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Impacts of Upcoming Tropical Activity on Oil Spill

John M. Guilfoil

July 22, 2010 8

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — AccuWeather.com — Tropical activity over the Gulf oil spill is possible this weekend as AccuWeather.com meteorologists...

Weather conditions to improve by Friday for oil skimming operations

John M. Guilfoil

Earth and Environment

June 30, 2010 7

AccuWeather.com says conditions will subside

iPhone Weekly

Matthew Schnitt

iPad/iPhone Apps

May 24, 2010 23

Looking at weather apps

What if a hurricane were to slam into the oil slick?

John M. Guilfoil

May 14, 2010 5

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — AccuWeather.com — While the oil leak disaster in the Gulf of Mexico is bad enough, many...

Oil Slick Concerns: Loop current, eddies, winds, waves, hurricanes

John M. Guilfoil

May 7, 2010 15

State College, Pa. — AccuWeather.com — Winds and waves will increase later in the weekend into early next week and...

First flakes begin to fall in Boston

John M. Guilfoil

December 19, 2009 5

A winter storm warning is in effect for most of Southern New England as a blizzard has crushed its way...

Storm could hinder Black Friday bargain hunters

John M. Guilfoil

November 23, 2009 10

State College, Pa. — AccuWeather.com — AccuWeather.com reports areas of wind-driven rain and snow will challenge even the heartiest shoppers...

Hurricane Danny could be the one to hit New England this weekend

John M. Guilfoil

August 26, 2009 26

Weather forecasters have announced that Tropical Storm Danny has formed east of Florida and is rapidly strengthening. Danny is expected...

Gallery: Boston’s demon fog

John M. Guilfoil

August 15, 2009 160

I got stuck with a weather story on Tuesday at the Boston Globe. I actually really like writing about the...

Fire fire everywhere in New England on Friday

John M. Guilfoil

April 17, 2009 5

Brush fires burned throughout New England Friday, including three Eastern Massachusetts communities — Cambridge, Gloucester, and a very large fire...

Snow’s not over yet

John M. Guilfoil

January 28, 2009 2

State College, Pa. — AccuWeather.com — All things considered, this has been a brute of a storm, and it’s not...

Northeast getting walloped

John M. Guilfoil

January 27, 2009 10

State College, Pa. — AccuWeather.com — A major winter storm with widespread snow and ice is in the process of...

The snow: Oh yeah — it’s coming!

John M. Guilfoil

December 19, 2008 15

The snow is coming to Boston. A foot of the white stuff could find its way to the ground before...

Ike halts UPS service in some costal areas

John M. Guilfoil

Global Issues Terra

September 11, 2008 5

Neither rain nor snow nor wind — no, wait, that’s the wrong one. Ahead of powerful Hurricane Ike, likely to...

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Blast Magazine was launched in 2007 with a simple thought — do journalism for the video game generation. We’ve really seen a lot since the 1980s. Nintendo Mega Man games, dial-up Internet, Dos, and the Palm Pilot were all in their infancy as we grew up. We shared files on 1.44MB (that’s MEGABYTE) floppy discs, and they were more than sufficient. As we grew up, the Internet blew up. Today you can stream a movie live in HD. Not only did HD not exist when we were growing up, but downloading a single, low-quality MP3 of our favorite song could take over an hour!

Technology developed quickly as we came of age, and we can claim to have mastered everything from iPads to Netflixes. But there is one thing that our generation did not have to grow up with — car maintenance.

A lot of us are interested in cars and trucks and motorcycles — this site wouldn’t be necessary if we weren’t. But how many Gen-Y’ers have ever had to change their oil? Change the brakes? Fix a cracked serpentine belt? Fixing cars was always something optional for us. We had to want to jack up a car and change a tire.

So now that we’re adults and we’re starting to recover from the crushing debt of our student loans, (We’re very bitter about this) we are finding our interests diversifying. If we were into cars already, we are getting more into cars. If we could never afford it, we are slowly raising our expectations. Say what you will, we are a curious generation.

Blast Cars is not exactly a beginners’ guide to the galaxy, but we’re not going to assume you know everything. We’re learning with you, and the experts we’ll bring into the process will walk both of us through everything we ever wanted to know about everything automotive.

In addition to restoring our Shop Truck, we are following some other Gen-Y restoration projects, including a racing bike. We’ll also bring you some relevant news, reviews, and rumors. We’ll even take a look at some of the most famous cars in movies, music, TV, true crime, and other popular culture. Let us know what you want to see!