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10 historical characters who need their own movies made

John M. Guilfoil

February 9, 2014 250

Lincoln for real. Lincoln fake. Kennedys. Hitler about eight times. Roman Emperors. Mythic figures. The biopic is alive and well...

The Fight for Women's Equality is Not Over

August 26, 2013 27

Today is not just an ordinary Monday. It should be every woman’s favorite holiday. It’s Women’s Equality Day. Women’s Equality...

15 reasons women should be killed, according to the Bible

August 20, 2013 43244

The Bible is really a fascinating historical document. It has been the bestselling, most widely-translated book on the planet for...

Assassin’s Creed 3 Review: New world, old problems.

Reviews Video Games

November 10, 2012 6943

Ubisoft puts forth the best Assassin's Creed product to date, yet still suffers from the same problems as before.

Deadliest Warrior Ancient Combat: The Blast Review

May 4, 2012 189

Dead on arrival.

Vanished Rome

May 11, 2010 21

ROME — This is not a time-machine but it comes close. It is called "ROMA SPARITA" [Vanished Rome] and it...

Editorial: Boston should preserve East Boston immigration station

John M. Guilfoil

April 11, 2010 15

First, watch this video from The Boston Globe. Then read Andrew Ryan’s story about the station. Do we really need...

Raised in the White House

John Stephen Dwyer

April 2, 2010 167

FDR's grandson talks to Blast

The queen’s burial chamber discovered

March 4, 2010 46

ROME — Excavations by a team of French archaeologists in el-Shawaf, Saqqara, Egypt have brought to light the burial chamber...

Ã–tzi: One of the most famous mummies in the world

February 2, 2010 54

ROME — The Alto Adige Archaeological Museum or S¼dtiroler Arch¤ologiemuseum, centrally located in Via Museo is famous for hosting "–tzi",...

Scollay Square’s gift

Enterprise Articles The Issue

February 1, 2010 1017

What remains from old Boston? Not the Howard Athenaeum.

Archaeological finds discovered at American military base site

January 20, 2010 110

ROME — Last June, archaeological investigations planned by the Archaeological Heritage Department began in Dal Molin in the Veneto Region,...

One of the mysteries of the Egyptian pyramids revealed

January 17, 2010 8

ROME — Recent news reveals that only 12.5 miles from Cairo, near the large Giza pyramids, mud and brick tombs...

One click reveals 6,000 years of history

December 8, 2009 46

The online Virtual Museum of Iraq is an Italian gem

Hadrian’s Academy unearthed?

November 19, 2009 89

"Good" emperor's place of knowledge thought to be found during subway excavation

TV Notebook: 11/13/09

John M. Guilfoil

November 13, 2009 17

SyFy has a comedy series in the works

Roman Emperor Nero’s rotating dining room found

November 6, 2009 191

ROME — It had always been thought that Nero’s famous dining room, which actually revolved day and night, simulating the...

The energy of Santa Fe

Carly Erin O'Neil

August 22, 2009 13

Blast visits a city overflowing with history that broadens your horizons

History meets modern meets love in Virginia

Carly Erin O'Neil

July 16, 2009 504

Those in search of the perfect summer weekend head to Loudoun County.

Pausing on local history

July 11, 2009 10

July 4 has come and gone, but one local expert urges our generation not to forget.

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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!