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…