I hear he's teaming up with other artists for a new edge.

Lots of young artists have talent, but don't prosper into adulthood. There's usually a moment where the public perception of that artist changes and opens a new door for them. For JT, it was Omletteville and the Barry Gibb show. He gave people a laugh, but more importantly he showed his fans (along with a much…

Chicago's byzantine parking rules have only gotten worse with the goddamn LAZ parking deal for the next 90+ years. If you don't pay the ticket, the fees double in 30 days. And then double again in another 30. Let it go long enough and you can't renew your vehicle registration or driver's license.

When the bad folks all get together at night, you know they all call Big Jim "Boss". Just because.

My father recounted a wonderful story about my rabbi at a gathering not long ago. Our rabbi was older and had been recently diagnosed with cancer, but he wanted to continue working for the congregation for as long as possible. The congregation hired a younger rabbi to assist the elder in his duties.

I'm having a flash back to my college days. Grew up attending a reform synagogue, but it was apparently much more conservative than my roommates. I was far from home, so his family took me in for the Passover holiday. My roommate's mom converted when she married his dad. The woman served HAM at passover.

Did you get a piece of the sale of those books? Of course not. I worked clothing retail for the Limited for a few years (Structure) and my manager was always pushing me to "suggest sell" accessories and accompanying articles to complete an outfit. I was helpful and didn't mind making suggestions when asked. I…

Not a fan of Walmart, but the food drive you mentioned was local decision. One store in Oklahoma wound up tarring the entire corporate brand. (Walmart deserves much of the bad PR they've been getting, but this food drive was an ill-conceived idea from a local manager. #RaceTogether is the brainchild of Starbucks CEO…

This is something I've always wanted to try. I already have some of the tools. I bought an air compressor with a tank for airbrush work. The tank lets me charge up a nights worth of air so I can work in silence. Turns out it's powerful enough for pneumatic tools and spray guns. Now all I need is a garage...

Don't worry Marge. I'll get us out of this. It's just gonna take a whooooole lotta floorin'!

Or we can all imagine a new paradigm: Top Gear with your hosts - James May and Richard Hammond. A bit more dorky and pedantic, but if they continue to feature exotic car reviews and fun video features, I'm in.

Fine. Then don't replace him. What I'm saying is I'll happily take two stooges and awesome car videos over no Top Gear at all. Clarkson may seem essential to the Top Gear's success, but I'll watch another season without him if it means we get one more season of Top Gear.

Sigh. I like Jeremy Clarkson. I'll miss him if he's sacked.

You're right about that - but you're assuming the process at Exotic Skittles (lol) is the same as your local Avis/Budget/Hertz. My wife almost rented a Ferrari for us in San Diego, but they limited the rental to 100 miles, which nixed our trip to Palm Desert unless we were willing to pay a ridiculous $2 per mile fee…

Oh look! My stepmother has joined Kinja.

That beats the pants off a DUI charge. I'm assuming "restitution" is for the insurance deductible. Unless he didn't check that box on the rental application in which case he can look forward to eating ramen and generic mac & cheese for the foreseeable future.

I take reviews with a grain of salt, but when there's an overwhelming number of them there's usually spillover that comes up on a simple Google search. Dealerships like this prey on the ignorant and/or desperate consumer. If you have bad credit, there aren't many places you can shop for a car. If these are the only…

Against my advice, a girl I know bought an E36 BMW convertible for far too much money. It was in relatively sound mechanical condition, but had seen many miles and I knew a repair for something was imminent. The driver's seat had little support from the previous owners corpulent frame and there were no maintenance…

I'm willing to give someone the benefit of the doubt, Jason, but this is a bit much. If you're in drive, it's two clicks up to reverse just like a column shifter. If you're in reverse, pull down two clicks for drive. I'll grant that it takes a little getting used to, but the Lincoln push button shifter is a more…