Necrophilia Not Funny, Alice.

Say what you will Ms. Landers, but Alice's sense of humor was not lost on a few kids from Maumee, Ohio.

Punk Rock in Detroit (1976-1986) Presented by Third Man Records and Cranbrook Art Museum

C'mon down and hang for a bit and bat the fat–it could be wacky. It's free.

Where:  Third Man Records
              441 W Canfield St, Detroit, MI 48201
       
When:   Saturday, August 4, 2 p.m.

"Your body is not a temple; It's an amusement park. Enjoy the ride." -Anthony Bourdian 1956-2018

Words to live by.

Bourdain visited Detroit in 2013 to shoot an episode of Parts Unknown and came away with a better appreciation and understanding of the Motor City than most:

Kick Out The Jams  

Anthony Bourdain, CNN

This is it. The last episode of our second season of "Parts Unknown."

And I'm glad it's set in Detroit. Because Detroit, for many Americans, is an abstraction -- truly, if incredibly, a part unknown. 

One only need look at some of our representatives, who, a while back, were actually suggesting it might be OK to let the beleaguered auto industry fend for itself, to leave Detroit to its fate to see how blithely willing much of America would be to point the gun straight at their own heads and pull the trigger. 

Detroit isn't just a national treasure. It IS America. And wherever you may live, you wouldn't be there -- and wouldn't be who you are in the same way -- without Detroit.

 Continued on CNN.com

John Deere W330 PTC Combine Posts Blistering 5-hour, 36-minute and 11-Second Nürburgring Lap Record!

Happy 50th Birthday, Hot Wheels

Matchbox cars may be neat, but Hot Wheels are cool.

From the original sweet sixteen to Sizzlers, and from the welt-inducing orange track to the iconic logo, we love you Hot Wheels. In celebration of your 50th anniversary, we've collected some of our favorite vintage Mattel Hot Wheels TV adverts for your viewing pleasure:

Fun Fact: The 1st Annual Hot Wheels Collectors Convention was held in Toledo, Ohio, in 1987 and returned at least four additional times in the ensuing decade. The 5th Annual Collectors convention was held in nearby Maumee, Ohio.