Victoria Secret is the Applebees of undergarments. There are better options in every dimension, but force of habit and ubiquity have kept them alive long after the sun has set on the mall era they thrived in.

No conversation about French-US collaboration, import and export is complete without this reminder of when the French tried to compare the AMC Pacer to Bridget Bardot.

I had this conversation around a campfire the other night, and I came away with the realization that socio economics play a part in the ethics of using force.

If it’s your property, you would be able to point the gun as deterrent, because you have a right to be there and the thief does not. In some states, you can only pull the trigger if the thief is posing a direct threat to you or others, and you cannot escape them.

You are correct. In Washington, you can use force to defend yourself, others or your property. You do not have an obligation to retreat.

The picture of people out watching the smoke plume from lawn chairs makes me think of the people who watched the Chernobyl fire from the bridge.

The tone felt totally off. It had the “fun” tone deafness of a Reality show after show that didn’t fit with the reality of a total shitbag stealing money from widows, orphans and burn victims.

I was hoping they went around capturing rapists and bringing them to an Airbnb blacksite (located in tasteful Island castle for only $1700 a week + $4300 cleaning fees and a $450 service charge).

It really comes down to use on forest roads. There are much nicer campers for half the price, but they have the durability of a shed on a trailer. Getting a full feature camper that will handle bad roads puts you close to $80k.

For the most part, US based media ignores Asia in general, and China in particular. When they do report on China, it usually falls into the categories of, “Trade Imbalance”, “China is a superpower, is that OK?”, and “Look at this thing they built”.

Totally agree. Whether there was accidental exposure in the facility, or exposure during sample collection, there doesn’t seem to any reason to believe malicious intent.

Probably quite a bit. ABC, ESPN, CNN, NBC and MSNBC aren’t really capable of journalistic honesty in reporting on China because of how much their parent companies count on that market for revenue. As a result, most of the reporting on the Lab leak theory is by independent media companies, some of which are total…

You can get into a well equipped 4x4 Transit or Sprinter for $115k. That said, there are outfitters that can max out supercar level budgets.

I started spec’ing out a TAXA Mantis, and they are over $40k. They seem pretty fantastic, but that feels like a good chunk of change for a pop up.

This is the kind of innovative thinking that keeps me coming back to the Jalopnik comments section.

I thought it was grimly funny given the fate of Saab, but I’ve also been told more than once that I’m an asshole.

The idea that Covid-19 either originated from the WVI or as a result of sample collection without proper PPE seems credible. Dismissing it outright feels naive at best, and fuels distrust of media and government.

Depending on the car, the financing and the service covered under warranty, it can legitimately be cheaper in terms of total economic cost to buy new.

This seems like the only logical answer. The Kardashians are afraid of being eaten by lemurs.