Desperately Seeking Mothman
As a child, I used to think narwhals were mythical, a misconception that persisted embarrassingly late into my adulthood. I had misremembered, somewhere in my
You Can’t Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd
Now Roger Miller was a bit of an odd duck as far as songwriting goes and maybe that is why I identify with his music
Was the Corvair Really That Unsafe? Politics and Perception
In the 1960s, Ralph Nader took the American automotive industry by storm with his book Unsafe at Any Speed, where he singled out the Chevrolet
It’s the end of the road for Irwindale Speedway, the home of NASCAR and drag races
The Irwindale Speedway & Event Center, which has been the home to NASCAR races, demolition derbies, festivals, and is the go-to place for Southern California’s
The Legacy of Western Gear Corporation
For six decades in Washington, including 25 years on the Everett waterfront, the Western Gear Corporation designed and built cutting-edge industrial products for customers around
Art is perfectly useless and all bad poetry is sincere
“Reading the very best writers—let us say Homer, Dante, Shakespeare, Tolstoy—is not going to make us better citizens. Art is perfectly useless, according to the
When The Montreal Expos Made the Worst Trade Ever
“So Randy, we’re gonna trade you for Mark Langston and Mike Campbell, and then you’ll win 300 games, win five Cy Young Awards, throw a
We vote only for the figures who are nominated
“No, I am not ashamed to repeat that from my comrades of the gutter I learned more, gained a greater appreciation of literature, than ever
The Cowgirl: Fashion’s Unlikely Muse
If the wild west has occupied a particular – and glorious – place in the United States’ collective imagination for centuries, then it is surely
Bill Jenkins’ Innovative 327 Cranked 350
Bill Jenkins’ innovations in Pro Stock racing are a prime example of how creativity and engineering prowess can lead to success on the track! 🏁
Catalina Wine Mixer Playset
Did you even have a childhood if you didn’t have a Catalina Wine Mixer playset? Sure a lot of kids wanted a Barbie Dreamhouse or
The Covenant of Primus: Religion of The Transformers
As in human cultures, in many continuities the Transformers have possessed religion to help them explain and cope with their place in the universe. There