Most Embarrassing Cars, Best After-Dinner Cruisers And F1’s Next Automaker In This Week’s QOTD Roundup We’re living in embarrassing times, folks, which means you’re probably better off if your car isn’t embarrassing as well. Unfortunately for some, there are a lot of vehicles out there that are downright humiliating to be caught behind the wheel of. That’s what led me to my question from last week. – Andy Kalmowitz Read… Read more…

Abandoned Underground Bases, Decades-Long Mysteries And Potential Russian Sabotage In This Week’s Beyond Cars Roundup Back in 1959, the Army Corp of Engineers carved its own Echo Base into the Greenland ice as a testbed for launching nuclear missiles from Arctic locations. The base was abandoned in 1967, but a new scan from NASA shows it’s still sitting 100 feet below the ice — along with all its radioactive waste. – Amber DaSilva Re… Read more…

Cheap Honda Prologues, A Screaming Chicken And Ken Block Subaru WRX STI In This Week’s Car Buying Roundup While the EV market is experiencing rapid sales growth, many car buyers still prefer hybrids as they benefit from reduced fuel usage but don’t have to worry about a charging infrastructure still in development. Honda lease shoppers on the fence between EV and hybrid would be wise to compare the programs as a much more … Read more…

Trucker Drops Lambo, California Drops Tesla From Future And A ‘Keep Moving’ Sign Meets It End In This Week’s Car Culture Roundup The United States may not have the kinds of pre-Christian mega-structure buildings that exist in nearly every other corner of the globe. No, we aren’t living amongst the gorgeous marble altars to a pantheon of gods, or the crumbling remains of towering temples or palaces. But what we lack in vintage we’re more than… Read more…

Three Die Via Google Maps, HOA Woes And A New New Toyota Celica Is Underway In This Week’s News Roundup Three people have been killed in India after the route they were following on Google Maps reportedly took them over the edge of a damaged bridge. The three men drove off the bridge crossing the Ramganga River in northern India, despite the span being badly damaged earlier this year. – Owen Bellwood Read More Read more…

Pope Francis’ eco-village to promote ecological conversion at 2025 Jubilee (RNS) — Pilgrims and visitors will walk through an immersive experience of the pope’s zero-waste farm and gardens. The post Pope Francis’ eco-village to promote ecological conversion at 2025 Jubilee appeared first on RNS.

Ride Onboard For The Aston Martin Valkyrie’s Record-Breaking Silverstone Lap The Aston Martin Valkyrie was penned by Formula 1 design ace Adrian Newey, uses tech derived from top-tier racing and creates enough downforce to drive upside down on the roof of a tunnel, in theory. Because of all that, it’s incredibly fast on a race track and the multi-million-dollar hypercar has now set a new lap… Read more…

In Darien Gap, Latino Protestant leaders see migrant journey firsthand (RNS) — The trip, taken just days after President-elect Donald Trump won a second term in the U.S., brought 25 Latino Protestant leaders and pastors to Panama to help them understand the experiences of migrants who may later arrive in their communities. The post In Darien Gap, Latino Protestant leaders see migrant journey firsthand appeared firs…

India’s anti-conversion law is fine-tuned to allow policing of Christians NEW DELHI (RNS) — While they purport to protect poor Hindus from being exploited, anti-conversion laws have been found to have a more demonstrable effect of generating violence against Christians. The post India’s anti-conversion law is fine-tuned to allow policing of Christians appeared first on RNS.

With Trump’s return comes a chance for parents to opt for religious schools (RNS) — There was a time, not terribly long ago, when the idea of public funds in any way enabling American students to attend religious private schools was anathema. The post With Trump’s return comes a chance for parents to opt for religious schools appeared first on RNS.

Photos of the Week: Bala Chaturdasi; Buddhists making kimchi (RNS) —This week’s photo gallery includes Bala Chaturdasi festival in Nepal, Buddhists making kimchi in South Korea and more. The post Photos of the Week: Bala Chaturdasi; Buddhists making kimchi appeared first on RNS.

2024 Nissan Rogue Is The Most Crossover Crossover To Ever Crossover The 2024 Nissan Rogue isn’t a car for folks like you and me. We’re more into things that lights our souls on fire, makes us fizz or any other number of cliches, but stuff like that isn’t important to the vast majority of car buyers. Most buyers just want something that is reasonably priced, well thought out and has… Read more…

Watch An Abandoned Subaru WRX Come Roaring Back To Life If you’re too full of turkey and marshmallow-topped sweet potato to function, you’ve got a few options to make yourself feel better. You could go for a run to try and burn off all that food, you might head to the garage to hide from your family, or you could watch this mesmerizing video of a Subaru WRX getting… Read more…

Tired Of Your Family? Watch This Video About The Rise And Fall Of The Limousine Growing up as a car-obsessed child, my family knew that all I ever wanted was books about cars, shows about cars, and movies about cars. From books about construction equipment to VHS tapes about supercars, I consumed as much automotive media as possible, but there was one form of vehicle that always reigned supreme: t… Read more…

The Blue And Gold Subaru Rally Cars You Love Owe Their Style To A Cigarette Company Rothmans. Marlboro. John Player Special. The best liveries in motorsports come from cigarette companies, and that holds true even for distinctive paint jobs on street cars. Next time you see a World Rally Blue WRX or STI on gold wheels, you can thank State Express 555 cigarettes. Read more…

Character Goes Beyond Any One Car Earlier this year, I spent nearly 1,000 miles in a Lexus LC 500 coupe on a road trip to visit my old college town. It was a fantastic road trip companion, a car I could’ve spent days and days in, but there was something more to it than that: Familiarity. Somehow, this $111,550 car — something I could never afford to… Read more…

Latino Protestants go on pilgrimage to the Darien Gap (RNS) — The trip, taken just days after President-elect Donald Trump won a second term in the U.S., brought 25 Latino Protestant leaders and pastors to Panama to help them understand the experiences of migrants who may later arrive in their communities. The post Latino Protestants go on pilgrimage to the Darien Gap appeared first on RNS.

Trans woman, once a Mormon stake president, speaks out in new book (RNS) — Before her gender transition, Laurie Lee Hall was a stake president and worked as a lead architect for the church’s temple building program. Her new memoir tells of her long quest to live authentically as a woman. The post Trans woman, once a Mormon stake president, speaks out in new book appeared first on RNS.

Remember Me 6.7: The leading Bible memorization app reaches new heights Poimena The post Remember Me 6.7: The leading Bible memorization app reaches new heights appeared first on RNS.

Bangladeshi court denies bail to Hindu leader who led rallies for minority protection DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Hindus and members of other minority groups say they have faced more attacks than ever since former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country amid a mass uprising in August and an interim government took over. The post Bangladeshi court denies bail to Hindu leader who led rallies for minority protection appeared fir…