“Far Beyond the Stars” was set in the 1950s. The story would be less relevant in a decade where Samuel R. Delaney was routinely published at the beginning and winning back-to-back Best Novel Nebulas in ‘67-’68, and if women SF writers used ambiguous pen names it was by their own choice.

This is actually a mating display; it’s trying to fuck you, not attack you.

The interior also has similarities, e. g. the steering wheel is off-center from the driver’s seat.

It’s a series-parallel hybrid like the Accord and Toyota-Ford system, while older Insights and Civic Hybrids were “integrated motor assist” parallel hybrids.

My sister hasn’t had major problems with her 2005 (bought new at a discount when the ‘06s were arriving), but she only drives it in the warmer half of the year, definitely doesn’t drive 10/10, and maintains it rigorously (except remembering to routinely check the tire pressure, you would think someone with a PhD in…

Standard time in the summer does exactly the opposite of what you advocate. Where I live the sun would be rising before 5am, hours before I get up, and setting before 8pm, allowing less than 2 hours of evening activity after dinner.

The hatch is an Auris, like the current iM, but the fact it will continue is a positive. The engine’s 13:1 compression ratio suggests possible fruit of Toyota’s 5% investment in Mazda. It will be interesting to see the final specs and determine if they’re using the entire SkyActive 2.0l (and its 6-speed manual), or…

Manufacturers need to listen to dealers, but also parse what they say with some logic. How many MINI dealerships are there that aren’t next door to or across the street from BMW dealerships? Are people who buy MINIs actually resistant to buying their larger vehicles with a different badge on them? GM listened to…

It’s not designed for readability in large blocks of text, but they only seem to be using it for headlines and ledes, for which it seems fine.

Since I am unhip, I thought this was one of the best-looking minivans of the time, and one that was right-sized and attractively trimmed.

I believe it’s sold as the Impreza Wagon in some markets and Legacy Touring in others. Wheelbase (104.3 in) and body panels (e. g. doors) are closer to the last Impreza.

Doesn’t this reflect FCA’s revised long-term plan? The Caravan was supposed to be dropped when the Pacifica was introduced but got a temporary reprieve because the Pacifica’s entry price is so much higher, so people who need a large but less-expensive people hauler have an option, also drawing some fleet buyers. The…

You know there are wider/longer, usually green, plastic bags for leeks, beets, collards, etc., right?

While it is probable that Theismann did unintentionally mix metaphors, since “nut” is an American colloquialism for “ejaculate” in both noun and verb forms, the statement is correct, factual, and makes sense as it stands

...Future Princess Duchess (feeling especially pedantic today).

But people have to know you have Symmetrical AWD, asymmetry is for anarchists.

For the moment, tariffs on steel and aluminum may give manufacturers an incentive to import more components and even finished automobiles from non-NAFTA sources, rather than manufacture them in the North America. Increased materials costs in the US changes their calculations for how to allocate their global supply…

It may have taken a decade to create a shelf-stable bottled version, but Hidden Valley Ranch was well-known in grocery stores long before that in the form of the seasoning packets that could be mixed with buttermilk and mayonnaise at home, in a similar manner to the popular Good Seasonings Italian mix for oil and…

Wendy’s stopped being a darling two decades ago when they supported the Catholic League’s boycott of ABC’s drama Nothing Sacred. I haven’t spent a dime there since.

So, after another 20 years, we can expect a New Type 3 Squareback?