I mean, fuck VW for what they did, but confiscating passports is a bit much.

“I’d be willing to bet that there’s no bribing yourself out of a country once investigators confiscate your passport.”

This is as important a story as Deadspin has ever done. My contempt for Hardy, Jones and Goodell is matched only by my admiration for Diana’s epic reporting.

And much respect to Deadspin for not letting this one go and publishing what they have.

This is beyond horrifying.

Just the end caps. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nat…

Uh boy.

I was amazed at how many ‘guardrail through car’ images there are on Google. This is one of the most unusual ones.

Did they make it more ugly on purpose? Is that part of the marketing strategy or what?

I didn’t think anyone wanted Idris Elba to be Bond just because of diversity - I thought it was just because he seemed like a good choice based on other roles he’s done. Personally I think he’s perfect for the role.

Elba would be a great choice, and your reasons for not considering him are flimsy.

I honestly liked Pacific Rim.

along with a bunch of cars and customers from Aston Martin of Austin

He should be available, now that the apocalypse was unexpectedly cancelled.

Why wouldn’t you see Skyfall just on it’s own merits?

He would make an awesome Bond, a Luther-ish Bond even.

maybe someone else (*cough*IDRIS ELBA*cough*) could take up the mantle with a new series of stories.

So should I put the flags up before I head to the cinema?

That’d be a good start, I’d think. Don’t hide the patches — LOVE THEM.

So we just leave the Bondo as-is?