Car of the Week: 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Monza convertible

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A love affair with Corvairs started when one owner worked on them as a mechanic back in the day.

Long about 1990, Evan Hansen finally decided he was tired of admiring other guys’ Chevrolet Corvairs. He knew it was time to get one or his own.

“I worked on these when they were brand new … I was a mechanic back in Waupaca [Wis.] when they were new,” recalled Hansen, a resident of tiny Ogdensberg, Wis. “I liked these, they

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“Food comforts a need that connects us across borders,” writes Ghosh in this well-turned collection of essays combining cuisine with social and personal politics. As a child, the author moved with her family from eastern India to Delhi, and the cultural shock—bigger crowds, different flavors than her Bengali upbringing—prompts her fond recall of food-shopping trips with her father and her lifelong efforts to access the foods she loved most growing up. (The book contains a handful of recipes.) But food, … Read the rest

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Argentina MotoGP Practice Delayed Until Saturday; Marquez Out (News)

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Mark Marquez is officially out of this weekend’s MotoGP race in Argentina. Marquez is still suffering from double vision, although Honda says it has improved. Honda is not speculating on when Marquez will return to racing. His vision will be assessed on a week-by-week basis. GP racing events normally begin on Friday with free practice […]
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PICTURE BOOK: There’s an N on Your Nose

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When a koala wakes, there’s a letter N balancing on the animal’s nose. A penguin looks down at the T on its toes. As the poem progresses, an elephant, a lion cub, a monkey, a giraffe, some quokkas, and more get ready for school as letters dance across the pages, spelling out whatever part of the body the poem describes. Maris’ illustrations position the first letters of words directly on the animal, with the rest of the word dangling from … Read the rest

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