The watchful eyes of Dolly Parton preside over the disco ball-bedecked interior of East Nashville’s oldest dive bar. Her face, drawn, collaged, and printed in Mattel-pink is everywhere between the graffiti-plastered walls and under the strings of Christmas tree lights. One especially large cardboard cutout, a gift from local artist Brett Douglas Hunter, has been repeatedly stolen and returned with great drama to the bar.
Dino’s, which has been serving cheap beers and bourbons until the hazy late-late hours of the night since the 1970s, feels like a timewarp, even if it’s had a few subtle, behind-the scenes touch-ups over years.
In 2015, Nashville restaurant duo Miranda Whitcomb Pontes and Alex Wendkos stepped in to run the joint. Luckily, the pair knew what made Dino’s so special in the first place and chose not to mess with it too much. The vibes remain impeccable and the cheeseburger is as good as when Anthony Bourdain dug it. Order yours “Animal Style,” with plenty of mustard, pickles, sauce, and onions, plus a fried egg or bacon, if you’re feeling it. Don’t skip the fries.
Like any great dive, Dino’s hits best long after its competition calls it a night. Come hang with other East Nashville industry types getting off their shifts until 3 a.m. seven nights a week. Or if you prefer to drink under the harsh light of day, stop by Dolly’s Lemonade Stand, a giant lemon crowned by a sculptural rendition of the country diva, that serves as a satellite bar Thursday through Saturday.
Triumph has announced that two all-new models featuring a single-cylinder, 4-valve, liquid-cooled engine will join the company’s Modern Classics lineup for 2024. The 2024 Triumph Speed 400 joins the larger Speed Twin 900 and Speed Twin 1200, while the 2024 Triumph Scrambler 400 X takes its design cues from the Scrambler 900 and Scrambler 1200, with an off-road pedigree that goes back to the first factory scramblers of the 1950s.
Triumph says the new bikes are designed to deliver a “fun, agile, and confidence-inspiring ride for riders of all ages and experience levels.”
James Wood, Triumph’s global product marketing manager, said when unveiling the Speed 400 and Scrambler 400 X that the company’s ambition with creating the small-bore bikes was to give a “whole new generation of riders the opportunity to own a Triumph.”
“This means that the brief we stepped out to deliver on was all about creating a new 400cc capacity choice for our iconic Speed and Scrambler lineups,” he said. “These would, of course, need to be genuine Triumphs but even more accessible.”
The New TR-Series Engine
The new TR-Series engine is a fuel-injected, liquid-cooled 398cc single-cylinder engine making a claimed 39.5 hp at 8,000 rpm and 27.7 lb-ft of torque at 6,500 rpm and mated to a 6-speed gearbox, a slip/assist clutch, and chain final drive.
2024 Triumph Speed 400 in Carnival Red
Wood said the “TR-Series” name was chosen to celebrate Triumph racing singles of the early 20th century: “Six Day Trial-winning machines that went on to inspire the TR-trophy racing bloodline of Singles and Twins that followed.”
Technical highlights include a 4-valve, DOHC cylinder head and a crankshaft that has been weighted and balanced to optimize inertia for low-speed rideability, as well as a finger-follower valvetrain with a low reciprocating mass and DLC coatings that reduce friction.
2024 Triumph Scrambler 400 X in Carnival Red and Phantom Black
Triumph says the new engine delivers “responsive, fun, and characterful power delivery along with an evocative, rich, and distinctive exhaust note.”
2024 Triumph Speed 400 and Scrambler 400 X
2024 Triumph Speed 400
2024 Triumph Scrambler 400 X
Wood said a key part of the company’s planning with the new range was to “really understand what riders want and value in this world.”
“What riders have told us is that style matters a great deal to them, thereby it must be beautiful, but it also must be authentic,” he said. “They want something that’s very easy to maneuver, with a height that they feel comfortable on and in control of, and to have a ride that is unintimidating and fun but that also comes with a responsive, usable plan for power delivery, plus a great sound. On top of all that, they demand a very high level of quality and reliability, preferably from a brand with credibility and desirability, and of course, all for a price that represents genuine value for money.”
2024 Triumph Speed 400
Beyond the new TR-Series engine, the Speed 400 and Scrambler 400 X share some of the latest rider-focused technology tailored to suit each model, including throttle-by-wire, switchable traction control, and Bosch dual-channel ABS, which can be deactivated on the Scrambler 400 X when riding off-road.
Dual format instruments feature a large analog speedometer and an integrated LCD screen that includes a digital tachometer, fuel range remaining, and a gear indicator. The display is also pre-enabled to show the status of accessory heated grips, if fitted, and there is a USB-C charging port.
Both the Triumph Speed 400 and Scrambler 400 X benefit from a slim standover with an accessible seat height of 31 inches on the Speed 400 and 32.9 inches on the Scrambler 400 X and low weights of 375 lb and 395 lb, respectively. Both models also have their own model-specific chassis, with a new frame, bolt-on rear subframe, and cast-aluminum swingarm paired with suspension set-ups tailored to each use.
2024 Triumph Scrambler 400 X
The Speed 400 features a 43mm inverted fork offering 5.5 inches of travel, a monoshock rear suspension unit giving 5.1 inches of travel, lightweight 17-inch wheels, and roadster-specific geometry and wheelbase, all of which Triumph says offer “an engaging and intuitive ride along with a comfortable, neutral riding position that inspires confidence for riders of all sizes and skill levels.” Stopping power comes from a 4-piston radial front brake caliper with a 300mm front disc and braided lines and a floating caliper and 230mm disc in the rear.
2024 Triumph Speed 400
The Scrambler 400 X features a longer wheelbase than the Speed 400 (55.8 inches vs. 54.2 inches), longer travel suspension (5.9 inches front and rear), and a larger 320mm front brake disc. A larger 19-inch front wheel and a wide handlebar provide greater stability and control when riding on loose surfaces. It also has a more upright riding position, and the larger cast steel brake pedal and high-grip footpegs are positioned lower and wider for a more natural standing riding position when riding off-road.
Stuart Wood, Triumph’s chief engineer, said at the unveiling that it was more than just the specifications. “We’ve put our heart and soul into setting these bikes up to give you all the character and performance you expect from us,” he said. “So they’re really fun bikes, really great response, a little bit more power than the others as well. They really are fun to ride.”
However, Triumph says that both bikes are still “instantly recognizable.” Traditional touches, like the distinctive finned cylinder head and traditional exhaust header clamps, combine with contemporary details like the upswept silencer, graphics, and “sensitively incorporated technology,” such as concealed liquid-cooling and a flowing exhaust with a hidden primary silencer. They also feature the trademark black powder-coated engine casings, tough gold anodized forks, and high-quality paint and logo detailing.
2024 Triumph Speed 400 in Caspian Blue
The Scrambler 400 X’s all-road attitude is accentuated by protection for the headlight, radiator, and sump, as well as handguards, a handlebar brace with pad, and a longer front fender.
2024 Triumph Scrambler 400 X in Matte Khaki Green and Fusion White
The 2024 Triumph Speed 400 will be offered with three two-tone paint schemes – Carnival Red, Caspian Blue, and Phantom Black – each featuring a prominent Triumph tank graphic.
2024 Triumph Speed 400 in Phantom Black
The Scrambler 400 X is also available in three color schemes, each featuring Triumph’s distinctive Scrambler tank stripe and triangle badge: Matte Khaki Green and Fusion White, Carnival Red and Phantom Black, and Phantom Black and Silver Ice options.
2024 Triumph Scrambler 400 X in Phantom Black and Silver Ice
While pricing has not yet been announced, Triumph says both the 2024 Triumph Speed 400 and Scrambler 400 X will be attractively priced versus the key competitors in each market.
James Wood said the bikes are the result of a “major five-year collaboration” with Bajaj Auto in India.
“Based on Triumph’s concept and design, Bajaj has worked hand-in-hand with our engineering team here in Italy to add that expertise in large-scale efficient and cost-effective manufacturing to our leading engineering and design capabilities.”
Wood added that the bikes will be built by Triumph factories in Thailand and Brazil, as well as Bajaj Auto in India, where both models will launch starting in July 2023. They will be on sale in all other markets in early 2024, when prices for these markets will be announced.
A labor dispute between Reddit and its forum moderators immediately spilled onto another tech platform, affecting Google users enough that the popular search engine acknowledged it at an “all-hands” meeting.
According to CNBC, Google’s search function was hampered as a result of thousands of Reddit forums were made inaccessible to public viewing; as a result, Google users adding Reddit by name as part of their Internet searches were receiving “unhelpful” results.
“What can we do to improve the user experience on the core product that made Google a household name?” a Google employee reportedly asked senior vice president of search functions Prabhakar Raghavan at the meeting.
“Many of you may wonder how we have a search team that’s iterating and building all this new stuff and yet somehow, users are still not quite happy,” Raghavan responded. “We need to make users happy.”
The conflict between Reddit and its moderators — who carry out the function without pay — began in June 2023, when the platform announced that, as Twitter did earlier in the year, it would increase the price for outside app developers to have access to its application programming interface (API for short). As the tech news site The Verge reported at the time:
The developer behind Apollo, for example, said that at its current rate of making 7 billion requests per month, it would need to pay $1.7 million for access to Reddit’s API, or $20 million a year. “I don’t see how this pricing is anything based in reality or remotely reasonable,” developer Christian Selig wrote. “I hope it goes without saying that I don’t have that kind of money or would even know how to charge it to a credit card.”
In response, more than 8,000 Reddit communities (a.k.a. “subreddits”) were switched into private viewing mode for 48 hours, though many of them stopped enabling user activity for longer.
The company has responded with a hardline stance; some moderators said they interpreted a message from Reddit asking if they were “not able or willing to reopen and maintain” their forum as a threat.
While most forums involved in the protest have reopened, Reddit chief executive Steve Huffman announced that he would be open to changing the platform’s rules for removing moderators, which typically can only be done by peers with higher rankings or in cases where a moderator is inactive.
“If you’re a politician or a business owner, you are accountable to your constituents,” Huffman said to NBC News. “So a politician needs to be elected, and a business owner can be fired by its shareholders. And I think, on Reddit, the analogy is closer to the landed gentry: The people who get there first get to stay there and pass it down to their descendants, and that is not democratic.”
How these changes might affect efforts to fight disinformation campaigns across platforms remains to be seen.
In this episode of Atlas Obscura Tries our host, Zak Martellucci, tries his hand at Tarpon fishing in Charlotte Harbor, FL- a sport fishing mecca known to anglers world-wide. Join us on the hunt for the ‘Silver King,’ and an exploration of the natural and cultural habitat that makes this community on the Gulf so vibrant and unique.
You've got questions? I've got answers. Nancy of Anaheim, California, is writing in with a very interesting question about an email dilemma.
"Can I change default email from my iPad/iPhone? I’m not having any luck. My old email address shows up as default, how do l get rid of this old email address? I’ve tried contacting Microsoft, Google, FB, all with no help. Please respond... Thank you! - Nancy G."
Are you being haunted as Nancy is by the ghost of your email’s past? If you’ve updated your email address and want to stop using that old one as your default option, follow my tips below.
Choose the email service that you're connecting to and follow the onscreen steps for logging into that new email account
Now that your new account has been added, you can go into your Mail settings and change the default email account from your old one to the new one. Here's how to do it.
Now enter your new email and password you want to add
To change the default Google account on Android, you need to sign out of all your Google accounts and then sign back in with the account you want to set as the default.
Removing the default email address on Android allows you to have more control over your email management by choosing your preferred email provider and consolidating all your accounts in one place.
Settings may vary depending on your Android phone’s manufacturer
Note that removing the account will remove all associated data with it on your Android device.
To remove the default email address in Yahoo Mail on a desktop computer, you can follow these steps:
If you mainly use the AOL app, there is a way for you to set a specific email address as your default there too. You can follow these steps:
So, now that you know how to banish the ghost of your email's past, you can enjoy the convenience of your preferred email address as your default. Say goodbye to the frustration of old email addresses haunting your inbox, and hello to a cleaner, more efficient email experience.
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AirPods and AirPods Pro cannot play lossless tracks. In fact, no wireless speaker or headphone that requires a Bluetooth connection can play them either.
On the eve of Big Green Egg’s 50th birthday, the brand’s founder, CEO and a few fervent fans tell the story of the funky grill’s unlikely rise to outdoor cooking wonder.
One of 499 made and the last NA engine from Ferrari makes the 458 Speciale Aperta a modern classic.
Mercedes reveals the larger 2024 E-Class Estate, a full-size tech-laden wagon.
This clean 1968 Chevrolet Malibu convertible has been owned by the actor since 1992 and is up for auction.
Steve McQueen's favorite shades are seen here with coffee-colored tortoise frames and blue lenses.
SCA Yachting is beginning contruction on the Boa Kingdom, a 131-foot sailing yacht.
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