Smoking Nuns of The Little Hours
Deemed “pure trash” by the Catholic League, The Little Hours embraces condemnable comedy as a not-so-religious romp informed by director Jeff Baena’s college days. Having
Keep on Truckin’ Deacon
The guy riding his twisted fork panhead chopper through the crash scene in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas was known as ‘The Deacon.’ After
Jimmy Hoffa: A WORKER’S HERO
James R. Hoffa served as the union’s General President from 1957 to 1971. Hoffa was born on February 14, 1913, in Brazil, Ind. He began
Kurtis Blow: How a Harlem-born multi-hyphenate became the blueprint for the modern MC
If you tried to build a rap star in a lab, your result would be something close to Kurtis Blow. Today, it’s commonplace to have
Behind the Totem House Fish & Chips Totems
The historic Totem House Fish & Chips building was constructed in 1939 as Northwesters’ Arts & Crafts Shop, according to the Burke Museum. Contrary to
John Lee Hooker and a Killer Thunderbird
He was beloved worldwide as the king of the endless boogie, a genuine blues superstar whose droning, hypnotic one-chord grooves were at once both ultra-primitive
Pamela Ewing’s 1977 Chevrolet Corvette
Bobby Ewing surprises Pamela Ewing with a brand-new 1977 Chevrolet Corvette at Southfork Ranch, complete with a personalized Texas license plate: Ewing 5. https://psyne.co/products/victory-vettes-1983-vintage-mens-t-shirt/
Dick’s Auto Wrecking
Dick’s Auto Wrecking was located near the entrance to Summit Park in Clarksburg, West Virginia, where U.S. 50 now runs. Early wrecking yards were less
Brian Baumgartner and His Grandfather’s 1982 Mercury Zephyr
Brian Baumgartner, star of ‘The Office‘ and author of ‘Seriously Good Chili Cookbook,’ tells Jalopnik about his two-door ticket to freedom… read more > Mercury
BIDDI-BIDDI-BIDDI: THE BEAUTIFUL OUTER-SPACE BABES FROM BUCK ROGERS IN THE 25TH CENTURY
If my homage to adorable robot Twiki—one of the stars of the sci-fi television show Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979-1981), went above your
’75 Split Window VW Kombi
Wait, a 1975 split window VW Kombi? WTF!? That’s right, kids! VW continued making the OG split window models in Brazil until 1976, and as
Nudie Cohn: Country Music’s Sparkle King
Singer Glen Campbell may have popularized the term “rhinestone cowboy” with his 1975 hit single, but the concept—country-music performers decked out in spangled suits—was invented