When she went to test drive a Range Rover, the Land Rover salesman told “Euphoria” and “The White Lotus” star Sydney Sweeney that the six-cylinder engine was enough power for her. “Why, because I’m a girl?” Sweeney slapped back?
She got the V-8.
The Bizarre and Tangled Story of the Origins of Underglow
Unraveling the history of this spectral lighting, and its (alleged) inventor.
Barbara Kruger Sloganizes a Hyundai
“By adopting sites that are used predominantly for advertising, Kruger challenges the viewer’s expectations and creates a powerful art experience.”
Lose 1:45 of Your Life
Listen to my latest appearance on Matt Farah’s podcast, The Smoking Tire!
For gluttons, there’s also VIDEO!
Desert Stargazing in a Rolls-Royce Ghost Black Badge
There is something ominous about the High Desert sky at night. Without barriers at the edges, it can be almost too enveloping, especially during the longest nights of the year, around the winter solstice in late December. So, when I visited Yucca Valley at that time, I brought my own constellations.
Dining in a Michelin-Starred Restaurant…
Car and Driver Bring a Trailer Pick of the Day
Proving once again that midwestern garages are a cryogenic laboratory for the preservation of oddball Big Three “Malaise Era” physical culture.
Celebrating Planned Obsolescence
Two lavishly produced paeans to how automakers worked to accustom Americans to an infinite buying cycle, unrelated to product improvement, consumer benefit, or need.
New Exhibit of Iconic Movie Cars
“The Batmobile actually runs, believe it or not. But it runs a little warm, because the studio didn’t intend that car to drive very far.”
Clearing the Air in a McLaren 765LT Spider
This is what is known as an “Inverse Pyramid” story, where the corollary ends up dominating the ostensible topic. Come for the $490,000 McLaren 765 LT Spider drive, stay for the history of California smog.