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Mattel Hot Wheels 2026 F1 Concept Car Letdown
After more than six (6) months of waiting, Mattel’s Hot Wheels 2026 F1 concept car finally showed up on our doorsteps in the last week of August. But the long wait and the final product were a big letdown. The colors, particularly the yellow-green, look too washed out compared with the 3D rendering photos they…
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Claus Ogerman + George Benson
Jazz guitarist George Benson hugged the limelight in 1976 when Warner Bros. Records released his “Breezin’ LP. It became one of the best-selling jazz albums of all time. Unknown to some, Claus Ogerman, one of the best musical composers-arrangers of the period, chose him as one of the studio session men for his “Gate of…
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Le Tour de France 2026!!!
While at the small regional airport in Southampton (the UK) for our short flight to Dublin, Ireland, I chanced upon this magazine at the convenience shop to pass the time! The 145-page magazine is packed with photos, data, and juicy tidbits on the teams (23 in the men’s category and 21 in the women’s category),…