Test Drive: 2018 Maserati Levante

We put the luxury SUV to the test in the desert of the UAE

Until a couple of years ago, crossing the Sharjah desert in a Maserati would have been impossible. But in the Italian sportscar maker’s new sport utility vehicle, it’s both possible and pleasing. Maserati’s first-ever SUV, the Levante, went on sale in 2016 and quickly rose to the top of the brand’s stable, outperforming the Quattroporte and Ghibli in annual sales. Yet Maserati continues to tweak …

PAWD, the Pet Crate Reinvented

Portable and design-forward dens for dogs and cats by Chasing Monkey

Pet owners understand the aesthetic and off-putting nature of the traditional metal crate. Bulky, heavy, hard to set up and move, and too much like a prison cell for your main squeeze. All of this motivated industrial designer Amy Kim to imagine PAWD, funding on Kickstarter now. PAWD, the first product from Kim’s Chasing Monkey, isn’t a pet carrier. It is a light, portable and …

Lacoste Replaces Croc Logo for Endangered Species

Few logos are as familiar as Lacoste’s crocodile and, for the first time in the brand’s history, the reptile was replaced by not one but 10 other animals. To celebrate the launch of Lacoste and the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s three-year partnership (called Save the Species), 1,775 of the classic T-shirts were adorned with endangered species—from the Vaquitas (a type of porpoise) to …