Giving Thanks…With Cars!
Posted on November 22nd, 2011 at 7:31 am by admin


A diverse handful of all-wheel drive vehicles that can take you over the river and through the woods to eat your grandma’s gummy turkey. Check out the slideshow at Vanity Fair.

The Gay Guide to Glee: “Mash Off”
Posted on November 16th, 2011 at 6:01 pm by admin


This week’s episode of Glee featured a mishmash of mash-ups, yielding predictably unpredictable results. Read the full re-cap at Vanity Fair.

L.A. Auto Show Preview
Posted on November 14th, 2011 at 11:31 pm by admin

Auto show press days aren’t just about sudorific convention centers, soporific engineering presentations, or moiling through a cortége of compulsory vehicle reveals. There’s also parties! Here’s Vanity Fair’s preview of the five hottest invites at this week’s L.A. Show.

The Gay Guide to Glee: “The First Time”
Posted on November 9th, 2011 at 8:14 pm by admin


Just when you thought Glee was back on track, it delivers an emotionally-phony theme episode, mashed up with outtakes from West Side Story. Read the full re-cap at Vanity Fair.

Four-Wheeled Future: Tesla/Fisker/Rolls Edition
Posted on November 7th, 2011 at 8:35 pm by admin

Introducing, “Four-Wheeled Future,” a new, VF.com feature that will explore the proximate and distant horizons of the automotive industry. This month, we drive three shockingly (ugh!) elegant electric vehicles–the Tesla Model S, the Fisker Karma, and the Rolls-Royce 102 EX–and provide some charged feedback (ugh!!)

The Gay Guide to Glee: “Pot ‘O Gold”
Posted on November 2nd, 2011 at 7:48 pm by admin


Glee finally returned this week with an episode on the aspirational adolescent theme of being true to oneself, begging the philosophical question: Does every un-kissed frog long for his inner prince? Full re-cap at Vanity Fair.

Roadkilling it at Car and Driver
Posted on November 1st, 2011 at 3:04 pm by admin

My article on the hideous, and meaty, hazards of WVCs (Wildlife/Vehicle Collisions), and the innovative ways they’re being mitigated by Road Ecologists, is out in this month’s Car and Driver. Lucky for you cheap bitches, it’s also available for free on the internet.

Stars & Cars: Apolo Ohno
Posted on October 31st, 2011 at 7:15 pm by admin

In this month’s “Stars & Cars” at Vanity Fair, I chat with polymath Apolo Ohno about rollover wrecks, Olympic car swag, and driving with his skates on, and offer an EXCLUSIVE preview of the gorgeous custom 1964 Cadillac Convertible he’ll be premiering at the SEMA show tomorrow.

5 Cars that will Trick AND Treat You
Posted on October 24th, 2011 at 10:19 pm by admin


These hot vehicles all deliver the Smarties, but also have some mischief up their tailpipes. Find out how and why at Vanity Fair.

EXCLUSIVE Interview: Lauren Myracle
Posted on October 18th, 2011 at 8:44 pm by admin


Lauren Myracle was just nominated for a National Book Award. Then, she was un-nominated. I give her a call to get the EXCLUSIVE full story, and to talk to her about bra shopping, her “depraved and pathologically lurid” Y.A. fiction, and Satanic cannibal Republican Presidential candidates, all for Vanity Fair.

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