The Coolest, Zaniest, Most Compelling In-Car Technology at CES
Driving an Electric Mercedes with will.i.am
I took a ride in an electric Mercedes-Benz with will.i.am in Las Vegas to check out this intriguing new in-car entertainment feature. It made me laugh, and in this ruined world, Joy Is Resistance, so that’s a win?
The Cars of “Ferrari”
How did Michael Mann select, shoot, and (especially) wreck the nearly 400 vintage vehicles—some of them 8-figure collectibles—in his new movie “Ferrari”? I go behind the scenes to bring you all the secrets and movie magic.
Will Giant Electric Trucks Destroy America?
Instead of solving our current crises of overconsumption, the new generation of four- and five-ton battery powered pickups and SUVs only deepen them. And with their immense power and mass, they have a great propensity to further enhance the ongoing slaughter on our nation’s roadways.
My first article for the Wall Street Journal is all about the future of cars, and how they are going to further delight, alienate, support, degrade, and destroy us.
Lamborghini Brought a $1.3 Million Revuelto to Art Basel
To celebrate both Lamborghini’s 60th anniversary and the annual Art Basel Miami Beach bacchanal, the Italian supercar manufacturer did what it does best: it threw an outrageous party.
The Best Electric Cars of 2024
Are you ready to go electric? Do you have “range anxiety?” Are you a fancy blt¢h? These eleven luxury EVs will solve all three problems! Also, none of them is a Tesla, so you won’t be supporting that particular fascist if you buy.
All the Luxury Automakers at Art Basel Miami Beach
Like Pebble Beach, the purview of Art Basel Miami has extended far beyond its original content area to incorporate other realms relevant to the needs of the globe-trotting legion of luxury lifestyle bacchanalians. Fashion, retail, hospitality, and, yes, cars, have all joined the party. But why are they there? And what, if anything, are they adding to the artistic conversation?
Think About Wallpaper
How many automotive articles will you read today that have a reference to the formerly outre, currently en vogue, status of wallpaper?
Cadillac Restores a Mid-Century Modern Masterpiece
Long, low, and horizontal, the serene and distinguished Eero Saarinen-penned space—formerly an executive dining room—retains its original 1950s travertine and terrazzo floors and walls of colored glazed brick, as well as a bright, golden, 36-foot-long decorative metallic screen by famed Modernist designer Harry Bertoia. All of this is framed within a geometric cadence of black-mullioned, floor-to-ceiling plate glass windows that look out at both GM’s Technical and Design campuses.