Carl Pettit is a columnist, editor and writer working for an array of colorful publications. He specializes in cultural and social issues, as well as East Asia, politics and satire.
These strange beasts aren’t custom cars built in someone’s garage. The plans for the odd looking motor vehicles featured here were actually drawn up by automobile manufacturers, for the most part, and put together on some kind of assembly line. The actual number produced might be small, but that doesn’t make them any less cool, or bizarre.
It takes an exceptionally brave man to plunge down into the crater of a volcano. And you have to wonder a little about his sanity if he does so just to grab some cool footage and a better view of a lake filled with swirling molten lava.
Like our parole officer always says: "You only get one chance to make a good first impression."
Yes, paradise does exist on earth. It might not be paradise for everyone, but for a single guy on the prowl, these cities are hard to beat. These are the locations where women vastly outnumber men.
No one likes a long commute. But now, with high-powered electric skate boards (longboards) set to hit the market, commuting just might be the best, and most radical part of your day.
A company in Palo Alto, California, named Boosted Boards, is designing and building some extremely kick-ass electric vehicles that
Sometimes a girl needs to let loose, and vent her frustrations, 'Thelma and Louise' style. Erin Holdsworth felt just such a need , and demonstrated it with a ton of speed, and lots of nudity.
The weekend is done, so it's a safe bet that you enjoyed some adult beverages.
“I'm the guy who carries Mr. Dead in his pocket.” – Mad Max (Mel Gibson) in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Tom Hardy, the English actor who played Bane in 'The Dark Knight Rises,' is set to star as Mad Max in the upcoming franchise reboot 'Mad Max: Fury Road'. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the Mad Max films, they're the movies that made a pre-controversy-courting Mel Gibson an international superstar. Those films, especially 'The Road Warrior,' also made the post-apocalyptic world seem pretty damn cool.
“A fight is not won by one punch or kick. Either learn to endure, or hire a bodyguard.” – Bruce Lee
It’s going to happen, probably more than once or twice in your life. You’ll be out with your buddies, on the town, cruising the bars, knocking back beers and shots of tequila and whiskey. Or perhaps someone will challenge your drinking prowess, and you defend your honor with a booze-guzzling contest. Whatever the reasons may be, you’ve overdone it, and you wake up in the morning with a raging hangover.
