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Neighborhood puppers posing for the Canon EOS 7D & EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS . The 17-55/2.8 is maybe the best lens Canon ever made for its...

" Whether something is true—or, again, even plausible—is an afterthought. What matters is what will boost engagement, traffic, eyeballs...

For a GM product of this vintage north of the Ohio river that appears for all the world to be a daily driver, the fact that this thing's...

Found here . It's funny 'cause it's true! If there's one thing Tik-Tok Democrats and 4chan Republicans can agree on, it...

Indiana State Fair attendee with a Canon EOS 80D & Tamron 18-400mm zoom lens. Something I noticed at the State Fair this past summer w...

Here's a remarkably unscathed '92-'96 Buick LeSabre Custom in Dark Mahogany with all four fake alloy wheel covers matching and i...

From an article by George Packer at The Atlantic : " Art that tries to give political satisfaction is unlikely to be very good as eithe...

A critique flung at authors of fiction who get too polemical, first recorded in use against H.G. Wells , is that they'd sold sold their ...

Now we're cooking with gas... or oil . On writing for the pleasure of writing . Anatomy of a motorcycle robbery . .

Here's a Chrysler LeBaron convertible with an almost miraculous lack of dents and rust. The V6 badge on the fender combined with the hid...

Alas, it's behind a paywall, but this bit from Nick Catoggio is too good to not pass along: " In many cultures, holidays are celebr...

The Mercury Cougar, over its 35-year run, was the Car of a Thousand Faces. It started life in 1967 as a more highly-optioned, Euro-feeling M...

Back when I got asked to do my first for-pay gun review I picked up an inexpensive RCBS trigger pull gauge, the spring-loaded kind that'...

Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina surprised even his campaign staffers last night by announcing that he was suspending his bid for the 202...

The Eldorado debuted in 1953 as a sporty convertible coupe with show car styling at the pinnacle of Cadillac's lineup. From then on, it ...

Bobbi and I were watching S:2, E:9 of Bosch: Legacy over dinner last night. Right at the end of the episode a heretofore-suspected baddie t...

This Avidity Arms PD10, the single-stack 10-shot 9mm specced out by Rob Pincus, just arrived. I'll be wringing it out for a writeup in a...

On the one hand, I lament the ever-dwindling number of really cool sports sedans (as well as the practical disappearance of station wagons, ...

The Work-Life Diet . That reminds me of how I lost a ton of weight while working at CCA, between being on my feet all day and only eating an...

Bobbi watched most of the GOP debate last night. I'm getting the vibe she's not feeling the Vivekmentum... " I watched some of ...