Along with many of the competitors of its day — such as Matchless, BSA, Norton, Triumph, etc — Royal Enfield converted its plants from making an array of powered goods (including motorcycles) to producing firearms during WWII. After the war, it was among that breed of British motorcycles above that defined an era. With the […]

We’ve drooled over many an Alfa Romeo concept here over the years (eg TZ3 Corsa, Pandion and the breathtaking 2uettottanta), but with Alfa’s brand new 4C it’s the first time we’re witnessing a car who in some iteration could actually make the crossover to American shores. Now that Fiat (who owns Alfa) bought Chrysler, and […]

As the world prepares for the posthumous publication of David Foster Wallace’s unfinished novel The Pale King, BBC reporter and professor Geoff Ward visits Wallaces birthplace in rural Illnois and interviews a coterie of his closest friends (agent Bonnie Nadell), family (sister Amy Wallace), contemporaries (Rick Moody and former roommate Mark Costello) and professional colleagues […]

There are few things more American than the words “Smith”, “Wesson” and “magnum”, so to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Smith & Wesson the gunmaker has crafted 500 limited edition .357 Magnums. The bright blue carbon steel six-shot Model 27 revolver comes artfully engraved throughout its body by Smith & Wesson’s master engraver David Mishichak, […]

One of the most nostalgic race cars of all time, the Maserati 8CTF claimed two victories at the Indianapolis 500 in 1939 and 1940. Since then the car has been fantasized about by motor sport lovers across the globe, and although you may never get in the driver’s seat of the 8CTF, there is now […]

“This is not a mashup album, this is an album about Wayne,” claims the producer of (500) Days of Weezy — a 15-song homage to the craziest man left in the rap game. From My Sick Uncle: “Weezy F. Baby might be staring at the same four walls for the next few months, but that […]