Warning, the EXCLUSIVE video attached to this piece includes footage of me driving to a southern California shake shack, and ordering a vanilla shake, “Shaken, not stirred.”
Talking to James Bond’s Guardian Angel
Talented beauty Naomie Harris schools me in how to play James Bond’s right hand, Eve Moneypenny, how to have “a moment” in a Land Rover, and how to escape from a near lethal car crash.
Automotive Fantasists Parse Their Fantasies
Concept cars don”t have to meet crash-test or emission standards. They can be made of cotton batting and OLED film, covered in hard-shell fructose. They just need to make a statement, and to communicate the weird ideas of advanced design teams: daydreamers and windmill tippers to a one.
We spoke to these fantasists-in-chief from Bugatti, Mercedes, Porsche, and many others in Frankfurt, and had them walk us through their crazed creations.
The Drive is Live!
Big news. The Drive is live! And guess who has the lead story (and nine other wonderful stories)? The perfect way to waste your entire day.
The Mercedes Benz C111 is the DeLorean You Never Saw
Heavy Breathing in the Ferrari 488 GTB
You Should Be Coveting the Facel Vega
Kevin Bacon’s Favorite Cop Car is the Crown Vic
Jaguar Designer Ian Callum’s Favorite Thing
Noah Purifoy Does a Serious Burnout at LACMA
Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer on Heavy Breathing and Getting Very Sideways
Eight New Convertibles that Will Make You Dread the Coming Winter
Bugatti CEO Says Veyron Replacement will be “Remarkably Better” in Every Way
Why You Need to Buy an Alfa Romeo Giulia Super Right Now
Russian Boys Tunnel out of Kindergarten, Attempt to Buy Jaguar Sports Car
Given the kid + car angle, I simply had to write about those five year-old Russian boys who tunneled out of their kindergarten playground, walked a mile to the local Jaguar dealership, and tried to buy a car.
Are Vintage Jeep Grand Wagoneers Irresistible?
Why Now is the Time to Buy a Vintage Jeep Grand Wagoneer
I’ll Have The Face-Melter, Please, for $63,000
The Alfa Romeo 4C Spider is less a spiritual heir to the charming Italian boat-tailed roadsters of the 1960s and 70s, and more like a bargain 21st century exotic, useful for melting your face (and your scalp).
Click the mysteriously sideways image above, and then click it again, to read my latest for ShowBoats International.
More on Kids and Misery
I was lucky to be invited back on to Public Radio to talk about kids, and why they make you miserable.
Babies Make You Sad
Babies Make You Sad, and Other Bad News for New Parents
Some Big News (For Me)
I have some exciting news.
I’ve decided to accept a position as Writer-At-Large with the forthcoming Time Inc. online automotive publication The Drive. I will be covering the intersection of the automobile and contemporary culture, focusing on art, architecture, books, design, and my usual celebrity nonsense, as well as writing about incipient vehicular trends and the collectible car market, producing lengthy features, and doing the occasional new car review.
I’m sad to say goodbye to all of the wonderful automotive and mens magazines I’ve had the privilege of writing for, but am thrilled at this new opportunity, and excited to work with the stellar team being assembled. And you’ll still be able to find my work at luxury lifestyle publications like Vanity Fair, Departures, and Showboats International.
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