
JAPAN’S AWESOME LOWRIDER CULTURE
You have to rewind back to fifties Southern California to find the not-so-humble beginnings of lowriding. Back then, young Mexican Americans (Chicanos) in Los Angeles

Mexicali Street Food
Mexicali, the capital of Baja California, is an important center of industrial production in the automotive, aerospace, telecommunications, metallurgical, and health services as well as

my idea of paradise
“To escape and sit quietly on the beach – that’s my idea of paradise.” – Emilia Wickstead https://psyne.blog/product/cruisers-bike-shop-1969-vintage-mens-t-shirt/

1969 Dodge Charger “Scraptona”
When you look at a machine like this and find out it’s the result of a risky, hare-brained business decision, you know you’re hanging with

CRT TVs For Retro Gaming
Relive all of your favorite classic titles on the best CRT TVs for retro gaming! Ok, these things aren’t just necessary if you want to

RIP, Mark Lanegan
Mark Lanegan, singer of the grunge band Screaming Trees, has died at the age of 57. The musician, also a member of Queens Of The

The Life and Death of The KJR Super Car
You can keep yer Oscar Mayer Wienermobile and your Pope Mobile, and yer Batmobile, too. When it comes to mighty advertising novelty cars, the northwest

Happy Birthday, James Hong!
James Hong turns 93 today. While he may have unsuccessfully auditioned for the part of Sulu on Star Trek in 1966, he went on to

It’s a very sick society that rejects pleasure
“Anything that has a relationship with pleasure, we reject it. Eating, they talk about cholesterol; making love, they talk about AIDS; you talk about smoking,

Good food does lead to sex
“Good food does lead to sex. As it should. And in a perfect world, good music does too.” – Anthony Bourdain https://psyne.blog/product/thank-you-enjoy-1973-vintage-mens-t-shirt/

Betty Skelton – First Lady of Firsts
September 27, 1965 was the big day at Bonneville. Driver Betty Skelton, and car builder Art Arfons and his crew would attempt to set a

Searching for Champ
It’s an especially sticky day in late July on Long Point, a waterfront community on the shores of Lake Champlain in northern Vermont. The usually