A slideshow of the 10 hottest, and 10 not-est, new vehicles unveiled at this week’s Los Angeles Auto Show, delivered with our signature bitchy commentary. Click through it all at Vanity Fair.
What’s Hot/Not at the LA Auto Show
Auto Show “Booth Babe” Exposé
Back in the day, auto show display stands used to be staffed by scantily clad ladies chained to wild animals. Now all that has changed. Sort of. Read our full investigation–including an interview with a veteran “Booth Babe”–at Vanity Fair.
The Smith Tapes
My high school friend Ezra Bookstein is behind this incredible uncovering/remastering of hundreds of hours of long-lost interviews with musical and political luminaries of the 60s and 70s made by famed local WPLJ radio personality and Village Voice columnist Howard Smith. We acquired an exclusive sample at Vanity Fair, where John Lennon and Yoko Ono Continue reading “The Smith Tapes”
Stars and Cars: Uma Thurman
We talk to Uma Thurman about environmental responsibility, BMWs sustainable i sub-brand, and that time she had a massive wreck in the rental car parking lot. Read our interview at Vanity Fair.
S Car Go
We test drive all of Audis sporty S cars, and determine that the Germans can indeed make a delicious batch of S-Car-Go. Read about the mollusky, gastropodic joys of all six cars over at Vanity Fair.
Gay Penguins Adopt Human Baby
In a stunning display of the advanced nature of Northern European social policies, a pair of openly gay penguins at a Danish zoo were granted the right to adopt a newborn human baby. The child, a healthy American boy given up for adoption by his Republican parents in the wake of Mitt Romney’s failed presidential bid, will be brought up in the penguin enclosure. “We are very happy,” said one of the proud father penguins, in Danish, before regurgitating some herring and spitting it into the child’s open mouth.
How to Replace Your Hurricane Damaged Vehicle
How Use your Hurricane Sandy Insurance Settlement to Buy a More Fuel Efficient Vehicle. (Includes handy Buyer’s Guide!) Read my latest for Yahoo! Autos.
Bacon? Silk? Gunmetal? Baby Skin?
We interview experts from within and outside the industry to uncover the next big trends in automotive interiors, and our discoveries will make you feel shocked, intrigued, delighted, (and perhaps hungry). Read all about it at Vanity Fair.
Nissan Pathfinder Review
The Nissan Pathfinder isn’t a station wagon, and it’s the Baby Boomers’ fault. My latest for Yahoo! Autos.
Nissan Sentra Review
The Nissan Sentra is a medicine best taken with a spoonful of…sugar. My latest for Yahoo! Autos.