Champagne goes flat, caviar spoils and even a Kiton silk-cashmere tie will lose its luster when you spill champagne and caviar on it.
My latest for ShowBoats International, the official guide to floating offshore tax havens for Russian billionaires.
Can Mercedes-Benz Save the SL?
The redesigned 2017 SL convertible has just been unveiled at the L.A. Auto Show. But the future of the brand”s heritage flagship model remains murky.
How To Detroit
Aaron Foley is one of my favorite writers. And he’s just written a book about my hometown, “How To Live in Detroit Without Being a Jackass.” The book, with its Vernor”s-liveried cover, should be required reading not only for actual or potential newcomers to the Motor City, but for anyone participating in contemporary global urbanization who would like to avoid behaving like a subjugating dick. I chatted with Aaron, and wrote about the book, for Vanity Fair.
Antique (Cars) Roadshow
After two decades crushing the dreams of American hoarders on Antiques Roadshow, the Keno Brothers return to their first passion–vintage cars–with an auction of truly original classic vehicles. (They also let me drive a Lamborghini Miura.)
Chad McQueen once Stole his Dad’s Porsche 930
Stealing dad’s car is a lot cooler when dad is Steve McQueen and the car is a Porsche 930.
My interview with Chad McQueen on growing up with his dad, and his dad’s cars.
Lashed to the Mast
“The ocean opened up all of its anger at us. The wind was 35 miles an hour and the waves were 10 feet.”
Infiniti design director Alfonso Albaisa has a genetic mania for sailing into storms, inherited from his mom. He discusses this, and his beloved Beneteau sailboat, in the latest installment of our column, Favorite Thing.
Uncanny? Tin-canny? Both?
Seeking, and finding, western design inspiration in eleven vintage Japanese cars.
Mini vs. Miata
Which car should you buy? We have our opinion. You”re entitled to ignore it if you”d like to be wrong.
New Documentary Explores Steve McQueen’s Failure: LeMans
Caught up in his fame and his passion, McQueen’s love of the reality of racing interfered with his love of the artifice of acting.
Kustom Karma
Krazy Kar Kustomizer George Barris has ascended to the empyrean, where he will spend eternity designing a golden chariot for god.