What It Looks Like When You Mix A Drink In Zero Gravity [TODAY'S AD BRIEF]
Perhaps inspired by Red Bull pulling off stunts really high up in the air, Stoli decided to send a mixologist to the edge of space too. Rokkan helped create the stunt in which a specially made Boeing...
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Beijing Has A Controversial Plan To Cut Traffic In Half
The spectacular traffic jams that plague Beijing have pushed the capital city to consider a measure that could cut the number of cars on the road in half. First applied during the 2008 Olympic Games,...
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How Ford Lost $1.5 Billion In Europe This Year
It was new products at Paris a month ago, but now Ford gives us the bad news. Andrew English looks at the issues behind Ford's closure announcement. Several sorts of truth can explain Ford's decision...
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A Glow-In-The-Dark 'Smart Highway' Is Coming To The Netherlands
A duo of Dutch design firms is planning to promote safe driving by making the road smarter. Studio Roosegaarde and Heijmans Infrastructure want to improve visibility at night and in winter conditions...
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Pumping Gas Could Cost You $150 Before You Even Fill Up
It's not uncommon for credit card companies to place a temporary charge on cards swiped at the pump, but this story from GasBuddy.com's Patrick Dehan seemed too extreme to be true: "I only needed to...
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Rio's Century-Old Cable Car Is Getting An Upgrade
Rio's famed Sugarloaf cable car, one of the world's most visited tourist landmarks, fetes its 100th birthday Saturday with plans to extend its service to other neighboring hilltops. Inaugurated on...
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SPOTTED: An Extremely Rare 1952 Ferrari 212 In California
In the early 1950s, Ferrari introduced the 212 Inter Cabriolet. It produced only 79, so actually laying eyes on one is a rare treat. This light blue 212 was spotted in an underground parking lot of a...
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Incredible Ad Uses 17 Nude Painted Bodies To Depict A Crashed Car
In a new campaign encouraging drivers to reduce their speed and avoid deadly accidents, the Motor Accident Commission (MAC) of South Australia wanted something striking and different. They hired...
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The TSA Discovered 42 Guns, A Drug-Filled Grenade, And A 'Wheel Of Pain' This...
In its Week in Review, the TSA blog ran down the list of all the weapons it confiscated from passengers during security screenings in the past seven days. Of 42 guns found, 38 were loaded. Someone...
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After Years In The Desert, Nissan's Sentra Is Relevant Again
When Nissan first brought the Sentra to the American market in the early 1980s, it was a success: After a year of sales, it was the best-selling import and fourth best-selling passenger car in the...
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ROUBINI: 'US Airlines Are The Most Pathetic Antediluvian Pieces Of Junk Ever'
The airlines are going to rue the day they ever messed with "Doctor Doom" Nouriel Roubini. The famous economist is going on an epic Twitter rant right now. First it sounds like he had a bad flight on...
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Honda Earnings Leak, Management Slashes Guidance
(Updates with China forecast in third paragraph.) Oct. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Honda Motor Co., Japan’s third- largest carmaker, cut its full-year profit forecast after Chinese consumers shunned Japanese...
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Forget Anti-Japan Protests — Here's The REAL Reason Toyota Flopped In China
BEIJING, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp blames its China underperformance on the widespread anti-Japan protests triggered by a territorial row. Some company insiders and dealers, though, say the...
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Why Hurricane Sandy Is More Likely To Cause Gas Prices To Fall Than Rise
Shut-ins at East Coat refineries appear to be causing gas prices to rise today. But Hurricane Sandy will likely cause oil and gas prices to drop as drivers avoid roads. The effect of what analysts...
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LaGuardia Airport May Be Underwater By Tonight
Parts of New York City, including Battery Park, Red Hook in Brooklyn and the end of Wall Street are already underwater. LaGuardia airport could be next, according to Weather Channel meteorologist Jim...
View ArticleThe V8 Engine In The New Jaguar F-Type Sounds Glorious
Jaguar officially revealed the F-Type, the long-awaited successor to the iconic E-Type, at the Paris Motor Show last month. The new sports car comes with a 3.0-liter V6 engine (starting at $69,000),...
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Sandy Has Already Caused More Than 7,000 Flight Cancellations
NEW YORK, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Hurricane Sandy will likely cause financial headaches for U.S. airlines that canceled more than 7,000 flights to and from the Northeast corridor on Sunday. Hotels in the...
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Nearly 11,000 Flights Have Been Cancelled As Sandy Rages
The number of flights cancelled as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the East Coast has reached 10,886, according to FlightAware.com. The numbers represent flights within, into, and out of the United...
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This Luxury Train Is The Best Way To Travel To Machu Pichu
Talk about bucket list locations, Machu Picchu is up there (literally). The sacred Inca city high in the Andes mountains of Peru isn't an easy place to visit, but thousands head there every day for a...
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The History Of James Bond In 24 Awesome Cars [Infographic]
James Bond films are based on a few basic ingredients: ladies, action, drinks, and cars. After seeing an infographic comparing Bonds based on the first three, it's time to look at the best rides the...
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