Jan Wagner

1 week ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Jan Wagner

NASCAR, over the years you’ve cultivated a large and loyal audience for Cup and Xfinity Series stock car racing in Southern California. Sadly, that ended in 2023 with the last race at Auto Club Speedway. However, you kept our hopes alive with serious talk about building a short track on the site of that superspeedway. NASCAR racing in Fontana dates all the way back to 1997, when the superspeedway — originally named California Speedway, opened on the site of the former Kaiser Steel mill.

2 weeks ago | tandfonline.com | Jan Wagner |Adrian Marciszak

ABSTRACTThe analysis of carnivore remains from Chlum 4S revealed the presence of an abundant assemblage dominated by species of the Early Pleistocene origin. At least 13 taxa have been identified from this locality: Lycaon lycaonoides, Cuon alpinus priscus, Canis mosbachensis, Vulpes praeglacialis, Ursus deningeri, Ursus cf. arctos, Gulo gulo schlosseri, Meles meles, Lutra sp. Martes vetus, Panthera gombaszogensis gombaszogensis, Lynx issiodorensis and Pachycrocuta brevirostris.

2 weeks ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Jan Wagner

Recently, I noticed about a two-foot-long crack in my 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime XSE’s windshield. That is when I discovered what a hassle it can be to get that windshield replaced in such a way that it would be as good as what was originally on my vehicle. My auto insurance policy includes zero deductible windshield replacement. I expected the process — from making a claim to getting my windshield replaced — at no out-of-pocket cost to me — to be a relatively straightforward process.

1 month ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Jan Wagner

This week, “50 Years at Full Speed” is celebrated at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach April 11-13. To commemorate the event, a new logo was developed by Acura and the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach. It evokes a 1970s feel with a stylized “50” that resembles both a racetrack and a “retro” racing logo of the era.

1 month ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Jan Wagner

WonderCon, held at the Anaheim Convention Center March 28-30, was once again a wonderful, annual celebration of the popular arts: including comics, movies, television, gaming, interactive multimedia, cosplay, panel discussions featuring entertainers, industry professionals and experts in their fields; music, an incredible variety of merchandise (“merch”), Artists’ Alley, anime, small press, autograph signings, the ever-popular WonderCon Masquerade and so much more.