10 Modern Cars That Look Like Station Wagons

10 Modern Cars That Look Like Station Wagons The station wagon was once the beloved body style of families. Comfortable inside, with an incredibly large cargo area, it had everything a family needed. Some models were even available with three seating rows, because the post-WWII baby boom was a real thing. Then crossovers and SUVs arrived, and these new kids on the block were also practical, but way cooler. They sat higher from the ground, making you feel more important....

June 1, 2025 · 13 min · 2610 words · John Aguilar

4 Of The Most Powerful Engines Ever Put Into The Pontiac Firebird

4 Of The Most Powerful Engines Ever Put Into The Pontiac Firebird The Pontiac Firebird debuted in 1967 during the classic muscle car era. With Chevy releasing their first-generation Camaro and Ford beefing up the popular Mustang with a big-block engine, the pony car craze was in full swing. And despite the prowess of the GTO,the 1967 Pontiac Firebird was a formidable competitor to the Ford Mustang. In case you’re wondering, there is adifference between the Pontiac Trans Am and Firebird, so this list will focus on the Firebird and not its more potent twin....

June 1, 2025 · 5 min · 886 words · Emily Wells

5 ways I boosted my TV picture quality

I know what my TV is capable of, and I know the potential of the latest TVs on the market. The bestnew Smart TVs, with all their processing powers, AI enhancements, and intricately crafted screens, have the ability to faithfully recreate whatever content you’re watching, but it’s also true that they can also really distort some shows, movies, and live events. If you’ve anew TV, then often the default settings aren’t the ideal settings to get the best version of what you’re watching (this is also true when it comes toaudio settings)....

June 1, 2025 · 7 min · 1454 words · Richard Adams

6 Of The Worst-Looking Chevrolets Ever Made

6 Of The Worst-Looking Chevrolets Ever Made Automotive designers and the automakers that employ them have two options when it comes to designing a new model to add to the corporate stable. They can either piggyback off an existing design or boldly launch something the public hasn’t seen before. Sometimes, the bold approach can result incars that are ahead of their time, while other newcar designs can become instant classics. Sadly, sometimes this design approach can lead tosome of the worst-looking cars....

June 1, 2025 · 8 min · 1493 words · Jennifer Knapp

A Brief History of the World review: conquer the world straight from your iOS device

Maybe you won’t actually be learning history, butA Brief History of the Worldis an engaging and challenging game of domination over the empires of the world. No set up required. You don’t even need another person to play with… The app is designed to look similar to the physical board game. Players place tokens on the map to represent armies, monuments, and ships. Your hand is on the right side of the screen with the map taking center stage....

June 1, 2025 · 5 min · 1059 words · Catherine Benson

Adobe brings new features to Lightroom like Split View on iPad and new export options

Adobe today updatedLightroom for iOS,Lightroom for macOSandLightroom Classicwith new features like support for Split View multitasking. It also shared what’s in store across 2020. For a detailed summary of the new features,visit the Adobe blog. Lightroom for Mac There are now new options available in Lightroom for Mac when exporting items — in addition to the previous JPEG and TIFF exports, you can now choose to save your photographs as DNG files....

June 1, 2025 · 3 min · 552 words · Sean Campbell

All the Reveals From Devolver Direct 2023: The Return of Volvy

The Devolver Direct has become one of the most anticipated gaming showcases in recent years, serving as both a bizarre, surreal satire of the gaming industry and a showcase for some genuinely impressive games. But this year’s presentation promised to be their biggest yet, all thanks to the return of one of gaming’s most legendary figures: Volvy. Yes, THAT Volvy. The iconic gaming mascot of the ’80s and ’90s, the staple of many a player’s youth, and the big-handed figure that redefined the gaming landscape for decades ever since their debut in Field Run, Volvy....

June 1, 2025 · 6 min · 1088 words · Madeline Gonzalez

Allison Janney's Best Performances, Ranked

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1959,Allison Janneyhas had a magnificent career in film,television, and on stage. Her passion for acting was cultivated in college when she met Paul Newman and his wife, Joanne. The two were her teachers and encouraged her to continue her training at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in NYC. Her first role was in the movieWho Shot Patakango?in 1989, but her career really began to soar in the 1990s when she was cast in Aaron Sorkin’sThe West Wing....

June 1, 2025 · 5 min · 856 words · Dr. Christian Moon DVM

Amazon Is Betting Big On The 'Good Guy' Of AI: Here's What That Means For You

Amazon Is Betting Big On The ‘Good Guy’ Of AI: Here’s What That Means For You In the highly competitive world of artificial intelligence, alliances are being made. Despite having hadits own AI products for some time now, Amazon has formed a close collaboration with Anthropic, the AI company behind the Claude chatbot. The newest iteration of Amazon’s voice assistant Alexa, known now as Alexa+, ispartly powered by Anthropic’s Claude. A team from Anthropic worked on Alexa+ development to integrate “the full benefits of Claude’s capabilities....

June 1, 2025 · 4 min · 725 words · Adam Garcia

Apple again reported to be working on iPhones with 4.7 and 5.7-inch displays

Since just before Apple unveiledthe iPhone 5slast September, we’ve beenhearing rumorsthat the company’s eighth-generation handset is going to feature a larger display. Reports are calling for sizes from 4.8-inches all the way up to 6-inches. But there’s also another theory—first started by Reuters last June—going around that Apple is working on two larger screen iPhone models: one with a 4.7-inch display and one with a 5.7-inch display. And a new report out of China adds to the mix…...

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 324 words · Cynthia Sanchez

Apple looking to make further improvements to Maps in iOS 6.1

Apple released thefirst beta of iOS 6.1to developers yesterday. It’s still early, obviously, but we’ve already discovered a handful of changes in the new firmware, including revampedLock screen music controls. And, as a reader has pointed out to us, iOS 6.1 also adds a new “Report a Problem” button to the stock Maps app. It replaces a smaller bug reporter link, and signifies Apple’s commitment to making Maps better… Apple Maps has easily been one of the company’s biggest debacles in recent memory....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 291 words · Bryce Joyce

Balatro Reaches New Sales Milestone, Passes Half A Million Sold

Developer LocalThunk’s breakout, poker-themed hit in the form of Balatro, has found itself passing another major milestone when it comes to total copies sold. As if managing to rack up atotal of 250,000 copiesin the span of a mere three days wasn’t impressive enough, the roguelike deck-builder has done one better and in the span of the roughly two-week period it’s been made available, has – asannouncedby the game’s publisher Playstack – now passed total sales of 500,000 copies....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 380 words · John Gardner

Bang & Olufsen's Beoplay H95 are company's flagship ANC headphones

Beoplay H95 is the name of Bang & Olufsen’s new flagship headphones to celebrate 95 years of the Danish audio specialist. The idea behind H95 was simple - to create “the finest wireless headphones [it] has ever built.” They’re full-blown noise-cancelling travel headphones that come with their own compact carrying case - the headphones fold flat and inwards so they fit neatly into the case. There’s a price point to match at $800/£700, significantly more thanSony’s excellent new range-topping WH-1000XM4 ANC headphonesbut there are reasons for that....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 355 words · Margaret Bartlett