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Jeep SUVs May Drop Cherokee Name, Says Parent Company Stellantis
So, what’s Jeep going to do? Well, when the story first dropped two weeks ago at Car and Driver, it included a statement from Jeep that said, among other things, that the automaker was open to a dialogue with the Cherokee Nation and that it’s always intended to “honor” and “celebrate” the tribe with the name. However, principal chief Chuck Hoskin, Jr. asking that Jeep drop the name altogether undercuts the basis of the company’s position. After all, how can an automaker honor a group by using its name when the group doesn’t want Jeep using the name? Which brings us to the latest turn in the Cherokee name’s future at Jeep, courtesy of the Wall Street Journal: Jeep may be open to ditching the name. This is a decision that Jeep c...
2021 Aston Martin DBX First Test: It’s Great. Period.
See the Full Model Overview One of the biggest laughs in automotive-themed time travel would be to set the dial to the mid-1990s—the beginning of Aston Martin’s Ford era—and roll up to Aston’s old Bloxham factory in a contemporary Explorer SUV. Posing as a FoMoCo executive in an ill-fitting suit, you’d round up a cluster of Aston’s finest engineers. “I want you to make that,” you smile, pointing at the Explorer, “handle, ride, look, and sound like that,” swinging your finger over to a DB7 in the car park. After a week spent driving the DBX on the road and at our test track, it’s obvious Aston dug deep in creating its SUV. That’s a good thing, considering this is one of the biggest leaps the boutique automaker has ever taken; Aston...
Blaze Up or Chill Out: Here Are 10 Musician-Backed CBD & THC Brands
Barker is hardly the first celebrity to dip into the cannabis pool. We’ve compiled nine more celebrities who own or endorse THC and CBD brands, reaping all the benefits of the magical seven-point leaf. See below, and happy smoking! Jay-Z In October 2020, Jay-Z launched Monogram, his first cannabis line with Caliva, the California weed company he joined as chief brand strategist in July 2019. The bran aims to “redefine what cannabis means to consumers today” through “careful strain selection, meticulous cultivation practices and uncompromising quality,” according to a press release. Monogram currently offers four strains designated “light,” “medium” or “heavy,” including 2g and 4g jars of flower, the Loosies Preroll Pack, and The OG Handroll...
10 Timeless Items Every French Woman Has in Her Wardrobe
I can trace the root of my obsession with French style all the way back to the first time I watched Beauty and the Beast. Belle might have been bored with her provincial life, but I certainly wasn’t. I begged my aunt to let me cut the hem of an old blue bridesmaids dress that resembled Belle’s own, asked my mum to style my hair in a bow every morning, and insisted upon carrying a basket with me wherever I went. Today, I still find myself trying to emulate the look of French women, albeit with less taffeta involved. I trawl through vintage photographs of Paris, looking at the outfits women wore in years since the past, as well as having an entire archive dedicated to saving images of the ensembles my favourite French influencers wear. Upon looking at these snaps ...
I Bet These High-Street Shoes Will Be Out of Stock Within a Month
If there’s one shoe that we predict will be bigger than all others in 2021, it’s the loafer. Prized for its polished, smart-casual appeal, it has been given the high-fashion treatment by the likes of Prada and Gucci, but this season it has well and truly breached the high-street market. The pair at the top of our wish lists? Arket’s chunky-sole loafers. We have a funny feeling these babies are going to see a spike in popularity this spring. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Inter...
The Ram 2500 Laramie 4×4 Cummins Is King of the Road Trip
Ram 2500 Full Overview Guffman’s been stretching his legs as staffers reluctant to fly take to the highways. Chicagoan Greg Fink made a run to visit his family in Florida, and I made a brother-in-law run to Greenville, South Carolina. It’s fun to watch the predicted range soar early in a road trip that follows several weeks of around-town driving. On that Greenville jaunt, an initial prediction of 425 miles grew to 437 over the first 60 miles before finally beginning to count down what ended up being well over 500 total tank miles. Repeatedly accelerating four tons of mass means those in-town tankfuls average less than 15 mpg. But simply maintaining momentum at 80 mph brings the average up to the mid-19s. It’s safe to assume this 32-gallon tank can outlast most bladders. ...
2022 Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo First Look: Shockingly Practical EV Wagon
Despite the new Taycan Cross Turismo’s extra ride height, tough body cladding, mud guards, and generally off-road-ready looks, this isn’t some Dakar-ready Porsche EV. As cool as that would be, Porsche insists that the 2022 Taycan Cross Turismo is merely a more well-rounded version of the slinky Taycan sedan. The electric wagon also is better suited—even if only on paper, or in appearance—for those who live in temperamental climates or fancy themselves adventurous types. After all, the normal Taycan is available with all-wheel drive, meaning it could probably handle a snowy road just as well. To that point, even though it may look different from (and some might say better than) the standard Taycan, Porsche says almost everything from the wagon’s beltline down (in...
I Just Tried Everything From Victoria Beckham’s Beauty Line—Here’s My Review
From her timeless denim choices to polished outfit pairings, Victoria Beckham is always high on our list for style inspiration. Since the launch of her eponymous fashion line back in 2008, her influence on our wardrobes is ever-present. However, as a beauty editor, I was always way more interested in the contents of VB’s makeup bag or the ins and outs of her luxurious skincare routine. After all, this is a woman who has had access to some of the biggest names in the beauty industry since her days as Posh Spice. So when Victoria Beckham Beauty landed in September 2019, I was excited, to say the least. Initially launching with a carefully edited collection of eye makeup—shadows, liners and lustres—inspired by Beckham’s tradem...
Denim Is the Fabric of 2021: Here Are 20 of My Favourite Buys
As a time-tested staple worn by people in all spheres of society (from pop stars to university professors), denim is arguably one of the most democratic fabrics to be found in our wardrobes. Who What Wear’s Nell Block revealed in her 2021 denim report that an academic study by Daniel Miller and Sophie Woodward showed that, “At any given moment, more than half the world will be wearing this single textile.” Now that’s an impressive claim to fame. This year has seen denim’s well-established brand expand beyond its usual jeans-shaped borders, and has experimented with everything from dresses and shirts, to skirts and jackets. While each of these denim-clad items is hardly new to the fashion scene, the fact that th...
I’ve Never Regretted Buying Any of These 7 Dresses
“What a surprise—she’s wearing another dress,” say people who are probably fed up with following me on Instagram. If, however, you haven’t muted me and my ridiculously expansive collection of dresses, maybe it’s because you share the same shopping passion. Which means you might enjoy this story, as it’s dedicated to the places where I buy my favourite ones from. I’m talking, of course, about the brands I have confidence in going back to time and again for both the special-occasion dresses but also the day-to-day ones I like to wear to the office. If there’s one item I know I can feel myself in, it’s a relatively modest, long-sleeved, probably bright or printed midi, and there are now labels that really specialise in that kind of ea...
Katie Holmes Is Really Selling This Whole Non–Skinny Jeans Look to Me
If you’re exhausted by the Millennial/Gen Z debate over jeans, where to part your hair, and what lingo and emojis are considered cool, you’re not alone in that. As a Millennial who just wants to part my hair to the side in peace, I get it, but something I am team Gen Z on is what denim trend reigns supreme in 2021 (and it’s not skinny jeans). Katie Holmes and I seem to be on the same page. Loose, baggy jeans that puddle around the ankles are the style that Gen Z and now Katie Holmes gives the stamp of approval—and her 14-year-old (AKA Gen Z) daughter Suri would surely approve. Yesterday in New York, with her very baggy jeans, Katie Holmes wore a crewneck T-shirt and camel coat, along with her signature white sneakers. It’s an easy look that would be chic w...
2022 Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer First to Get Amazon Fire TV for Auto
We’ve already seen the new Jeep Grand Wagoneer in concept form, and while we don’t expect the real deal to deviate too much from the preview, we are prepared to see the production full-size SUV in the metal when it debuts next week. (We’ll also see the non-Grand Wagoneer. ) But before we get to see the Wagoneer’s final form, Jeep has announced some of the new in-vehicle tech we can expect to see in the anticipated three-row hauler. The Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer will be the first cars to feature Amazon Fire TV for Auto. It’s a bit like Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in that it integrates well-known software with in-car hardware, but Amazon’s take is for passengers’ enjoyment, not for the driver or navigator. The system will integrate wit...
