The attitude in NASCAR in general anyways seemed to be “we’ve always done it this way, it works, were not changing”. This attitude changed for safety as the article notes, but hung around for years with a lack of fuel injection, lagging tech compared to other series, etc

“Real life Doug wears sweatpants”? Bullshit, Doug we know you don’t even own pants.

I drove the width of the state twice, across I70, and just remember the oppressive flatness. But yeah, there is nothing to block the wind if the weather is bad.

Fake! There are no hills in Kansas.

This exactly. Their styling makes them look bigger than they are.

What’s Wayne Rooney doing on the locker room in that first picture?

Both the pilot and the civic referenced here are brand new, and substantially different then previous models. Used isn’t an option if you want one. And sometimes things such as new kids dictate that you can’t wait a couple years for then to start coming off leases and the like.

It’s hard to care because it’s so far removed from what we might see. The Lincoln continental concept last year was big because you could see (and now do see) it becoming a car. This is just designers showing off. Maybe a few lines get incorporated into a CUV in 5 years. Why should I get excited?

Starred to promote because it’s a good question, and I have no idea

Yeah, psg has been mentioned. They got the cash, ronaldo getting older, team shifting towards Bale and James... But zidane changes things now. Who knows what he wants?

I think this will have more far flung effects than the barca ban because, add you mentioned, the possible moves of ronaldo, Bale, and hazard. Especially with mourino and pep possible both landing in England next summer. Any chance zidane pulls the trigger on one of these in the next week?

Wait, seriously? The mkvi and mkvii are great, and are generally regarded as such.

Am I right in remembering that he hit three in his first game back in Shea after he left the Mets, and got standing ovations for the first two (and good natured boos after the third?)

Which version comes with the chickens?

I don’t necessarily disagree with anything you’re saying, and its the fringe people that I’m addressing. I got some person telling me he’s “hurting people” when he doesn’t get his books or on time, and is “immoral” for him to live his life how he chooses. WTF. It’s a fringe that’s vocal and has a huge sense of…

There’s a difference between “I wish he wrote faster so I can read his books” and the feeling that some people have that he owes them, or is obligated to them in some way. Bitching that The Village sucked isn’t the same as saying MNight needs to stop enjoying his life and make a new movie because he owes it to his fans

Yes, but that’s between him and his publisher. Neither you, I, or anyone else talking out our ass is his employer, and therefore, don’t really have a say. And if he wants to quit his job, that’s up to him.

No, violent criminals hurt other people. Shitty economies hurt people who can’t find jobs to feed families. War and terrorism hurt people. A writer exercising his free will to live his life how he feels like does not hurt people, even if it means someone he doesn’t know didn’t get to read a book

Fair enough

But that’s the whole point. Who cares what the culture has done with these books, he doesn’t need to find a way to do anything. If he wakes up tomorrow and decides he’s never going to write again, that’s up to him. Not culture