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The Ultra-Rare Porsche 916 Is a Hot 911 Engine in a Big, Beefy 914 Body
You’re looking at a vehicle that represents two absolute extremes of Porsche in the early 1970s. On one hand, the Porsche 914 was a polarizing “junior” Porsche, derided for its Volkswagen roots and unusual styling. On the other hand, the 916 is a vision of a different future, in which the little mid-engined sports car received a huge dose of adrenaline in the form of big flat-six engines pulled straight from hotter 911s—much more extreme than the 914/6 cars upgraded with a mild 110-hp 2.0-liter flat-six. Even packing a big six displacing between 2.4 and 2.7 liters, the 914-based 916 was a small car. And the kind of performance brought by the engines in so small a package would have threatened the 911 substantially. That wasn’t the reason the 916 project was cancelled, but it was surely a c...
WHIPPED CREAM, Glass Animals, More Featured on “EA Sports UFC 4” Video Game Soundtrack
Eminem, Labrinth, Wiz Khalifa, and Glass Animals also appear. Iconic video game developer EA Sports has announced the soundtrack to UFC 4, the highly anticipated fourth installation of its beloved MMA video game series. While most of the soundtrack is rooted in hip-hop, the electronic music genre is also represented well. Featured on the soundtrack is WHIPPED CREAM‘s Lil Keed-assisted single “I Do the Most” and Glass Animals‘ “Tokyo Drifting,” which features Denzel Curry. Additional notable artists featured on the soundtrack include Eminem, Labrinth, Wiz Khalifa, Run the Jewels, and Machine Gun Kelly, J. Cole, among many others. To coincide with the expansive soundtrack, EA Sports also released its list of top MMA figh...
Machine Gun Kelly & blackbear Try to Get With ‘My Ex’s Best Friend’ in New Collab
Machine Gun Kelly and blackbear tag-team yet again for a song about a messy entanglement involving “my ex’s best friend,” which came out today (Aug. 7). The guitar-laden track weeds through a breakup that would’ve felt harder to get through if the two artists weren’t using their ex-girlfriend’s right-hand women as rebounds. “My ex’s best friend” will be featured on MGK’s fifth studio album Tickets to My Downfall, which is coming out Sept. 25 and executive produced by his frequent collaborator Travis Barker of Blink-182. MGK and blackbear have previously worked on three songs together, including “End of the Road” on the first’s 2012 LP Lace Up, “Shoot ‘Em Down” by MOD SUN, and “e.z.” ...
Oprah Erects 26 Billboards Around Louisville Calling For Justice For Breonna Taylor
Source: Patrick Smith / Getty Oprah Winfrey is continuing her crusade to assist in the fight of helping to bring the police officers who murdered Breonna Taylor to justice. Last week after dedicating her O Magazine cover to the slain EMT, Oprah has decided to fight even harder by erecting 26 billboards all over the city of Louisville serving as a demand that the police officers who murdered Taylor in her home be charged for the crime. “Breonna Taylor. She was just like me. She was just like you,” Oprah said last week while unveiling the historic cover. “And like everyone who dies unexpectedly, she had plans. Plans for a future filled with responsibility and work and friends and laughter. I think about Breonna Taylor often. Imagine if three unidentified men burst into your...
HHW Gaming: Rocksteady Studio’s New Game Will Focus Around The ‘Suicide Squad’
Source: WB Games / Rocksteady Studios It’s been five years since Rocksteady Studios has blessed the masses with a Batman game leaving fans wondering when is the next DC Comics-based title would arrive. Early Friday (Aug.7), we finally learned what the game-studio has been working on during its absence. Today, Rocksteady announced that the next game it is working on will focus on the Suicide Squad by revealing a poster featuring Superman with a crosshair on his head. It’s been long speculated that Rocksteady’s next game might star the Man of Steel or just be another Batman game. Well, it would seem that the rumors about Superman are somewhat accurate, BUT if the game will have players take control of the ragtag team of supervillains, Kal-El is going to be one of your targe...
Daniel Kaluuya To Star As Fred Hampton In ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’
Source: Glen Wilson / Warner Bros. Pictures Fred Hampton remains one of the most prominent figures of the Black Panther Party, and he will be portrayed in an upcoming film. Ugandan-British actor Daniel Kaluuya will star as the late activist in an upcoming film, Judas and the Black Messiah. In a new trailer for the Shaka King-directed Judas and the Black Messiah, Kaluuya stars as Hampton, who was rising as a bold voice for Black revolution in the late 1960s as the deputy chairman of the Black Panthers’ national body. Tragically, Hampton was murdered in cold blood as he slept by Chicago police in December 1969 at age 21, leaving behind a young son who would grow up to follow his father’s footsteps, and also served as a consultant on the film. Joining Kaluuya is his Get Out co-sta...
HHW Gaming: No Surprise, Nintendo’s Profits Hit 400% During COVID-19 Pandemic
Source: KAZUHIRO NOGI / Getty Well, this news shouldn’t really surprise anyone, due to COVID-19 keeping our butts in the crib, Nintendo is reporting some staggering profit numbers. The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic forced us all to find different means of entertainment to keep ourselves entertained while being stuck in the crib, and it appears video games are king. Nintendo reported that its profits skyrocketed amid the coronavirus situation, reportedly a whopping 400% percent, according to the company. Sources close to Nintendo report profits rose 428 percent in Q1, surpassing initial predictions from analysts highlighting astronomical growth compared to last year’s numbers. The Japanese-based company reported approximately $3.4 billion in net sales in Q2, which is a 108 per...
2021 Genesis G80 Improves Big Time on Old Model’s Fuel Economy
The all new 2021 Genesis G80 sedan broke cover earlier this year, and it immediately caught our eye. Its new face, swooping roofline, and overall good looks made a sparkling first impression. Of course, what’s underneath the fabulous sheetmetal matters too, and today we finally know what kind of fuel economy the all-new mid-size luxury sedan will offer. <!– –> Two engine choices will be on offer when the new G80 finally reaches U.S. shores. Even though power figures are still under wraps, the EPA-estimated fuel economy gives us our first good idea of how the newest entrant in the luxury mid-size sedan segment will stack up against its competition. Both engines will come with an eight-speed automatic gearbox as the only transmission option. The smaller engine is a 2....
Rivian’s R1T EV Truck Is the Unsung Hero of Ewan McGregor’s New TV Show
You know that the MotorTrend App is completely stuffed with amazing adventure driving shows such as Dangerous Roads and Idris Elba: No Limits, right? We think we have the greatest car shows around, but we’re also down to tell you about particularly exciting things happening outside of the MotorTrend App universe. Take the new Charlie Borman (who incidentally is featured in a Dangerous Roads episode) and Ewan McGregor show Long Way Up, a sequel to the fantastic Long Way Round and Long Way Down miniseries. The premise has always been somewhat the same: put Ewan and Charlie, old friends who love adventure travel, on the back of two huge and heavily laden adventure bikes and send them around the world or across a continent. Predictably, Long Way Up follows a similar setup, and it takes place m...
First Out: New Music From Chika, Troye Sivan, Tegan and Sara & More
In need of some new music for your queer playlists? We’ve got you covered — Billboard Pride is proud to present First Out, our weekly roundup of some of the best new weekly music releases from LGBTQ artists. From Chika’s groovy new single to Troye Sivan’s latest release from his upcoming EP, check out some of our favorite new releases this week: Chika, “U Should” Ahead of her upcoming role in Netflix’s Project Power, Alabama rapper Chika is ready to chill you out with her smooth new single “U Should.” The groovy track sees the 23-year-old rapper employing some of her much-loved rapid-fire bars, while blending them with a trippy melody filled with acoustic guitars, horns and some gorgeous harmonized voice. “It’s a tug of war for y...
Kane Brown Surprises Virginia Subway Employees by Dropping In for Some Lunch
Kane Brown took a stop on his drive on Interstate 81/64 in Virginia on Thursday (Aug. 6) for some lunch. As expected, the Subway employees at White’s Travel Center were shocked to see the country superstar walk through the door. The travel center shared a photo from the exciting moment on Facebook, in which Brown is seen in a mask, throwing up the “hang loose” sign while posing with the sandwich shop’s employee, Angie.”He was super-cool as he posed with Angie for a selfie!!” the photo caption read. {“nid”:”9416342″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Kane Brown Calls on Khalid & Swae Lee for 'Be Like That': Listen”,”relative_path”:”\/articles\/columns\/country\/941...
Blink-182 Unveil the Official ‘Quarantine’ Anthem of 2020
Eight months into 2020, blink-182 is singing what we’re all thinking: ‘F— quarantine.” The group’s latest single, “Quarantine,” is truly an angsty anthem of the times we’re living in amid the coronavirus pandemic. The new rock song’s chorus pays tribute to everyday tasks we had taken for granted or even found boring before we were locked in our homes to practice social distancing. “Quarantine, f— this disease / I’d rather be on Star Tours or stuck at the DMV / Quarantine, no, not for me / I thought that things were fucked up in 2019 / F— quarantine,” Mark Hoppus proclaims in the chorus. {“nid”:”9412096″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Blink-182 Is Ce...
