Once upon a time, all you needed for a tricked-out ride were some wire wheels, bucket seats and whitewall tires. Welcome to the age of gadgetry, when even economy cars sport cool tech, and supercars are decked out in gear that runs the gamut from the sublime to the ridiculous. The options can be overwhelming, so I wrote this article to help you narrow your wish list.
Island vacations that feel so fine you can’t control your brain
Island vacationers don’t just want to get away from it all. They want to get far, far away from anything resembling it all—preferably in some idyllic spot that offers natural beauty, soothing surf and diverse diversions when needed. In this article, I’ll break down my picks for the 10 best island options, taking into account factors such as fun, history, access, privacy, cost, popularity, beauty, climate, amenities and, of course, that elusive “wow factor.”
So I got that going for me, which is nice
The June 2007 Golf Digest introduced duffers everywhere to an odd new golf swing gaining popularity on the PGA Tour. The stack and tilt swing, developed by well-known PGA Tour instructors Michael Bennett and Andy Plummer, appeared so off-kilter that many golfers doubted they could imitate it without falling over, let alone use it to straighten out their hits and maximize their power. There was no arguing with results, however.
Awesome anglers, from Zane Grey to Hemingway
Everyone enjoys a good fish story, but how do you tell the true legends from the small fry? Should you go with individual achievement, like the man who landed a 1,600-pound shark in the Bahamas using only a boat anchor, or stick to amazing anglers like Sri Lankan stilt fishermen or the Chinese people that fished using cormorants and otters? It was a tough call, but for this article, I decided to go with the legends whose tales lured today’s great fishermen to the sport and still inspire them: the anglers’ anglers, in other words.
Top 5 most legendary fishermen
Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink
How can we live on a planet overflowing with 326 million trillion gallons of water and still face shortages? Even if only about .05 percent of it is drinkable, shouldn’t there be some way to purify the rest? Actually, people all over the world convert seawater to potable water, but the process tends to be prohibitively expensive at large scales. Even so, with looming droughts, natural disasters and the large-scale redistribution of moisture threatened by climate change, the need for a solution grows more essential every day.