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Van Halen ended as a band with the 2020 passing of guitarist Eddie Van Halen, but tensions between the surviving members appear to be very much alive. Singer David Lee Roth launched a broadside on YouTube Wednesday (Jan. 24) against Eddie’s son, Wolfgang Van Halen, who played bass with the band from 2007 to 2015 and is currently finding success with his own band, Wolfgang WVH. In his video, Roth repeatedly calls Wolfgang “this fucking kid,” as well as a “schlemiel” (“fool” in Yiddish), mocks him for benefiting…

Several employees at the Van Gogh Museum have been suspended over claims they reportedly stole Pokémon cards. As reported by Het Parool (via Dexerto), at least four employees at the museum have been suspended following “exhibition misconduct”. In a translation of the Het Parool article provided by Dexerto, it’s claimed that one of the employees was “employed for 25 years” and that they did not adhere to the ‘procedures and codes of conduct’ for staff members at the museum. The Pokémon exhibit at The Van Gogh Museum…

Marga van der Vet is a a fabulous woman from the Netherlands in her 50s.  She makes her own hats, clothes, costumes, and corsets. Why? Because sewing makes her happy, creative, and unique!In addition to managing her professional portfolio, this energetic model also runs a website for aspiring dressmakers in Dutch and in English where she shares how to make Chanel-style clothes. And the best part: she shares her DIY projects and tutorials for free.More info: margastyle.com | flickr.com | youtube.com | behance.net …

In early November, I was standing in a long line at the Van Gogh gift shop in Amsterdam waiting to purchase a Pokémon ballpoint pen. It was one of the few remaining items left in the store – this was the second month of the establishment’s Pokémon collaboration, but the clamour for the limited edition merchandise was ceaseless. Everything from T-shirts to notebooks to shoulder bags with an image of Pikachu on the front had been picked bare, leaving only prints and postcards behind the till. It was barely past midday but…

Walmart-backed EV startup Canoo has announced that deliveries of its all-electric commercial van have officially begun – and the first production Canoo LDV 130 vans are already hard at work. The first batch of Canoo’s electric vans are reportedly in service now at Kingbee, a national work-ready van rental provider. The company says the delivery of vans to Kingbee is consistent with its previously announced “phased ramp-up manufacturing approach,” and asserts that additional customer deliveries will…

Hymer is mining nostalgia for decades past to lay the foundation of a new camper van future, shuffling brand names around to present a true eye-catcher meant to encourage freedom and adventure. The all-new Eriba Car brings back some of the timeless style and flash of the classic dual-tone VW camper bus but on a modern VW Crafter van filled out with the warm, homey ambiance for which Hymer group products have become known. Designed to be "anything but ordinary," the new camper van looks to offer van lifers something a…

Ram unveiled its first electric vehicle for the US on Tuesday – the Ram ProMaster electric van. The new Ram ProMaster EV offers up to 162 miles of city driving range and an array of new features. Ram’s first EV is a “game-changer” Ram’s first EV is a “game-changer,” according to the brand’s CEO Tim Kuniskis. The brand’s leader said the RamProMaster EV offers the latest in zero-emission performance, commercial capabilities, and tech. The electric van is Ram’s first all-electric vehicle in…

Back in 2020, Winnebago grew its all-terrain RV footprint with the original Ekko, a larger, roomier Ford Transit AWD alternative to the company's Mercedes Sprinter-based Revel camper van. Now the company is bringing those two camper products closer together than ever with a Sprinter-based Ekko. Not only does the new plus-sized camper van come with the bragging rights of a three-pointed star on its grille, it promises more off-road capability, more space and a few versatile new features, including a multifunctional…

Kia Kia wants to build EVs that can be easily reconfigured for different uses, ranging from ordinary passenger cars to taxis and delivery vehicles. The automaker previewed this strategy, called the Platform Beyond Vehicle (PBV), at CES 2024, showing the first potential vehicle designs. All PBV derivatives will be based on a modular platform with a fixed cab, but all bodywork aft of the cab will be interchangeable, allowing the same vehicle to serve as a taxi during the day, a delivery van at night, and a personal…

Instead of dragging us along with a drawn-out teaser campaign, Westfalia is returning to the North American market in a hurry. The company announced the return last year and immediately followed up by previewing the van to industry folks at the Elkhart RV Dealer Open House in September. Now, just four months later, it will reveal the new camper van to the public at the Florida RV SuperShow next week. The all-new Wave camper van returns the beloved Westfalia nameplate to American shores with a bang, bringing serious…