Piston Slap: Justy-fied Service for the Spark’s CVT? — Hagerty Media reader RobH writes: Hi Sajeev, I have a 2022 Chevrolet Spark 1LT with the CVT transmission. I purchased this car as a second, emergency-type vehicle when I retired from a full career of company-supplied…
Correlated randomness in Slay the Spire 2 — Here are three true statements about the game of Slay the Spire 2 (in single player): If you pick Neow's Bones in the Underdocks, the random curse is ~54% likely to be Debt.* It is impossible to receive Rebound from the Trash Heap…
Jaguar Shows off Its past and Previews Its Future in Pebble Beach — On a lovely little patch of the 17th Fairway at this year’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, there are five famous Jaguars from the past and one Jaguar from the future. The group of historic cars…
Djokovic suffers shock first round exit at US Open amid tears and pain — Novak Djokovic's pursuit of a 25th Grand Slam ends in a five-set defeat to unseeded Argentinian player Mariano Navone.
The Lost Treasure of Sid Meier's Pirates! — A Pirates fan looks at 40.
Project Sven #7: Exhaust, Wheels, and a Fresh Connection — While at a local car show with my 1966 Volvo 122S, Sven, I took the liberty of walking around to enjoy the scenery and grab a beer on what was a very hot day. When I returned to my car, a gentleman was there waiting for…
Watch as This NHRA Supercharger Gets Rebuilt Between Rounds — Just about anyone who has taken on DIY projects has some familiarity with working on a deadline. Whether it’s your spouse needing to be able to drive to work on Monday or salvaging the tiny amount of joy left…
GitHub - 2b2tplace/1m_release: The Largest World Download Project in 2b2t, and in Minecraft altogether. Full info + Renders + Timelapses (+ Torrent soon) — The Largest World Download Project in 2b2t, and in Minecraft altogether. Full info + Renders + Timelapses (+ Torrent soon) -
Never Stop Driving #196: Monterey Auctions — Today marks the midpoint of a critical long weekend for the upper reaches of the classic car world. Five live auctions happening across California’s Monterey Peninsula will provide a vivid snapshot of the overall market. If you want…
Brandon Aiyuk appears to aim more harsh comments toward 49ers — For the second time in three days, wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk seemingly aimed some harsh comments at the San Francisco 49ers for how they have handled his situation over the past couple of years.
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8 Tells to Know If a Car Is Actually Low Mileage — Maybe you saw the sale of that Ford GT recently, or maybe you just love the idea of a well-preserved piece of automotive history. It makes sense that most car people tend to seek out the best examples of a given model, and…
Ian Callum Is Giving the Jaguar XJ220 a Modern Makeover — Callum Designs, the design and engineering firm founded by former Jaguar design boss Ian Callum, has turned its attention to the Jaguar XJ220. It’s given the 1990s supercar a futuristic new look that honors the…
Google Says Criminal Hackers Used A.I. to Find a Major Software Flaw — The company said that it had identified, for the first time, hackers using artificial intelligence to discover an unknown bug. The attempted attack represents “a taste of what’s to come,” one expert said.
Hagerty Indexes Trend Upwards Despite a Picky Market — The Hagerty Price Guide Indexes—first published in 2009—are a series of stock market-style indexes that average the condition #2 (“excellent”) values of representative vehicles, or “component” cars, from a particular…
Nepalese authorities say 33 UK nationals missing after floods — Police in Nepal say 826 people are missing, with over 529 tourists among them
'Is God Is' review: The first epic summer movie has arrived — Janelle Monáe, Vivica A. Fox, and Sterling K. Brown co-star.
Primavera Sound 2026 Lineup & Schedule: All the Set Times You Need to Know — When and where to catch the xx, Oklou, Grace Ives, Alex G, Skrillex, the Cure, and many more
Someone mapped every street in America by the decade it was built. The oldest roads cluster in ways that actually make sense.
3 Winners and 3 Losers from the Classic Ford Market — The latest Hagerty Price Guide update is filled with winners and losers, because many cars either gain or lose a significant amount of value at certain times in their lifespans. This guide is updated quarterly, and in the…
Six ways parents could make the return to school a little easier — Parenting experts give their top tips on how to make sure back-to-school runs as smoothly as possible.
The accessibility paradox — How making the web easier for humans also made it easier for machines.
My Datsun’s Wiring Harness Crumbled to Dust, with No Factory Replacement Available — In his novel The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway describes the path to bankruptcy as unfolding “gradually, then suddenly.” That same timeline could easily be applied to the…
The Porsche 911 was almost killed by its own engine placement... then someone showed why rear-mounted actually works. Technically brilliant, not quite what anyone expected.
American All-Stars: 4 World’s Fair Moonshots to Reunite at 2026 Pebble Beach Concours — The Chicago World’s Fair opened in 1933, during the centennial of the city’s founding. But planning for the event began in 1928, well before the October 1929 stock market crash that…
‘If you build something vastly smarter than you, it better be on your side’: can we stop AI from deceiving us? — The long read: We are used to the idea that our fellow humans might intentionally mislead or manipulate us, but the idea that machines can now do the same is deeply…
Final Parking Space: 2005 Saturn Ion Red Line — During its existence from 1991 through 2010 model years, GM’s Saturn division took just a brief foray into building high-performance versions of its vehicles. This was the Red Line program, which involved souped-up versions…
Hagerty Road of the Year 2026: Pennsylvania Route 144 — Packing hundreds of curves along its 109-mile length, Pennsylvania Route 144 runs north-south and almost perfectly bisects the mountainous northern half of the Keystone State. Paved nearly a century ago…
The piano that taught my cat to play for her supper — If music be the food of love, Jeeves will play on
The Best Rigs I Saw at the Gambler 500 — A few weeks back, I walked the tidy rows of Overland Expo, cataloging vintage 4x4s and six-figure expedition rigs. The Gambler 500 is that world’s evil twin. Here, the operating philosophy isn’t how much gear you can bolt on; it’s how…
unpopular opinion but the worst part of buying a used car isn't the price — it's the previous owner's air freshener choices still haunting the vents! 🚗
According to You: Worst Makeshift Repairs — Not all makeshift repairs are created equal, but odds are that any one of them will make a fantastic story. That was my hope when asking Hagerty Media readers to share their worst (best?) repair performed when the chips were down.…
Every "classic car guy" online restores the same three models and acts like they invented the hobby. The real ones are still arguing about whether their '73 Datsun is worth fixing.
Mojito for Mac is a new and free emoji picker with auto-complete - 9to5Mac — Emoji selection on the Mac remains an area ripe for improvement with future versions of macOS. Until then, Mojito is...
1933 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Awarded 2026 Greenwich Concours d’Elegance Best of Show — Over his extraordinary 30-year career, Tazio Nuvolari—aka the Flying Mantuan—claimed 55 auto racing victories and 15 on motorcycles. He drove Bugattis, Auto Unions, and more, but it’s behind t
this person mapped out every secret in half-life 2 by replaying it 40 times. the obsession is honestly kind of beautiful.
Dwarf Fortress is getting the mother of all magic updates, extending to "the fundamental cosmological makeup of the universe" — Infamously simulation-heavy colony builder Dwarf Fortress is getting a Myth and Magic update later in 2026 that generates a sorcery system to fit your…
Started meditating to fix my anxiety and three weeks in realized I was just sitting there planning my to-do list with my eyes closed.
7 Things to Consider When Buying Your First Classic — No matter how many classics you’ve owned, you were a first-time buyer once. There was a time before the garage was full, before the lessons and experiences piled up by the box load. Before the toolbox was full—maybe…
Petersen Museum Displays Mullin Family Foundation’s Gift of French Art Deco Cars — The Petersen Automotive Museum has unveiled a new exhibit from the Mullin Collection. The cars, including coachbuilt rarities from Bugatti, Talbot-Lago, and Delahaye, were part of the…
DONKEY.BAS — IBM PC (1981) — Play DONKEY.BAS in your browser — the classic IBM PC game by Bill Gates and Neil Konzen, for the 45th anniversary of the IBM PC.
Diagnosing an Odd Problem with the Lotus — During the past few weeks, I’ve made several references to an odd problem with the ’69 Lotus Elan +2. The car would start and run fine, but when I began cruising on the highway at about 65mph or above, it would run out of power—there…
Simpson Design Infuses the Humble Miata with Classic Euro Styling — Visitors to this year’s Monterey Car Week were likely overwhelmed by the cornucopia of machinery, but among the standouts were a couple of coachbuilt rarities. Styled by Giovanni Michelotti and crafted by…
Access to Urban Woodlands Linked With Lower Use of Antidepressants
Your Handy 1948–71 Morris Minor Buyer’s Guide — The Morris Minor has long been a collector car staple in Britain, because it played such a major role there as an everyday car. Even those who don’t describe themselves as “car people” are likely to have…
Piston Slap: Are Headlight Switches Wear Items? — Mark writes: I have a 1995 Buick Century sedan my parents purchased when it was just a few months old. (I know its service history.) A few weeks ago, I turned on the headlights. While the amber running lights went on, the…
The other Sean Byrne doesn't exist — A fictitious Sean Byrne ended up on a U.S. government restricted-party list. Sixteen years later, Apple, Nasdaq and others have mistaken me for him.
Shein Backers Said to Agree to Six-Month Lock-Up on New IPO Shares — Existing investors in Shein Global Holdings Ltd. are agreeing to a lock-up on new shares allocated to them in the fast-fashion retailer’s Hong Kong initial public offering, according to people familiar with…
Silent Shark — WWII Pacific Submarine Simulator — Plot contacts, solve firing solutions, strike unseen, and withdraw into the deep. The full game is available now on Steam, with a free demo to try.
7 Underrated Modifications Your Classic Might Need — Leaving a car bone stock is impossible for some of us. It’s not about being smarter than the engineers who designed a car or the workers who assembled it; instead, the goal is often to take a one-of-many car and make…
GoPro says it's moving into AI data centers as part of a $285 million merger — GoPro says it's moving into AI data centers as part of a $285 million merger.
Twitch and Amazon face legal action over using livestreams to train AI — The lawsuit alleges Twitch used streamers' videos to train AI without their permission or proper compensation.
Ford Hypercar Completes Its First On-Track Test — It is only appropriate that Ford’s new Hypercar performed its first real-world track test in France. Though proximity to the headquarters of chassis partner Oreca is surely the real reason, fans of endurance racing know…
Aethos Shoreditch designed using an "East meets East" approach — <p>Boutique hotel brand Aethos has opened its first London outpost with interiors designed by Astet Studio in a Ron Arad Associates building that was formerly home to Nobu Hotel Shoreditch. Created by Astet…
Final Parking Space: 1942 GMC CCKW “Deuce and a Half” — The 250th anniversary of the ratification of the Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America is this Saturday, so it seems fitting that we should have a heroic World War II truck as this…
Our Two Cents: The Cars We’d Carve on Mt. Rushmore — It was a fun thought exercise: If there were a car version of Mt. Rushmore, what cars would we put on there? The idea came from the inimitable mind of Stefan Lombard, who’s always got something witty or…
NASA’s huge Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is about to launch — The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which launches on 30 August, will observe space with the same detail as the Hubble Space Telescope, but over a much larger area
Former QPR player Buzsaky confirms he is safe — Former QPR midfielder Akos Buzsaky posts a message on social media to confirm he is safe after being reported missing.
3 exciting Netflix thrillers to watch this week (August 31-September 6) — A new thriller starring Robert De Niro should be added to your watchlist this week.
Ethiopia’s Gobena, Kenya’s Olympic champion Jepchirchir win Sydney Marathon — Gobena claims first victory after finishing second last year, as Jepchirchir adds to Boston, New York and London wins.