2024 McLaren 750S Broke My Brain I’ve driven a lot of stupidly fast cars at Jalopnik this year. Stuff like the Lucid Air Sapphire, Chevrolet Corvette, Maserati GranCabrio Folgore and Bentley Continental GT Speed come to mind, but none of those cars have altered my brain chemistry and changed my DNA as the McLaren 750S did. You see, it’s not the fact… Read more…

This Is The Jalopnik Staff Fleet As We Head Into 2025 Well, it’s the end of December, which means another year has passed without anyone forcing the Jalopnik staff to get real jobs. For that, we are eternally grateful. Allegedly, there are other jobs you can work that don’t require you to put pants on, but most of those don’t come with access to cool cars with gloveboxes… Read more…

The Best Used Cars And SUVs You Can Buy For $10,000 Or Less, According To Consumer Reports The average new car transaction price these days is nearly $50,000, which isn’t great when you consider the median income in this country is about the same. So if you need to replace your current car but can’t afford something new, you definitely aren’t alone. Decades of wage stagnation have put Americans in a tough… Read more…

Revisiting Boeing’s Awful 2024 In The Skies And Space Boeing had a year that its executives will definitely want to forget. An inflight door plug blow-out on a 737 Max led the Department of Justice to shred its 2021 settlement with the aerospace manufacturer over the plane’s two fatal crashes. Boeing pleaded guilty to defrauding the federal government and paid hundreds… Read more…

These Cars Didn’t Live Up To The Hype In 2024 We drive dozens, if not hundreds of cars every year. Some of them come around with a lot more hype than others. Folks aren’t really waiting in anticipation over things like the new gas-powered Chevy Equinox, but for some cars, there’s a ton of suspense leading up to their release. Read more…

At $7,900, Is This 1983 Ford Mustang A Ghost Of Xmas Past? Today being Christmas, the height of the gift-giving season, we’ll need to decide if this Nice Price or No Dice Mustang is a proper present or if its price makes you hope it comes with a return receipt. Read more…

An atheist’s spiritual guide to Christmas for the deconverted (RNS) — Former Mormon Britt Hartley shares advice for nonbelievers on navigating holiday traditions and family dynamics, and for finding meaning in the season without religious faith. The post An atheist’s spiritual guide to Christmas for the deconverted appeared first on RNS.

RNS picks for religion and spirituality books of 2024 (RNS) — This year’s selections confronted politically charged topics head-on, from immigration to artificial intelligence, Zionism and Christian nationalism. The post RNS picks for religion and spirituality books of 2024 appeared first on RNS.

Why constellations are actually an illusion

How oil burning in a single spoon became a Hanukkah miracle (RNS) — Taped to the front window of my in-laws’ house was a photocopy of a photograph of a tarnished and bent spoon. Of course, there was a story behind it. The post How oil burning in a single spoon became a Hanukkah miracle appeared first on RNS.

The Church of England’s Christmas looks anything but peaceful LONDON (RNS) — Sexual abuse scandals, having caused the resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury, now threaten to derail another senior cleric, while inviting challenges to England’s primacy in the Anglican Communion. The post The Church of England’s Christmas looks anything but peaceful appeared first on RNS.

Kwanzaa spirit comes to life at Harlem’s mythic Apollo Theather NEW YORK (RNS) — Celebrated from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1, Kwanzaa is centered on seven principles that champion the uplifting of the Black community. The post Kwanzaa spirit comes to life at Harlem’s mythic Apollo Theather appeared first on RNS.

These Are The Biggest Automotive Scandals Of 2024 What a year we’ve had in 2024. There was good news, like Lando Norris finally getting his first win in Formula 1, bad news like the demise of the Mitsubishi Mirage and unsurprising news, such as the end of another year without self-driving Teslas ruling the road. Read more…

Does This Freak You Out? One of the largest and fastest-growing car companies in China (and the world) is Nio, which has largely been focused on the more premium end of the electric car market. That’s now gonna change with Nio’s new Firefly subbrand, which was officially revealed last week with a cute ‘lil hatchback that will be sold in China… Read more…

In Israel and occupied territories, Christmas and Hanukkah converge in sober celebrations JERUSALEM (RNS) — Gaza’s tiny Christian community prayed with Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, who received permission from Israel to visit the parish of the Holy Family in the embattled enclave. The post In Israel and occupied territories, Christmas and Hanukkah converge in sober celebrations appeared first on RNS.

Jalopnik’s Best Car Photos Of 2024 The process of shooting photos of a car can be extremely time-consuming. Capturing every single angle, detail, backdrop and element can take a hell of a lot of effort, and frankly, most of the time the pictures stink anyway. However, sometimes everything lines up and you end up with some truly lovely pictures. That’s… Read more…

Merry Christmas or Happy Hanukkah? For some interfaith families, it’s both (RNS) — Two Texas families share how they navigate honoring different religious heritages during the holiday season. The post Merry Christmas or Happy Hanukkah? For some interfaith families, it’s both appeared first on RNS.

I Saw A Cool Van Holy smokes, is that a lifted four-wheel-drive third-generation Ford Econoline Club Wagon? Sometimes when I’m out walking the dog I find myself face to face with a truly never-before-seen specimen of automotive awesomeness. This time it was Ford’s incredible box van turned adventure machine. Out here in the American… Read more…

Meditation and religion are two separate things, says Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar BOONE, N.C. (RNS) — The spiritual, but not religious, practice of meditation has never been more popular, thanks to renowned teachers like Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. The post Meditation and religion are two separate things, says Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar appeared first on RNS.

A Disney World Monorail Under The Christmas Tree Made My Holiday Even More Special Putting a train under the Christmas tree was a time-honored tradition in the Kalmowitz household. When I was growing up, every year my family and I would spend hours setting up the train (sometimes two or three of them) under the tree, and I’d endlessly make them go back and forth. However, there was something I… Read more…