My Latest Book: Now Smaller and Cheaper

Two years ago, my latest book project, “The Atlas of Car Design” was released by the wonderful art and design press Phaidon. Thanks to many of you, it was widely and enthusiastically reviewed in the automotive and general interest press. Even more thanks to many of you, the first print run of the oversized coffee table book sold out, despite its elevated scale and price ($150!!)

Selling out is apparently a good thing. Because today, Phaidon is releasing a second run of the book. It features all of the 650 cars, gorgeous offbeat archival images, and wonderful writing that made the first edition a hit. But it has shrunk the dimensions and the cost to something far more manageable, a mere $59 if you order through the link below. (Also, the new edition is a lovely steely grey, instead of the black or red of the first gen.)

So, if you were unsure about purchasing the book previously, or you thought that car lover in your life didn’t deserve such a extravagant gift, or you’re just a Chintzy Bltch, now you have no excuse. Click and buy right now! Maybe this one will sell out too, and Phaidon will let me write other books about other topics you (and I) love.

A World-Class Museum, in Allentown, PA(!?!)

On the site of a former drive-in theater in Allentown, PA, Nicola Bulgari–scion of the Italian luxury goods empire his grandfather founded in 1884–has funded a museum dedicated to restoring hundreds of under-loved mid-market American cars from the 1920s-1950s. I explore the site, and Nicola’s reasoning, in my latest for the New York Times “Styles” section.

Click on this link to view a free version of the article, or just subscribe to the newspaper already, you Chintzy Bltch.

Making Garbage Day Less Trashy

Urban planners, the refuse industry, and cities across the country are reimagining how we manage and dispose of our waste, leveraging artificial intelligence, robotics, and electric power to tackle a growing garbage crisis fueled by cheap products and throwaway culture.

Check out the online version of my latest story for the Wall Street Journal‘s “Future of Everything” section, or just subscribe to the paper already, you chintzy bltch.

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