Tag: 1954

winds of change

January 28, 2023

When the winds of change blow, some people build walls, others build windmills. The wind often blows through the waters that make up our lives.

1967 DAYTONA 500 WIN STILL SPECIAL TO MARIO ANDRETTI

January 27, 2023

When Mario Andretti pulled into victory lane after winning the Daytona 500 on February 16, 1967, it was at the time the biggest victory of

Inside the Rotting Wreck of the Costa Concordia

January 27, 2023

The 2012 Costa Concordia shipwreck is the most famous maritime disaster of the 21st century. In January of that year, the cruise ship struck a

The Dukes of Hazzard premiered today in 1979

January 26, 2023

On January 26, 1979, “The Dukes of Hazzard,” a television comedy about two good-old-boy cousins in the rural South and their souped-up 1969 Dodge Charger

Had enough winter yet?

January 26, 2023

I mean, you can still get your boat out and cruise the cold ass lake, but the spray takes on a whole other vibe in

What Makes a Bar a True Dive Bar

January 26, 2023

One of the first documented uses of the term “dive bar” was in an 1871 issue of the New York Herald, according to the Shorter

True Genius Is Knowing How to Shop a Junkyard

Junkyards are fascinating and incredibly useful—but using one well requires preparation. A tragic T-boning incident in my post-college years sent me to a junkyard searching

Herfy’s Hot Wheels Gremlin

Herfy’s was a chain of fast-food burger places in the 1960s and early 1970s. Founded in Everett, Washington, Herfy’s had locations scattered around the Pacific

Middle Of Nowhere

When you think of Nebraska, you probably think of cornfields, farms, small-town USA, and a seemingly never-ending stretch of I-80 (and you’d be mostly right).

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