Some time has passed since the last time we took a peek at what Artisan Cutlery had cooking – but we’re glad to do so now, because we can talk about the incoming Trust, from designer Theo Estevao. The Trust is an elegant design, but also quite a large one. The blade length is listed as 3.76 inches – that’s a considerable run of steel, enough for chores both in suburbia as well as out in the rough and tumble of the great outdoors. The blade shape, a modified wharncliffe (or reverse tanto if you’re nasty), provides dependable, predictable geometry – the Trust has a look unique to itself, but it won’t cause any surprises when it comes to separating matter. Symmetry is maintained on the Trust despite it being a frame lock The reliable performance of the Trust continues in Artisan’s choice of blade steel, S35VN. This is a couple generations of super steel behind the curve, but it’s hard to imagine any but the most recalcitrant of steel addicts quibbling with it here; for use in a knife like the Trust, whose sizable blade may do chores both heavy and light, S35VN’s balanced, but still elevated, performance will…

We should all be expecting the price of oil to continue to rise, as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed. Global oil supplies are being hindered, and if the cost-of-living crisis wasn’t bad enough, it looks like it’s about to get much worse. Crude oil, gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, natural gas, petrochemicals, power, and fertilizer prices have all risen sharply since the conflict began. The narrow shipping lane, known as the Strait of Hormuz, between Iran and Oman, remains closed. This lane is the one through which around a fifth of the world’s daily oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply passes.  The closure is threatening to cause economic pain to the everyday human almost everywhere on the planet. Top Middle East oil producers Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Kuwait have all cut production at their oilfields because they have to pump oil into storage if they cannot load it onto oil tankers, accoridng to a report by Reuters.  Most investigative journalists agree that this is going to cause a massive economic impact, harming those who have nothing to do with the ruling class’s war mongering. The halt to oil and gas shipments through the strait is the nightmare scenario for the global energy…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Cindy Crawford shared a montage on social media of her typical morning routine that included skinny-dipping in her jacuzzi, wearing nothing but a necklace.”I love my morning routine— sets me up to have a great day!” Crawford wrote in the caption of an Instagram video she shared this week.The supermodel’s day starts at 6 a.m. with dry brushing while listening to her Bible app.After doing her face routine, which involves a cleanser and a red-light device, she takes a shot of apple cider vinegar by 7 a.m. — which gives her a little shudder — and then goes outside on her lawn barefoot.SHARON STONE BLASTS HOLLYWOOD’S NUDITY DOUBLE STANDARD IN FIERY INSTAGRAM VIDEO In the video, she then drops her robe before climbing into her oceanfront jacuzzi.By 7:45, the 60-year-old is back inside for her morning coffee with collagen, and she answers a few emails before heading to the gym. Her workout involves yoga, hanging upside down and jumping on a miniature trampoline – all before her Pilates teacher arrives around 8:30 a.m.”And that’s my morning,” she added at the end of the video.Crawford discussed her free-spirited attitude toward nudity in a…

In a United States War Department-issued “Line of Position” notebook, Capt. Robert A. Lewis begins like many service member letters, with a “Dear Mom + Dad.” But this log, dated Aug. 6, 1945, is unlike any other entry from World War II. Lewis, the co-pilot of the B-29 Enola Gay, was en route to Japan from the Pacific island of Tinian when he began recording. Now, his account, written during and in the immediate aftermath of dropping the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, is for sale. His “blow by blow description,” which includes his famous reaction: “My God what have we done,” has just been put up for sale by Dan Whitmore, a rare book dealer in Pasadena, California, the Washington Post was first to report. The price: $950,000.This will be the fifth time that Lewis’ record has appeared at auction: the first being sold for $37,000 by Sotheby’s in 1971. Lewis, present for the auction, reportedly said that he believed that the account was of great historical importance, adding that he “didn’t know what else to do with it.”It sold once again for $85,000 at Sotheby’s in 1978; $391,000 at Christie’s in 2002 (as part of the Malcolm…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! WWE star Bayley earned the opportunity to challenge AJ Lee for the Women’s Intercontinental Championship earlier this week when she won a gauntlet match on “Monday Night Raw.”The match, which will take place on Monday, is nearly 13 years in the making. The last time the two professional wrestlers competed against each other was on Aug. 21, 2013, for the Divas Championship. Lee, a veteran at that point, got the better of Bayley, who was still a newcomer. A lot has changed since then. Lee departed the company in 2015 while Bayley went on to become a four-time women’s champion and two-time women’s tag team champion. Bayley helped shape the WWE women’s division into what it is presently. The Women’s Intercontinental Championship wasn’t even a glimmer in anyone’s eye five years ago let alone 13 years ago.Lee returned to WWE in September, potentially putting the two wrestling greats on a collision course with each other at some point. With Lee winning the title against Becky Lynch, Bayley was able to solidify her path toward a chance at championship gold.”Man, it’s so weird. So weird to think, it’s just like the universe works…

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Friday that Iran’s newly appointed Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, had been “wounded and likely disfigured” in recent American-Israeli attacks. Hegseth also warned that the United States is undertaking the most intense day of bombing yet in Operation Epic Fury.“We know the new so-called, not-so-supreme leader, is wounded and likely disfigured,” Hegseth told reporters during a press briefing. He described Khamenei’s first public statement since his elevation — delivered as a written message read aloud on Iranian state television — as “a weak one,” underscoring that the supreme leader did not appear on video or release an audio recording. Khamenei has remained out of view since his selection on Sunday by Iran’s clerical establishment. In his missive, he vowed to “avenge the blood” of Iranians killed in the strikes. Hegseth asserted American and Israeli forces have hit more than 15,000 targets since the war with Iran began, and he pledged the U.S. would escalate its bombing campaign even further on Friday.“Today will be, yet again, the highest volume of strikes that America has put over the skies of Iran,” he said. ”The number of sorties, the number of bomber pulses. Ramping up, and only up.”…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump revealed more plans for the war with Iran, vowing to continue “decimating” the regime over the coming days and touting the mission as “ahead of schedule.””We had no idea it would be this far ahead. We’ve knocked out close to 90% of their missiles,” Trump said in an interview that aired Friday on the “Brian Kilmeade Show.”The president said the U.S. has taken out the majority of Iran’s missiles and drone manufacturing sites, adding that the military is “hitting them harder than anybody’s been hit since World War II.”BEFORE-AND-AFTER SATELLITE IMAGERY OFFERS A RARE LOOK AT DAMAGE INSIDE IRAN While Trump did not provide a specific timeline for the conclusion of what he called an “excursion,” he said the U.S. has “virtually unlimited ammunition.”The president also said the U.S. is prepared to escort vessels through the Strait of Hormuz if necessary to protect oil shipments. The Iranian Navy has claimed responsibility for a series of strikes on commercial vessels transiting the strait.TRUMP WARNS OF IRANIAN ‘SLEEPER CELLS’ AS CANADA ACCUSED OF HARBORING REGIME OPERATIVESThe disruptions have sent oil prices soaring. Trump said the U.S. would escort the vessels “if…

In today’s review, Joe Kurtenbach evaluates the CORD Pandora PB-3 red dot sight. Suitable for performance pistols like the Springfield Armory Echelon, the PB-3 is a rugged sight with an IPx8 rating. The sight was loaned to the author for this review. We all know the saying, “if you want something done right, sometimes you’ve got to do it yourself.” Well, when a group of shooting-savvy engineers is challenged to design a robust and reliable enclosed red-dot optic, the results can be brilliant. The CORD Pandora PB-3 is designed to be extremely durable. The housing is made of 7076-T6 aluminum and sealed to prevent water intrusion. Shown topping an Echelon 5.4F 9mm. But let’s back up a bit. When The Armory Life asked me to review a new optic from CORD, I gave editor Mike Humphries my usual response, “Of course!” followed by, “Who is CORD?” The Backstory If your response to this article’s lead was similar to mine, don’t worry, it took me only a few seconds and an internet search to get back on track, and I’ll save your fingers the keystrokes this time. While you may not have heard of CORD, many will be familiar with the name Lead…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Chicago Teachers Union is advocating for a day off for teachers and students on May 1, for the national May Day movement.May Day is also known as International Worker’s Day, which celebrates workers and advocates for labor rights.On Wednesday, the union approved a resolution to designate May 1 as the day of “Civic Action and Defense of Public Education,” and seeking support for this from Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago’s Board of Education.”If we still want to have democracy in the midterms this November, public schools that provide our students with quality education, and unions to defend workers’ rights, then it is up to every Chicagoan to stand up for what we believe in and show the authoritarian billionaire in Washington that when he breaks every rule, we will not go along with business as usual,” CTU Vice President Jackson Potter said in a statement.TRUMP ADMIN RESPONDS AFTER SJSU SUES TO CHALLENGE TITLE IX INVESTIGATION INTO TRANSGENDER VOLLEYBALL SCANDALThe union claimed in the resolution that public education is under attack by “MAGA politicians,” seemingly referring to supporters of President Donald Trump. The resolution says “public education is facing an unprecedented national…