By Kirk Miller In a gigantic loophole that certainly damages the pocketbooks of writers, Amazon is under fire for allowing the return of purchased e-books after a week. The shopping giant’s rather generous seven-day return policy does offer this caveat…
Chefs Are Embracing the Long History of Pearl Meat
By Tobias Carroll Oysters are a big deal these days, and their profile is on the rise. As someone who’s fond of a tasty oyster or three, that’s an excellent piece of news. But there’s a subset of oysters whose meat is selling for stratospheric amounts …
Ambitious Restomod Turns a Subaru WRX Into a Supercar
By Tobias Carroll The newly-announced Prodrive P25 reads like a study in contrasts. Starting from a Subaru WRX, Prodrive have effectively transformed it into a high-performance Impreza of yore — and the total cost is just over half a million dollars. A…
How a Small Oregon City Reacted to the LIV Golf Tour
By Tobias Carroll Drive half an hour northwest from Portland, Oregon and you’ll find yourself in North Plains — a small city, home to a few thousand residents. This month, however, it’s going to be on the map for another reason. It’s where Pumpkin Ridg…
Paul McCartney’s Custom Les Paul Heads to Auction
By Tobias Carroll Not all makes and models of guitars are household names. The Gibson Les Paul, though? That’s another story. The guitar in question is beloved by many iconic musicians for its distinctive sound. Among those musicians? Paul McCartney, w…
French Bulldog Theft is a Thing Now, Apparently
By Tobias Carroll On the spectrum of things that are profoundly Not Okay, threatening people with violence so that you can steal their stuff ranks fairly high, for both ethical and legal reasons. But there’s a new wrinkle in the practice of mugging tha…
Neal Schon’s Pandemic Hobby? Buying Dozens of Guitars.
By Tobias Carroll In recent years, there’s been a trend of famous guitarists selling off some or all of their collections. David Gilmour did just that a few years ago, with proceeds from the sale going to charities dealing with climate change. Last sum…
Brilliant Blenders, Filson x Birdwell Britches and an Auto-Inspired Whiskey
By Paolo Sandoval Each week, our inbox runneth over with news of gear, apparel and tech releases from around the world. In this feature, we’ll parse through the best of it. Today: Nutribullet releases a bevy of colorful blitzers, FEW spirits and BRMC t…
Bill Maher Addressed an Eventful Political Week on “Real Time”
By Tobias Carroll Friday’s Real Time With Bill Maher was the last episode to air before the show takes a month-long break. (It’ll return on July 29.) Given the week’s Supreme Court decisions, Maher and his guests had no shortage of topics to choose fro…
Paolo Gucci’s Collaboration With Jaguar Withdrawn From Auction
By Tobias Carroll Several decades ago, an automotive collaboration between a storied luxury marque and one of the biggest names in fashion didn’t quite materialize, leading to the production of just a single vehicle. The parties involved were Jaguar an…