Somebody Somewhere” Centers Queer Voices in Rural America
By Sarah Baird As someone who was born and raised in Appalachian Kentucky, I have fairly low expectations when it comes to new shows about rural America. More often than not, they simply become a rehashing of tired, nuclear-family-focused sitcom tropes…
The Best Moments From the Smartest Literary Festival in the World
By Diane Rommel The world’s premier literary festival wrapped up recently in Hay-on-Wye, a tiny village on the Welsh side of the English border, home to a castle, an ice cream parlor, and more bookstores per capita than just about anywhere. The Hay Fes…
You Could Own the Aston Martin DB5 Once Owned by Aston Martin’s David Brown
By Tobias Carroll When you’re looking at Aston Martins old and new, you’re likely to encounter a model that’s part of the DB series. That’s an homage to Sir David Brown, who owned the company for decades. Along the way, the DB series becamee associated…
Why a Benches-Clearing MLB Brawl Led to Mariner Jesse Winker Scoring a Pizza
By Evan Bleier After taking a fastball to the hip on Sunday afternoon at Angel Stadium, Jesse Winker of the Seattle Mariners let the Los Angeles Angels’ dugout know that he was none too happy about getting beaned. Winker’s reaction to getting drilled w…
Would You Stay at This Nuclear-Powered Flying Hotel?
By Tobias Carroll Imagine, if you will, the offpring of a luxury cruise ship and the Helicarrier from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It would be several orders of magnitude larger than the biggest passenger jets, with viewing terraces offering guests d…
Colorado Avalanche Dent Stanley Cup Just Minutes After Winning NHL Title
By Evan Bleier Moments after locking up Colorado’s third NHL championship with a 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final, the Avalanche hit the ice to celebrate with Lord Stanley’s Cup. Unfortunately for the iconic troph…
Miner Finds Mummified Mammoth in Yukon
By Tobias Carroll Mummified bodies aren’t a phenomenon confined to the tombs of ancient Egypt. Venture northwest of there, and you’ll be in the part of modern-day England where bog bodies — preserved corpses that have been immersed in the natural lands…
The Taylor Stitch Summer Sale Is On
By Paolo Sandoval Summer is heating up, and so is Taylor Stitch’s Summer Sale. Now through July 4, the elevated essentials and rugged basics retailer is offering 30% off in-season styles, from cooling hemp tees to easy-going lounge pants. There are a b…
Alec Baldwin Is Going to Interview Woody Allen, For Some Reason
By Bonnie Stiernberg One would think that an actor who is still less than a year removed from accidentally killing someone on the set of his movie might try to steer clear of any other potential controversy. And yet, that doesn’t appear to be the case …