Canola Oil Wasn’t Always Food, Exploding Rockets and More

Canola Oil Wasn’t Always Food, Exploding Rockets and More

Photo: US Coast Guard Taking a chance on a 1950s German vehicle listed on Craigslist can be tempting, but there’s typically a lot of work involved in getting them running reliably. When the vehicle in question is a cruise ship, and not a Mercedes-Benz or a Porsche, the task is exponentially more difficult. California resident … Read more

Stranded Astronauts, Titan Submersible Troubles And Plane Pain In This Week’s Beyond Cars Roundup

Stranded Astronauts, Titan Submersible Troubles And Plane Pain In This Week’s Beyond Cars Roundup

Photo: Carlos Santiago / Eyepix Group (Getty Images) Whether traveling for business or pleasure, most feel the need to remain tethered to the digital world in some capacity. Some travelers are discovering the hard way that Mexican customs agents in Cancun will tax them at the airport for bringing multiple electronic devices into the country. … Read more

Weekend News Roundup June 15, 2024

Weekend News Roundup June 15, 2024

We miss the Honda Fit. We really do. It was an inexpensive subcompact, sure, but it was also so much better than it had any right to be, and it more or less made the competition irrelevant. There were less-expensive alternatives, but they just didn’t havethe level of charm, practicality and refinement of the Fit. … Read more