Stuart Parr didn’t mean to amass the world’s greatest collection of 1970s Italian motorcycles. But it happened. And now he’s sharing it with the public.
MORE Summer Camp Ruination
Knowing that I cringe at the sound of my voice, and aware that others may too, I submit for your listening displeasure, me talking more about how iPhones (and Kim Kardashian’s Instagram) ruined summer camp–for NPR. Scroll down a bit to find my bit.
Let the Redcoats In
This year for Independence Day, I allowed myself to be recolonized by six hot Brits. And I liked it. I really liked it.
Notes on Camp
How the iPhone Ruined Summer Camp The first in what I hope will be a new series of parenting essays for Vanity Fair.
Thermal Dynamics
The Thermal Club, near Palm Springs, California, is a private race track, featuring million dollar garages, a BMW Performance Driving School, a clubhouse, a pool, tennis courts, a spa, catering, a kid’s club, and individuated concierge service. In other words, it’s heaven. (Though a very expensive heaven.) I stayed there, and drove there, and wrote this for the summer issue of Departures.
Rob Corddry: Unlikely Baller
Comedic actor Rob Corddry and I drove around Manhattan in a vintage Mustang convertible, discussing rusty Pintos, useless iWatches, and his ongoing obsession with the Buick Regal GNX.
Aston Discovers Electricity
“We don’t do ugly cars,” says Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer.
My latest for ShowBoats International. Click on the thumbnail above, then click again, to view a cruddy scan.
The 11 Best TV Dad Cars, Ever
Schmooing it Up at Le Mans
Insane Porsche, Audi, Nissan, and Toyota hybrids battle for the future of racing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. But only one of them looks like the Schmoo.
100 Years of Not Driving
Norman Bel Geddes, who designed GM’s Futurama exhibit at the 1939 World’s Fair, predicted that “Cars of 1960 and the highways on which they drive will have in them devices which will correct the faults of human beings as drivers.” He was wrong.
My latest car page for DETAILS. Click on the thumbnail above, and then click on it again, to view a cruddy scan.