The Living Statues: Blackout

Milwaukee garage rock band The Living Statues have opened for the likes of Best Coast, Mayer Hawthorne and Banks, but they’ll soon become a headliner in their own right. Their newest single “Blackout” is an energetic, polished jam that will get your feet tapping and head bobbing. It’s a throwback to a time when bands like The Strokes, Jet, The White Stripes and more had …

NYC’s Last Typewriter Repairman

Paul Schweitzer is quite possibly the last of his kind. The 76-year-old has been fixing typewriters since the age of five and has witnessed first-hand the rise and fall of a machine that was once found on nearly every desk in New York City. His business, The Gramercy Typewriting Co, is the last repair shop in Manhattan and has been able to stay alive by …

Amy Lerner on Training for the Rallye des Gazelles

Geared up with her AEV Jeep Wrangler, the award-winning rally pilot talks trials and teamwork across the Sahara

Only stars light up the sky as we pull over to the roadside in the middle of the desert. We are here to meet Amy Lerner, a New Jersey housewife and mother of two turned American Expedition Vehicle (AEV) rally pilot, as she trains for this year’s Rallye Aicha des Gazelles. Lerner comes trotting up with a headlamp to open the gate and guides us …