What is the Best Car for Disaster Porn Touring?

Posted on August 29th, 2011 at 4:25 pm by admin

The rains have stopped in Upstate New York, but the over-capacity streams continue to churn in their quest for the Atlantic. This means that the lovely hamlet in which my country house sits is about to be ravaged by the mighty Delaware River, which crested late last night. It also means: Disaster Touring! But what to drive?

Fortunately, this week, I am in possession of a 2012 Mercedes SLK Roadster. Because nothing says prurient-asshole-from-The-City- cruising-about-ogling-ruination-simply-for-sport like a bright read Benz convertible. Let loose with other suggestions in the comments below.

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Ten Brownest Cars

Posted on August 24th, 2011 at 8:18 pm by admin

My delicious new slideshow for Vanity Fair is called Chocolate Glamour and covers the ten most gorgeous–and brown–cars spotted on my visit to the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Weekend (including this Leather Stutz.)

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New Study Proves Gays Start Vehicular Trends

Posted on August 19th, 2011 at 6:38 pm by admin

A new quantitative study suggests that The Gays actually predict what the rest of you will be driving next.
Read my EXCLUSIVE report, in Gawker’s Jalopnik.

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Stars & Cars is Go!

Posted on August 19th, 2011 at 4:23 pm by admin

Ladies and Hairballs, I would like to introduce Stick Shift’s new recurring feature: Stars & Cars. In our premiere installation, I interview singer and humanitarian activist Sheryl Crow about her vintage Mercedes, her love of Bond Girls, and the time she totaled her Camaro. All at the venerable Vanity Fair.