A Crumbling Cybertruck, An Intricate V10 Diesel Engine And A Win For Keis In This Week’s Car Culture Roundup Since its launch a year ago, Tesla’s flagship Cybertruck electric truck has been stumped by all kinds of pretty mundane obstacles. It’s so far been caught out by snow, slight inclines, water and now one Cybertruck owner reports that a pothole left them with a $34,000 repair bill. – Owen Bellwood Read More Read more…

This Sacramento County Patrol Car In Poland Is A Window Into The Strange World Of Fake American Police Cars In Europe A Sacramento County Sheriff Dodge Charger is taking social media by storm this week, not for getting into car chases or any sick jumps, but for showing up a little bit outside their jurisdiction — over 5,500 miles away in Poland. Read more…

Despite warnings from US government, Texas minister travels to Ukraine to share Christmas hope A. Larry Ross Communications The post Despite warnings from US government, Texas minister travels to Ukraine to share Christmas hope appeared first on RNS.

What the new LDS hymns say about Mormon theology (RNS) — Memo from the newest LDS hymns: We’re Christians, we’re Christians, we’re Christians. The post What the new LDS hymns say about Mormon theology appeared first on RNS.

751 years after his death, Rumi’s influence crosses continental and religious divides KONYA, Turkey (RNS) — The 10 days of events that ended Tuesday (Dec. 17) drew hundreds from around the world to this minor provincial capital in central Turkey. The post 751 years after his death, Rumi’s influence crosses continental and religious divides appeared first on RNS.

Photos of the Week: Prayers and pilgrims around the world (RNS) — This week’s photo gallery includes prayers and pilgrims around the world from a variety of faiths. The post Photos of the Week: Prayers and pilgrims around the world appeared first on RNS.

In war-torn Sudan, Anglican primate asks for a ‘silencing of guns’ for Christmas (RNS) — ‘Enough is enough to the suffering of the innocent people. Enough is enough to death,’ said Archbishop Ezekiel Kondo in his Christmas message. The post In war-torn Sudan, Anglican primate asks for a ‘silencing of guns’ for Christmas appeared first on RNS.

Winter solstice is having a moment — in churches, too PITTSBURGH (RNS) — In mainline Christian circles, winter solstice celebrations and longest night services are growing in popularity. The post Winter solstice is having a moment — in churches, too appeared first on RNS.

Churches consider what sanctuary might look like in Trump’s second term (RNS) — The news that Trump may rescind a policy discouraging immigration officials from arresting people at churches is making some church leaders reconsider sanctuary. The post Churches consider what sanctuary might look like in Trump’s second term appeared first on RNS.

Trump nominates CatholicVote president and culture warrior as Holy See ambassador (RNS) — CatholicVote has slowly emerged as a player in conservative politics, often as a sharp-elbowed crusader in the culture wars. The post Trump nominates CatholicVote president and culture warrior as Holy See ambassador appeared first on RNS.

Colorado’s Kei Cars Are Saved Colorado decided to consider arbitrarily pulling registrations for kei trucks earlier this week, after the shady American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators asked it to. Now, just three days later, the state has given up the effort — your Honda Beats and Subaru Sambars are safe. Read more…

Tuthill’s Carbon Fiber Porsche Rally Car Was Built For Africa But Loves The Snow In New Hampshire Is a vintage Porsche any good at rallying? Are you silly? An old Porsche drives great at normal everyday speeds, but it really comes into its own at full send, opposite lock, sliding sideways. Porsche wasn’t convinced that the 911 would ever be a proper competition car when it was first built in 1964, but after a… Read more…

NYC Pizza Shop’s Clever School Bus Has Caught The Attention Of Officials Who Want To Ban Outdoor Dining Areas A bus you can eat pizza in is the stuff dreams are made of. Sadly New York City officials don’t seem to think so, as a Brooklyn pizzeria is in trouble for trying to get around outdoor dining laws by using a school bus parked in front of the establishment. Read more…

You’d Buy Me This $1.9 Million 18th-Century Royal Caleche For Christmas If You Really Loved Me While everyone else gets excited about the Williams Sonoma catalog when Christmas approaches, this year, I’ve set my sights a bit higher. I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting lately, and I realized I’m better than a set of Pillivuyt Chantal Porcelain dinner plates. I’m better than the Williams Sonoma Champagne Saber… Read more…

Carlos Ghosn Says Nissan Is ‘Desperate’ Amid Merger Talks With Honda The talks of a potential merger between Honda and a floundering Nissan have encouraged Carlos Ghosn to chime in from his comfortable self-exile in Beirut. The former chairman and CEO at Nissan stated in TV interviews that the potential deal is “a desperate move.” Ghosn is familiar with desperate moves — it’s been five… Read more…

Used Kia EV6 GTs Are Basically Half Off And Still Make 576 HP As the owner of a 68,000-mile 2015 Fiat 500e, I’ll be the first person to tell you that most people’s range anxiety is way overblown. I get around just fine in my little clown car even if I have to charge it pretty frequently. Still, I fully understand looking at the Kia EV6 GT’s specs and deciding to get something… Read more…

1984 Chevrolet Camaro Berlinetta Was Slow As Hell But Had Extendable Control Pods And A Swiveling Radio The preferences of the modern car buyer are so vastly different now than they were 40 years ago. It’s hard to imagine that there was actually a point in time where Chevrolet thought a fancyCamaro focused on luxury and technology would ever sell, but the 1984 Camaro Berlinetta was just that. While it’s still hard to… Read more…

A Chiron Owner Wanted A Cup Holder, So Bugatti Designed Her A 3D-Printed One Just In Time For Christmas When you get to the level of multi-million dollar cars like the Bugatti Chiron, the sky is basically the limit in terms of spec and customization. Whatever color combination, special artwork or one-off trimmings you ask for, Bugatti can do it. The company will even create custom parts for you after your car has been… Read more…

Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: I’m a Gen Z Teacher: Schools Rely Too Much on Chromebooks (Skyler Graham) (Guest post by Skyler Graham) Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: I’m a Gen Z Teacher: Schools Rely Too Much on Chromebooks (Skyler Graham) (Guest post by Skyler Graham) “Skyler Graham is a co-teacher apprentice at Ember Charter Schools. She currently teaches high school English and social studies.” This article appeared in Chalkbeat, September…

Traffic Jams: Jon Hopkins – ‘Music For Psychedelic Therapy’ It’s the final Friday before Christmas, which means most of my time is about to be spent wrapping presents, eating mince pies and traveling around the country to see various friends and family. It’s going to be lovely, but there’s sure to be a bit of drama here and there. During all that chaos, it can sometimes get a… Read more…