History of Hodaka Motorcycles
In the early ’60s, The Pacific Basin Trading Company (PABATCO) in Athena, Oregon, began importing Yamaguchi motorcycles from Japan, hoping to establish a market for
Half Pipe Session
A skateboard halfpipe is two-quarter pipes facing each other with a flat area in the middle. you can pump back and forth between the two
The Ultimate American Folk Art Movement
The golden age of the Chopper reached its peak in 1969, with the release of Dennis Hopper’s cult classic Easy Rider. The bikes used in
Joan Jett’s First Two Albums Turned Into Graphic Novels
A new graphic novel has been announced, celebrating the 40th anniversaries of Joan Jett’s landmark albums, Bad Reputation and I Love Rock ‘n Roll. Released
A Brief History of Chewing Gum
Gum is one of those things we tend to take for granted. Whether we chew it or not, most of us deal with it on
Richie Tenenbaum
Richie Tenenbaum is a character from the 2001 Wes Anderson dramedy film, The Royal Tenenbaums. A tennis expert, Richie is secretly in love with Margot.
Paradise Lost
Ever wonder how the apple became the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden? This month marks 350 years since John Milton sold his publisher
Soda Pop Trucking
You really don’t see that many fully branded semi-trailers for soda pop companies these days. The heavyweights like Coke and Pepsi used to rock fully
The Death of Flower Power
The murder at the 1969 Altamont Festival brought a violent end to the days of Flower Power. The new music festival in Northern California was
The Night the Holy City Zoo Closed
The following article by Robert S. Wieder was culled from the San Francisco Examiner’s Sunday, July 1 1984 issue: Robin Williams was there, of course,
7-Eleven becomes biggest retail chain by serving the forgetful
Hard to tell if Joe is hungry or horny… either way, I’d keep my eye on that sandwich if I were you. This article on
100 Sexiest Tattooed Women
While women have been getting tattooed in Native American, Maori, and other cultures for thousands of years, tattooed women have only been a part of