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Miles4Miles: My 7 Car, 3,000 HP Day

September 22, 2019September 22, 2019
Test Drive Tuesday

It’s easy to be cynical about the automotive business. Between enormous profits, international scandals and environmental damage, the flaws are everywhere. What is less obvious… Read More »

Test Drive: 2019 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid

September 15, 2019September 15, 2019
Test Drive Tuesday

My friend Sam loves her Toyota RAV4. She likes to give me a hard time because when she was buying it, my reaction was “Meh.”… Read More »

Bad Ass Women Of Automotive: Sue Mead

September 2, 2019September 3, 2019
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Bad Ass Women, Girl Stuff, Jeep Girls

I first met Sue Mead three years ago at a press event on Long Island. Our mutual friend, Holly Reich*, ran up to me (without… Read More »

Teach Your Children Well: Labor Day Playlist

August 29, 2019August 29, 2019
Mama's Lists, Playlists

With Labor Day fast approaching, it’s time to prepare for that question that all parents get around nebulous holidays, “What Is Labor Day, anyway?” So… Read More »

Volvo 2020 V60 Cross Country: Driven!

August 27, 2019August 27, 2019
Test Drive Tuesday, Videos

I love wagons. Maybe it’s because my mother refused to drive one. Maybe it’s because I’m operating on SUV-overload. Whatever the case, the Volvo Cross… Read More »

santa monica car spotting with fadra nally

August 16, 2019August 16, 2019
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Test Drive Tuesday, Travel, Videos

The other day, I called my friend Fadra. She lives on the East Coast, so it’s often hard for us to find the right time… Read More »

Fiat 500X Review: Funky Italian Reboot

August 11, 2019August 11, 2019
Test Drive Tuesday

Sometimes being fully rational about the car you buy is overrated. Sometimes it’s way more important to express yourself, to stand out from the crowd… Read More »

Garth Stein: On Cars, Dogs, and The movie.

August 11, 2019August 11, 2019
Mama's Movietime, Videos

This weekend, The Art Of Racing In The Rain opened in theaters across the country. Ahead of its release, I sat down with the book’s… Read More »

Test Drive: How To Score A 2019 Veloster R-Spec

August 4, 2019August 4, 2019
Test Drive Tuesday, Videos

The Veloster was never meant to be a hot hatch. It was just a funky little 3-doored Hyundai bargain for the automotively indecisive. But then… Read More »