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If you can't build out, build up. It works for city buildings, and a Japanese design firm is trying to make it work for city bikes. The Streek electric trike from Yokohama's Envision Incorporated carries two levels of cargo inside a high-rise loop frame compact enough for tight city streets and paths. Like a smaller answer to the kei vans popular in Japanese micro-camper design, the Streek three-wheeler looks to be a practical load-carrying solution for high-traffic city centers where ground space is at an absolute…

| Originally created by Garth Ennis, then developed by Al Ewing, Fred Van Lente and Joseph Cooper are bringing back Jennifer Blood characters, The Ninjettes, to a new Dynamite Entertainment series in September.  Bursting from the pages of Jennifer Blood, writer Fred Van Lente (Incredible Hercules, DIE!namite) and artist Joseph Cooper invite readers to meet the Ninjettes in their new spotlight series this September! With a story evoking the likes of Hunger Games, Squid Game, and more, this is going to be a can't-miss…

A nationally known landscape architectural firm has opened an office in Denver for what is a homecoming for the director of the new location. The process of adding Denver to the offices that Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates has in Cambridge, Mass., and Brooklyn, N.Y., happened organically during the COVID-19 pandemic, said Scott Streeb, an associate principal and the director in Denver. “I originally moved here in 2018 to be closer to my family. Michael was supportive of me working remotely,” said Streeb, who grew up in…

Bollywood personalities and their fascination with vanity vans are not a new thing. In the past, we have seen many instances of luxurious and heavily customized vanity vans of Bollywood actors and actresses. Joining the league of such personalities is renowned actress Shilpa Shetty, who recently gifted herself a fully-customized vanity van on the occasion of her 47th birthday. Finished in a shade of black, the vanity van acquired by Shilpa Shetty is a one-of-a-kind ride, which focuses on two aspects of luxury and…

It's taken a little longer than anticipated, but the Mercedes-Benz EQV has flourished into the stylish, capable all-electric camper van it's always had the potential to be. Nearly three years after its debut, the EQV lays the foundation for a new electric camper van series from innovative Dutch RV specialist Tonke. The flagship Tonke EQV Touring drives and camps on pure battery power, comfortably accommodates a family of four, and cooks dinner inside or out on a versatile swivel kitchen. Tonke explains that it has long…

Van Morrison has issued legal proceedings against Northern Ireland’s Department of Health and its minister Robin Swann over an opinion piece written for Rolling Stone magazine.In September 2020, Morrison released three anti-lockdown songs, with lyrics that accused scientists of “making up crooked facts”.“The new normal is not normal,” he sang. “We were born to be free.”In response, Swann wrote for the US magazine describing Morrison’s songs as a “smear” on those involved in the public health response to the virus, and…

The Double Diamond model prescribes divergent and convergent thinking for both the research and design phase. With up to 85% data science projects failing, structured design processes are necessary more than ever.Photo by Bas van den Eijkhof on UnsplashData Science takes place within the complex intersection of programming, mathematics and business. The proverbial unicorn is a master in all of these areas, yet in practice being a master in one domain and proficient in the others is the best you can hope for.Data Science…

Think "most off-road-capable VW Type 2" of all time and the T3 Syncro probably flashes to mind, perhaps a modern-day aftermarket creation like the Terracamper Terock. Ask VW, though, and it broadens the conversation with a much rarer, lesser-known model named the "Half-track Fox." The one-of-a-kind machine serves as the subject of VW's latest restoration, and it's a true jaw-dropper. The van started life as a beautiful but standard 1962 Splitty before getting converted into something of a snowcat adventure van for…

Go farther. That's what California camper van shop ModVans is urging everyone from full-time digital nomads to weekend-adventuring families to do with its new CV1/X camper van. The highly flexible AWD camper-cum-MPV is ready to roll, climb and claw to remote parts of the map and comes loaded with enough lithium to make camp for days or weeks, even when air conditioning or heat are mandatory. The impressive, little monster of a machine isn't content to merely carry you out of the city but wants to whisk you away from even…

All-electric camper vans have been slow to materialize, limited to concept cars and a very select few compact vans scattered about Europe. What the world has really been wanting to see is a pop-up Volkswagen Bulli camper van with comfortable floor plan and pure battery power. VW has one in its plans, but that won't happen for a few more years. In the meantime, German converter Flowcamper steps in with the Frieda Volt. Based on the VW T5/T6, the new van swaps its combustion engine for an all-electric powertrain and gets a…