Month: July 2021

Land Rover The lauded Land Rover Defender is going gold in its latest “Trophy Edition” appointment, but there’s more to the exclusive package than trail-busting upgrades.  As Motor Trend notes, the limited-run four-door SUVs are wrapped in a yellow and black color combo inspired by the even more exclusive Defender Works V8 Trophy SUVs that […]

Samsung Samsung isn’t resting on its laurels after last year’s buzzy launch of the Odyssey G9, a hefty high-def monitor that’s described as the “ultimate gamer’s accessory” by multiple outlets.  Instead, the electronics is introducing an improved version dubbed the Odyssey G9 Neo with Quantum Mini LEDs, the same types of tiny light-emitting diodes featured […]

Predator is getting a prequel titled Skull, according to this Collider interview with producers John Davis and John Fox. Fox and Davis went back to the basics, apparently. There’s no (now-elderly) Arnold Schwarzenegger bellowing for everyone to get back to “da choppah.”  20th Century Fox “It goes back to what made the original Predator movie work,” Davis […]

Star Wars actor Oscar Isaac returns to his indie roots opposite Tiffany Haddish in the trailer for The Card Counter, the new movie from writer/director Paul Schrader and his executive producer and longtime collaborator Martin Scorsese.  Focus Features Schrader, who famously wrote Scorsese’s seminal Taxi Driver, is spinning another intense tale of vengeance in the high-stakes […]

2021 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Chevrolet The Chevrolet Camaro will be replaced by the near opposite of a gas-guzzling muscle car—an all-electric sedan. Motor Trend is one of many reliable automotive outlets that’s citing a report from Automotive News, which published a roundup General Motors’ future lineup.  The current, sixth-generation Camaro has no future replacement to […]

Silverstone Auctions Richard Hammond’s auto obsessions continue onward with The Smallest Cog, a new classic vehicle restoration business to be highlighted on an as-yet untitled upcoming Discovery docuseries.  But he needs a cash infusion to get things going, so he’s selling eight beloved vehicles from his personal collection through Silverstone Auctions.   1969 Porsche 911T Silverstone […]

Kenny Flowers Journey with us back in time to carefree days in the sun, poolside in Miami or a tropical locale of your choosing. What’s the prevailing style of the day, then and now? An easy, breezy cabana shirt, another variation of the Hawaiian shirt — and one of the coolest men’s shirts you can […]

Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney It appears Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher have a surprisingly weird philosophy regarding their kids’ personal cleanliness that only other hassled parents of little ones might understand.  The celebrity couple guest on the Armchair Expert podcast hosted by Dax Shepard and Monica Padman to talk cryptocurrency, but the conversation […]

Getty Images The lone copy of Wu-Tang Clan’s Once Upon a Time in Shaolin—originally purchased by disgraced “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli for $2 million—has been sold by the U.S. government to an anonymous buyer in exchange for paying down the imprisoned pharmaceutical executive and hedge fund manager’s multi-million dollar debt. The exclusive LP, presented in a hand-carved […]

The original 1984 Ghostbusters was one of the most iconic comedies of the 1980s, so it’s no surprise that the venerable film franchise is still chugging along in reboot-obsessed 2021.  Aside from 1989’s forgettable Ghostbusters 2, there was a controversial 2016 reboot that failed to excite critics or fans. Now, writer/director Jason Reitman is hoping to conjure […]