Our excitement for the Fiat 500 ending up on our roads was unparalleled. Some pragmatic skeptics couldn’t understand why we’d give a second look to a trumped up Fiat Panda in a period costume, but we payed no attention: the charming Cinquecento was coming to fulfill our weekend-drives-to-Portofino fantasies. The naysayers had their day in the sun when we eventually […]
I walk out of the garage to the pit lane, splashing through a few puddles. I open the door. I start the engine. “Sweet Emotion” by Aerosmith begins to play. The car is staged at the end of pit row. Green flag. This is a good day. Making the trip to Rockingham Speedway Race Track in North Carolina doesn’t mean […]
Sometimes an automotive development team will have a serious challenge dropped in their lap: take a model with a legacy existing since the 50’s, which is now known for being rental car fleet filler, and make it something customers actually want to buy. After a short time with the 2014 Chevrolet Impala, it’s apparent that this particular team stepped up […]
I often consider how recipes came to be when coming across particularly intricate edible concoctions. I like to think about the human element that went into tweaking a survival necessity just to jazz things up and make it more enjoyable, evolving to the point of becoming an art to be critiqued and mastered, a trade to study, and to be […]
Dear young adults: Time’s up. The Back to School season is upon us and many will be wrestled from the teat of living at home and sent packing to the independent living of college. There are many important decisions to be made as you outfit yourself before the journey into higher education, and while your youthful impetuousness will drive you […]