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Xavi becomes first non-Dutch Netherlands coach since 1978 — Former Barcelona manager Xavi is appointed as the new head coach of the Netherlands on a four-year deal.

Picture Car Confidential #43: Le Showdown — I watched a lot of TV when I was a kid. And not unlike today’s parents decrying their young’uns’ addictions to TikTok and smartphones, my parents—in particular, my father—were very disapproving of the many hours my two…

Treasury Buybacks Fail to Calm Bond Market — The Treasury’s surprise decision to at least double buybacks of longer-dated US debt briefly pushed yields lower, but much of that move quickly reversed as investors questioned whether the intervention can overcome inflation and…

This reliable Subaru costs less than a new Honda Civic — The Subaru Impreza quietly delivers AWD, strong safety, and solid reliability for less than a lot of new Civics.

1984 Cadillac Seville: How to Make Klockau Swoon — One of my schticks: When someone on Facebook or elsewhere posts a gorgeous Brougham-era car that I absolutely love, I comment *thud*. For those not in on the joke, it means I found the car so amazing and cool and beautiful that I

Toyota TRD 3000GT Is a Rare, Race-Inspired Supra, and It Could Be Yours — The Mk IV Toyota Supra has become one of the most valuable and sought-after Japanese sports cars of its era, but some variants of it are rarer than others. Broad Arrow will auction off what many consider…

Report: Four-Door Ford Mustang Confirmed — Ford stopped offering sedans when it discontinued the Fusion in 2020. While the company remains heavily focused on SUVs and trucks, the four-door Ford Mustang that’s being discussed behind closed doors would be a splashy way for…

Will These 5 “Instant Collectible” Cars Stay Hot Forever? — The term “instant collectible” seems to be more common in the car world these days. They’re vehicles for which enthusiasts and collectors clamor the moment they leave the factory. Faced with big demand

Project Cheap Camaro #8: Sneaking Up on Color — It’s only July, but it has already been a long summer of sanding on project Cheap Camaro. All that sanding is a journey toward a destination, however: The car has come a long way since the days of fixing the roof with a…

Man charged over intercepted bomb in car — The man in his 40s is due to appear at the Criminal Courts of Justice on Saturday.

Pittsburgh's Pickleball Courts by Sharmistha Ray Are an Abstract Riot of Color — 'Geometry of Play' comprises murals across three pickleball courts, marking the first artist-designed versions in the country.

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…

Why Google Maps isn't built for hikers, even with AI — There are many better alternatives. A group of teens discovered that the hard way.

Lexus ES 350h AWD Premium + First Drive: Change to Survive — Sedans are on the way out at Lexus, but not completely. Toyota’s luxury arm used to make four: the flagship LS, which upset the luxury-car establishment in 1989; the front-wheel-drive ES, born as stablemate to the LS; t

Original Owner: Don Knop’s Mustang Stable Started With a Blue GT in ’65 — While the Mustang GTD is generating lots of buzz for its staggering $325,000 starting price and record-setting 6:40.385 lap time around Germany’s Nürburgring, Mustang history offers a number that it will…

Your Handy Porsche 996 Buyer’s Guide — The fifth generation Porsche 911 (aka the 996) was born in 1997, and it was born into controversy. It was the first water-cooled 911. It was the first to put Toyota-inspired production expediencies into practice. From the front,…

'That's bragging rights for Jofra' - Archer removes Sooryavanshi — England's Jofra Archer picks up the big wicket of his IPL teammate Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for just 13, as India lose a second early wicket at Trent Bridge, falling to 29-2, chasing 202 to win.

Norris beats Russell to pole position at Zandvoort — Lando Norris beats George Russell to pole position at the Dutch Grand Prix in a frantic scramble to complete laps before a late shower of rain.

Are humanoid robots the future of warfare? — Humanoid robots are breaking world records in sports, and are increasingly being developed and tested for military use.

Saabs Connect Me to the Important People in My Life — My love of Saabs started with a Polaroid. My dad was an Army Lieutenant stationed in Germany, and when he showed me a photo of his 1986 900 Turbo (louvers and an aftermarket bass included), something stuck. I lived in San…

Factory Tuned: We Drive Ford’s 800-hp Mustang, 700-hp F-150, and 300-hp Maverick — From the tall perch of a Ford truck, the long stretch of pavement ahead of me at Michigan International Speedway looks inviting. Ford brought media out to sample a host of new kit from the…

We’re In! Slate’s First Shift Gamifies the Affordable EV Pickup Truck — Gamification is the act of turning just about anything into a competitive game, usually involving items like points, badges, and competitions with others playing the same game. The concept grew…

11 Cultural Hits of Route 66 at 100 — The best thing about U.S. Highway 66 is that it isn’t really a highway. Although the official designation dates back 100 years, to 1926, much of the road existed before that as stretches of state and municipal byways. Route 66 is thus a kind

The EV Market is a Mess, But the EVs Are Finally Good — I recently had an embarrassing semi-breakdown in my 1993 Mazda Miata, wherein I did not realize it was spilling lots of gas from a torn fuel hose. That is, until someone pulled up beside me and said, “Hey man, you’re…

John Cena To Save the World in Matchbox: The Movie — Following the smash hit that was Barbie, Mattel is bringing its model car brand Matchbox to the screen. Matchbox: The Movie will star John Cena as CIA agent Sean Walker, who heads back home to meet up with the childhood…

My LS-Swap Corvette Takes a Road-Trip Test — Project cars can be an endless assault of firsts for an extended period of time. At some point, as we take on more (and more varied) projects, tasks begin to relate to each other. Once we begin to understand a project at the…

Sun, Snakes, Cattle, and Ford Trucks Have Been Part of King Ranch for Decades — It took Robert Silguero a few minutes to find a video on his phone. It shows Silguero, a fifth-generation Kineño as the local cowboys are called, astride his horse out on the range. Suddenly, with a…

Starved Chrysler Is Hoping for Some Airflow — Chrysler’s future has been in limbo for years. The brand’s range is down to two models, the Voyager and the Pacifica, which are pretty much the same thing. The futuristic-looking concepts we’ve seen over the past few

How we teach young people to wait | Sumayah Mittal | TEDxStrawberry Fields High School — The talk explores how constantly telling young people they will “do great things” in the future can unintentionally teach them to wait rather than act. Drawing on psychological research and…

EU sanctions nine people over alleged Russian cyber-spying campaign — EU announces sanctions on nine individuals and four entities over alleged years-long cyber-espionage campaign.

iPhone Ultra testers reportedly love Apple's first foldable — Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports that early testers are quite happy with the upcoming device.

The Deadliest Decade: The End of the Le Mans Start — Picture the Le Mans start. Fifty or so drivers crouched nervously in their stations, marked by circles. Already fully amped up, their hearts pounding, they sprinted across the track, leapt into their cockpits, cranked the…

NYT Mini crossword answers, hints for July 22, 2026 — Stuck on any of the clues? We have the answers you need.

183-MPH Land Speed Lincoln Mark VIII Is A Sub-$20K Dream Come True — Time is running out on telling firsthand stories behind Lincoln’s Mark VIII luxury sports coupe, but occasionally we get to do just that. From its indium-plated grille to that aluminum differential…

Never Stop Driving #187: Gathering of the Clans — There’s no better way to reset and reconnect than by getting behind the wheel. Last week I did both while hosting my biannual driving trip with friends. This is my tenth year organizing sorties to regions with the twisting, dippin

Which of These 3 Cop Cars Would You Pay to Ride In? — We cover a lot of ground on these pages, from ’60s muscle to modern hypercars, and just about everything before and in between. One niche of collecting that we rarely delve into, though, is the fascinating realm of polic

Meet the Modern-Day Daytona Shooting Brake — In 1972, Luigi Chinetti Jr., Ferrari’s U.S. importer, commissioned a one-off shooting brake based on the 365 GTB/4 Daytona. Chinetti customer Bob Gittleman wanted something unique, and, with the aid of American designer Gene…

This 375-hp luxury sedan makes the BMW 5 Series look expensive — The BMW 5 Series gets expensive quickly, but this 375-hp luxury sedan gives you plenty of equipment without the same price creep.

RaceFans – Formula 1, IndyCar, WEC, F2 and more independent motorsport coverage — Independent F1 coverage.

Andrew W.K. Shares Surprise New Album 'Temptation To Exist' — We don’t hear much from Andrew W.K. these days. In 2021, just before he released his album God Is Partying, the hard-partying mystery man announced his engagement to actress Kat Dennings, whom he married in 2023.…

W. Kamau Bell has the most practical ‘most indispensable tool’ — The comedian, activist, podcast host, author, and dad won’t leave his phone behind.

Check Out the Color-Shifting Paint on Land Rover Classic’s First Defender 110 Double Cab — Land Rover Classic has chosen a striking way to add the Defender 110 Double Cab Pick-Up to its catalog of models. The truck is one of four Defenders commissioned by a customer who ordered…

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! 🚗

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! 🚗

Our Two Cents: Cars That Look Shockingly Similar — Thanks to the tales of connective tissue told across the internet for decades, we all have opinions on things that look like other things. Some person looks like another person; that building in Europe looks like one built in…

Found out the reason old cars sound different.. it's literally because they're running on fumes of fuel that doesn't exist anymore.. no cap

Found out the reason old cars sound different.. it's literally because they're running on fumes of fuel that doesn't exist anymore.. no cap

Porsche’s Transaxle Experiment Turns 50 — It’s 50 years since Porsche did the unthinkable. The company, built on rear-engined sports cars, decided to put a motor up front instead. The Porsche 924, which arrived in 1976, wasn’t even originally a Porsche, but it did lead the…

Volume 16 | Josh Hart — Josh Hart: The Knick Shows a Knack for Collecting | Hodinkee Magazine Volume 16 Digital Feature

Why Japan’s Economy Matters to the US — Both Japan and the US are intervening to strengthen the yen. John Authers explains why it’s happening and why it matters. (Source: Bloomberg)

Homegrown: An Even-Up Trade for This 1947 Studebaker Pickup — Richard Bond, now 85, fell in love at first glimpse. Said this longstanding Hagerty member: “At a local show in 1997, photos of a ’47 Studebaker pickup in the back of a fellow’s car are what sparked my interest. The…

Debunking the Autobahn Myth — There is a widely held belief that Germany’s autobahn is an unrestricted temple of speed. That as soon as you cross the border, you’ll find a paradise of performance where Porsches, AMG-Mercs, and M Division BMWs are daily driven flat-out. The realit

Asian Refiners Ask to Pick Up Saudi Oil Outside Risky Red Sea — Some Asian refiners are pushing back against Saudi Aramco’s request that they pick up their oil at Yanbu on the Red Sea, due to the difficulty of finding ships willing to sail through the dangerous waterway.

6 RUFs Under One Tent at Broad Arrow’s 2026 Quail Auction — Since the mid-1970s—long before “restomodding” and “reimagining” old 911s became a thing—Ruf Automobile GmbH, aka RUF, has been churning out Porsche-based builds with incredible attention…

Kit Harington joins HBO's Harry Potter series as Gilderoy Lockhart — The role marks Harington's third collaboration with HBO, after starring in the tentpole Game of Thrones and financial drama The Industry.

Motorcycle.com - Motorcycle Reviews, Videos, Prices and Used Motorcycles — Motorcycle Reviews, Videos, Prices and Used Motorcycles

Motorcycle.com - Motorcycle Reviews, Videos, Prices and Used Motorcycles — Motorcycle Reviews, Videos, Prices and Used Motorcycles

Landslide kills 13 at illegal gold mine in Colombia’s southwest — Mining activity caused a deadly slope collapse in Narino, claiming 13 lives and injuring seven others.

The reasons Siri may not work on CarPlay — If you're struggling to get Siri to work with your car's CarPlay system, there are some things you can check.

How to properly clean your Ninja Creami to avoid a kitchen nightmare — Because maggots are not on the menu.

Sources: Extension makes Titans' Peter Skoronski top-paid guard — The Titans have signed Peter Skoronski to a four-year, $100 million extension, making him the highest-paid guard in the NFL, sources told NFL Network.

Final Parking Space: 1974 Jeep CJ-5 — While I have no problem finding discarded examples of the International Harvester Scout in the car graveyards along the I-25 corridor between Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Albuquerque, New Mexico, the Jeep CJ is a much different story.…

7 Cars We’re Watching from the 2026 Iconic Auctioneers BRDC Classic Sale — British auction house Iconic Auctioneers is hosting a huge sale at the Silverstone Circuit on July 25, 2026. Browsing the auction catalog is a little like flipping through one of those “100…

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