Author Archives: Writer

World War II-era planes will perform a flyover of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of the allied victory in Europe, or V-E Day. The event, dubbed the Arsenal of Democracy Flyover, will … Continue reading →

There have always been options and alternatives to the great V8. Turbine engines enjoyed quite a bit of fame in the 1960s. Concept cars whirred and whooshed around auto shows, and even the Indy 500 felt the hot breath of … Continue reading →

American Airlines employees Steve Kmetz, from left, Frank Hettlinger and Norm Rainwater look at in-flight entertainment in the business class section during a media tour of a Boeing 787. (Michael Ainsworth/TNS) American Airlines employees Steve Kmetz, from left, Frank Hettlinger … Continue reading →

What do you call fast food when it’s still fast and it’s still food, but when it does away with all the bad associations — nutritional, corporate, aesthetic — that have plagued it for decades? You call it Loco’l. Born … Continue reading →

Chris Burns After a half-year on the market, the Nexus 9 remains one of the finest tablets available from any manufacturer. Like every Nexus device Google has ever offered, the HTC-made Nexus 9 was meant to be a blueprint – … Continue reading →

The heart attack started abruptly, a quiver in the left ventricle that starved a section of muscle of vital oxygen. Paralyzed and damaged tissue threw off the heart’s natural pumping rhythm and stretched the valves and cords that keep blood … Continue reading →