Normcore/Queercore Cars
Written by Brett, Posted in Capital One
I love the content, and the queeny campiness of this story, which now queers the website of one of our nation’s largest banks.
Friday
February 2024
Written by Brett, Posted in Capital One
I love the content, and the queeny campiness of this story, which now queers the website of one of our nation’s largest banks.
Tuesday
February 2024
Written by Brett, Posted in Car and Driver
This story grew from the casual perusal of a New York Times real estate listing for a house in Detroit’s University District. More proof that I can find an automotive/cultural connection nearly anywhere!
Friday
February 2024
Written by Brett, Posted in AARP
Brrr. It’s Cold in Here
There Must be Some Toros in the Atmosphere
Monday
January 2024
Written by Brett, Posted in Car and Driver
“BMW behind the Scenes” Takes Bimmerphiles Where They’ve Never Been. Inside the three-volume set: design sketches, forgotten concepts, and secret history.
Thursday
January 2024
Written by Brett, Posted in Road & Track
In the final years of the 20th Century, shiny, self-adhesive, readily applicable—and fully ersatz—plasticized iterations of various go-fast bits began appearing in auto-parts stores. They dangled alluringly from pegboard hooks in crinkly cellophane wrappers, enticing those who craved cheap speed or the pretense of it.
Wednesday
January 2024
Written by Brett, Posted in Architectural Digest
Our annual list of the cars we’re most excited to learn more about—and, hopefully, drive. And for 2024, they’re all electrified.
Tuesday
January 2024
Written by Brett, Posted in Car and Driver
I grilled Porsche pro driver/brand activist Patrick Long about this new Luftgekühlt spin-off event, focusing on whether my beloved 928 would be welcomed or jeered.
Friday
January 2024
Written by Brett, Posted in Architectural Digest
Thursday
January 2024
Written by Brett, Posted in Car and Driver
I took a ride in an electric Mercedes-Benz with will.i.am in Las Vegas to check out this intriguing new in-car entertainment feature. It made me laugh, and in this ruined world, Joy Is Resistance, so that’s a win?
Friday
December 2023
Written by Brett, Posted in Vanity Fair
How did Michael Mann select, shoot, and (especially) wreck the nearly 400 vintage vehicles—some of them 8-figure collectibles—in his new movie “Ferrari”? I go behind the scenes to bring you all the secrets and movie magic.