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REI Co-op’s 650 Down has been our favorite budget-friendly down jacket for years and recently underwent a revamp. After testing the latest model in Chile, we’re happy to report that the improvements justify the $30 jump in price, including a more tear-resistant shell fabric, stronger sustainability focus, and cleaner look. REI also added a waist cinch for sealing out drafts. Performance and durability still fall short of more premium models, but at this price point, you’d be hard-pressed to find a more well-rounded piece. Below we break down our full experience with the 650 Down Jacket. To see how it…

If you spend enough time outdoors, getting caught in the rain is inevitable. Thankfully, with the right rain jacket, it doesn’t have to be painful. However, not all jackets are created equal. Some are more storm-worthy than others, and different jackets offer different comfort levels, breathability, durability, and features. The ExplorersWeb team put over a dozen different rain jackets to the test to create this guide. Our efforts were led by Gear Editor Chelsey Cook, a professional mountain guide in some of the wettest places in the world. Throughout our testing process, we considered waterproofing, layers, breathability, and features. The…

Photo credit: Alpha, CC-SA-2.0 United Airlines partnered with a fashion company to prevent 900 pounds of waste from ending up in landfills in the form of expired life jackets. According to the Uniform Aviation Safety Regulations, under-seat life jackets must be replaced every eight to 10 years, and while it would be great if you didn’t have to use them, United Airlines’ Boeing 737s alone produce more than 19,000 expired life jackets a year. In an effort to save landfill space and reduce the carbon footprint of the world’s third-largest airline, United Airlines has partnered with a company called B2L…

Shania Twain announced in a new post that she’ll be appearing at another festival, and fans seem interested in her outfit choice.The Canadian singer shared the news on Instagram alongside a photo of her wearing a long, see-through black dress onstage during her latest performance.The post was to let fans know that she’ll be headlining Canada’s Cavendish Beach Music Festival next July, but the comments section was flooded with opinions about her look.Shania Twain performs onstage in a sheer black dress, knee-high boots and a cowboy hat. Photo credit: Instagram/shaniatwain Shania performed in a black top hat, long black coat…

Columbus Blue Jackets coach Dean Evason and GM Don Waddell discuss their philosophiesColumbus Blue Jackets general manager Don Waddell introduced new head coach Dean Evason during a press conference at Nationwide Arena.Blue Jackets season ticket holders will soon have a chance to secure tickets to the first outdoor game in the franchise’s history.Advance tickets for the Jackets’ game against the Detroit Red Wings, part of the NHL’s annual Stadium Series event at Ohio Stadium on March 1, will go on sale Tuesday to full season-ticket holders. Fans who only plan to attend a limited number of games will be able…

Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell introduces new coach Don EvensonBlue Jackets general manager Don Waddell on Tuesday introduced Dean Evason, whom he hired as the team’s next head coach.Don Waddell’s biggest focus at Nationwide Arena on Tuesday was introducing Dean Evason as the Blue Jackets’ next head coach, bringing an end to a months-long managerial search.More: Columbus Blue Jackets name Dean Evason as head coach: Five takeawaysAlso of great importance was the update the Blue Jackets’ president of hockey operations and general manager provided on three unsigned restricted free agent forwards: Kirill Marchenko, Cole Sillinger and Kent Johnson. Negotiations with…

Photo: Variety via Getty Images Fans of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills know that wherever Kathy Hilton goes, chaos and mayhem soon follow. That was certainly the case on Monday when Hilton had to be ushered off the runway by models at housewife and boutique owner Sutton Strack’s fashion show. Stracke’s video of the event shows Hilton in the middle of the runway talking to Erika Girardi’s mother as model Wisdom Williams begins to strut down the aisle, and Hilton appears confused when Williams touches her back and fellow showgoers Kyle Richards, Erika Jayne, Garcelle Beauvais and Bozoma St.…

In recent years, a confluence of trends in industrial, technology and biomedical design has sparked renewed interest in precision machining – the manufacturing of highly accurate parts that bring these designs to life – and this direction in new product design is revitalizing interest in a long-established production process: Swiss machining. Swiss machines, or Swiss lathes, achieve precision on very small parts by minimizing the various forces generated by turning or grinding as the workpiece passes through sliding headstocks and guide bushings. Now, developers at Tschudin AG have introduced design elements that further improve the machine’s precision: the Tschudin Cube…

Lara Vanian-Green’s daughter came home from her fourth grade class at Armenian school one day and said that she and her friends were afraid to draw rainbows. Several of the boys in her class would get angry when they did, tearing up the drawings and shouting that they were inappropriate.  “I was stunned,” Vanian-Green, who is queer and host of the Armenian Enough podcast, told the Weekly. “I’m pretty sure we all colored rainbows when we were kids. It’s a bright and beautiful thing. Now that’s being suppressed in students.”  Things escalated at the end of the year, when the…

Some buildings may need renovation due to a lack of love, but that’s certainly not why the Muellner Building at Hart Park (7300 Chestnut St.) in Wauwatosa is now getting some much-needed attention. Built in phases (the first phases were in 1938 and 1940) and clad in local stone, it houses the very active Wauwatosa Senior Center and the Wauwatosa Curling Club. The Muellner Building, named in 1974 for Howard Muellner, who served as the park’s superintendent for the previous 48 years, also has rooms that can (and do) be rented for weddings and other events, making it a busy…