Link About It: This Week’s Picks

A 300-year-old murder mystery, rethinking aging, Monday's supermoon and more

1. Upcoming Supermoon Will be Closest to Earth Since 1948 It only takes one cosmic happening to remind us just how immense the universe is and, in turn, how small Earth is. On Monday, our tiny blue dot will experience a supermoon unlike any since 1948, when the moon passes Earth more closely than it has in almost 70 years. On the East Coast, the …

Custom Rusted BMW i8

With shiny gold rims and a rusted-out exterior, this BMW i8 is all about contrasts. Florida-based garage Metrowrapz built the vehicle for a customer and while the aesthetic might not be appealing to everybody, one pragmatic reason for the rust-bucket style is that as the car ages, rust will simply blend in. As designboom says, it looks like “it could be found roaming around a …

Test Drive: 2017 Lincoln Continental

After following the design journey of this new flagship we finally take it for a spin

We’ve had the opportunity of being among the first to follow the new Continental’s journey—from its concept reveal to a design studio visit and its official début at the North American Auto Show in Detroit. We were likewise among the first to get behind the wheel, taking it from Manhattan to towns along the New Jersey shore and a visit to Bell Works, the new …