The late 30s were a rough time for Aston Martin. Though it was recognised as a major sporting car company, they had a rough time thanks to the global situation. Strike action by French workers scuppered their entry in the 1936 Le Mans race, and two team cars had to … Read More
Risk is already responsible for ending at least two friendships per game due to backstabbing and camping out in South America like a jerk, so why not go full Westeros? Risk: Game of Thrones Edition ($60) is pretty much the regular anger-inducing game, except that you get two maps (Westeros … Read More
Man, do we even need to explain how frickin’ sweet a personal hovercraft would be? This one’s made of a carbon fibre / Kevlar composite material, which makes it both lightweight and strong, and it has a maximum water payload of 1,000 lbs. It will run you at least $15,000, … Read More
Want the ultimate daily planner? Here it is: the Dreamweaver Planner (starting at $38), now on Kickstarter. Oh, and there are technically three versions, depending on what you need. All the planners come in real or faux leather (red, black, tan), have full zippers, and lay flat. The Traveller comes … Read More
Gullwings weren’t just an eighties obsession; if you were part of the newly minted jet-set in the fifties, then a Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Alloy Gullwing ($5- to $6-million) was the thing to have. Aside from unique doors, the car could do 215 hp in a 2,996 cc SOHC inline six-cylinder … Read More
