If I could, I’d give this noine stars.

“Some sick dangles from the Rexxer there, fuckin’ gongshow out there otherwise.”

Don’t worry, Avery. We’ll help you get used to it.

Mercedes E-Class. The E200 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY (barf) has 134hp, while the E63 AMG S has 577hp, a 443hp spread.

New technology, especially *optional* new technology. Jalopnik and sites of its ilk are quick to dismiss tech-based options as unnecessary and a detriment to the driving experience. True, most in-car entertainment and navigation systems are pretty bad compared to the user experience on a tablet, but they function…

I recommend Woodford Reserve as a go-to, widely-available, under-$40 bourbon. But the rest of this list is spot-on, and is currently in the liquor cabinet.

Oban 14, foolishness? Oban 14 is never foolish, friend.

Give her the option of “Poison” or this:

Come on, Woolley. America’s national dumplings are jelly donuts.

If you end up at Serious Eats, I’ll hardly be able to contain myself. Imagine the tag team of you and J. Kenji Lopez-Alt. You’ll write a story about a Burger King customer throwing trays frisbee-style at the employees in response to an improperly prepared Extra Long Cheeseburger*, and he’ll follow up with a…

Forgot about Tra.

This can only mean that at some point in this coming year, Ballaban is decapitated to the surprise of many, except those who read the book.

Who hates this? I’m withholding judgment until reviews come out, since Fiat’s latest platform share (500X/Renegade) hasn’t gone so well for them, but certainly glad it exists.

Guster has a few: “So Long”, “Happier”, and “Demons”, especially.

What more do you want?

Commenting for posterity. Thanks Pinkham for everything here at Kitchenette, especially BCO, even if your opinions on Things That Should Not Exist were often very wrong. I’ll follow wherever you happen to end up. And I hope you take BCO with you!

Gawker is shutting down Kitchenette, and Pinkham goes with it. No more BCO as we know it. http://www.theawl.com/2015/11/accoun…

M’bear.

Absurdly thick a-pillars on many modern cars, in the name of rollover protection and chassis stiffness. I get the need for protection in a crash, but how about avoiding running people over?