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There is an ancient battle being waged beneath our feet. It is a silent, slow, and relentless siege, one that begins with the f…

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There’s a powerful dream woven into the fabric of North American culture. It’s the dream of the open road, of pointing a home-o…

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There's a shared language spoken by those who appreciate fine machinery. It’s a language understood in the precise click of a w…

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The alarm blares. It’s a familiar scene in countless homes: a frantic morning rush against the clock. You jump into the shower,…

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There’s a quiet satisfaction, a deep-seated rightness, in using a tool that was built to outlast its owner. Think of a vintage …

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Before the hum of a thermostat or the whisper-quiet rush of water through modern pipes, there was a different kind of warmth. P…

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Every gearhead has a sanctuary. Mine is a detached two-car garage, smelling faintly of motor oil, old leather, and the metallic…

Published on Nov. 23, 2024, 1:52 p.m.

It sits on my workbench, a dense, crimson heart of iron, its fifty-five-year operational life finally concluded. It’s a Bell & …

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Imagine for a moment that your car had only two throttle positions: idle and wide-open. To navigate city traffic, you’d be lurc…

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Mankind has been in a perpetual dance with water since the dawn of civilization. We have built monumental aqueducts to guide it…