Why, Exactly, Is Friday the 13th Unlucky?
Friday the 13th is well-known as a scary movie franchise, but it also has a deep history behind it, filled with plenty of superstition as
The Offy 270: The Best Racing Engine Ever Made
No other engine has been as dominant as the mighty Offy 270 engine. In a racing series where innovation was applauded and teams looked at
A Dominating Narrative: The Mineshaft and BDSM Culture in the Meatpacking District
835 Washington Street has had many past lives. In the 1930s, it was a humble butcher and meatpacking plant, until the industry declined in the
Drivers’ Cinema: Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
The late, and often times great, stuntman-turned-director Hal Needham guided 1977’s Smokey and the Bandit to become the second highest grossing film of the year,
Superman Water Fountain Fellatio
Remember that one time when Skate Country in Tucson, Arizona added a cool new Superman mural over a water fountain? It was all good until
The Vitamilkman
Edwin Teel founded Vitamilk Dairy in Seattle, Washington during the Great Depression. He bought a milk truck in 1934 and began delivering milk from a
London Punks Tell All Five Years After – 1981
In December 1981, The UK’s The Face magazine ran the feature ‘Punk Rock: 5 Years On’. Photographer Virginia Turbett was commissioned to look for punks
Jimi Hendrix Living Blonde on Blonde
Jimi Hendrix read Bob Dylan’s Blonde on Blonde in 1967, but was apparently living blonde on blonde not too long after on a beach somewhere
Driving Your Corvair into the Divorcée Neighbor’s Backyard is The Single Best Way to Get Her Attention
“Hey, saw you were in the pool and thought I would drive my Corvair into your fucking backyard to say hi!” For several decades, car
We are tiny, trembling clusters of atoms subsumed within grief’s awesome presence
“It seems to me, that if we love, we grieve. That’s the deal. That’s the pact. Grief and love are forever intertwined. Grief is the
Ever Wonder How Many Variations Of The Plymouth Duster There Were? Here’s A Hint: A Lot
The Plymouth Duster was one of Chrysler’s better hits for the 1970s. Once it was known that the Barracuda nameplate was moving to the E-body
Good News: This is the time of the Final Shit Rain
“Millions of people around the world are watching the headlines these days, and most of them are getting the Fear. Good news is out of