Monday, September 28, 2026
Don't fix it if it ain't broke

Broke or Not? / No. 3

Card No. 3

Sunday, September 27, 2026. The answers, with sources.

The answers

  1. Since 1993

    CBS's Late Show, its 11:35 p.m. talk show

    Done for 2026

    CBS aired the last Late Show on May 21, 2026, and retired the franchise after 33 years: 22 seasons with Letterman and 11 with Colbert.

  2. Since 1877

    A cable car incline up Pittsburgh's Mount Washington

    Still going

    The Duquesne Incline runs every day, 6:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m., in its original wooden cars. Local residents rescued it in 1963, and it is cash only.

  3. Since 1817

    The ferry between Lower Manhattan and Staten Island

    Still going

    Still running 24 hours a day, and free since 1997. It carried 16,692,900 riders in 2025. For most of the 20th century the fare was a nickel.

  4. Since 1977

    The Lada Niva, a boxy Soviet-designed 4x4

    Still going

    Still built, now sold as the Niva Legend. Production started in 1977, and AvtoVAZ gave it a new 1.8-litre, 90 hp engine in July 2026.

  5. Since 1919

    Barbasol, a shaving cream in a can with barber-pole stripes

    Still going

    Barbasol is made in Ashland, Ohio. MIT professor Frank Shields came up with it in 1919, and the first batches were filled and packed by hand in Indianapolis.