This is a very good way of putting it. Donations and family legacies don’t guarantee acceptance, but it certainly helps. Dr. Dre donated $70 million to build the Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation back in 2013. He created a space for the college to make money and…

$70 million to build a facility to bring in students for a new program? Sure, little Truly Young can attend USC, provided she makes the grades required to graduate and abides by their code of ethics. Good for you, Dr. Dre. And good for Truly. And good for USC and anyone seeking to study Arts, Technology and the…

The continued success of Hammond, May and Clarkson is simple - everyone, especially guys, can relate to at least one personality trait. May is annoying and pedantic, but also very knowledgeable and capable. He’s the kind of guy you like having around to help with a project even if he’s a bit annoying.

Hi Doug! I can see the use of a quantitative comparison when you’re considering like products and figured that was your intent. As you can see from the other comments, it’s not so useful in any other context.

Surprised I’m not seeing this in the feed yet.

Depends on the car and who’s presenting it. You’re basically knocking the original Top Gear. Car pornography was, is and always will be a fun diversion for me. I’ll make time for quality programming.

I get that. It’s why I dismiss it - and essentially the second half of his videos - so quickly. I haven’t bothered to see if there’s a handicapping system to his spreadsheets because you can’t compare a McLaren to a Porsche to a Toyota to a Mazda.

I like Doug’s writing style and I generally enjoy his quirks and features video content, but once he’s on the road it’s MEH. You can’t convey the excitement of driving a Porsche with a stuck-on GoPro and that mug.

I didn’t notice that similarity to the Accord. Not only that, but their failure to use glass means that piece will stick out like a sore thumb on the brighter choices in Cadillac’s color palette. The Escala’s C-pillar is simple and clean and, yes, looks a bit like Audi and BMW. There’s only so many ways to finish off…

It’s the latter. The rear half of that window span is over a shallow part of the door. The trailing edge on the C pillar is either a small fixed window or fake window to complete the character line. It’s Cadillac’s larger sedan platform. Rear seat legroom is definitely there. 

If you love it, that’s all that matters. Keep it in that condition. It’ll be a conversation starter wherever you go among enthusiasts because you just don’t see cars like that anymore.

There are a lot of kids who may have been unaware of the level of depravity their parents stooped to in order to give them an unfair advantage in getting into school. But not all of them. Some kids were coached to “act dumb” to take advantage of extra time for standardized tests allotted to students with a diagnosed…

Is this a thing in China? Putting the torque rating on a badge? As if that’s something the typical Cadillac buyer is considering - both here and there. I hope they give their sales people a quick, concise explanation that they can memorize and thoroughly answer the inevitable question from customers. you don’t want to…

It wasn’t intended to be that way. The twitter link is a screenshot of that comic on Inman’s Facebook feed with an offer from FB to “boost” the exposure of his comic CRITICIZING their business practices for a mere $2000. 

Matthew Inman nailed this succinctly in a single 4-panel comic. https://twitter.com/Oatmeal/status/923250055540219904/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E923250055540219904&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2017%2Foatmeal-creator-rips-facebook-comic-facebook-asks-wants-boost-post%2F

Right there with you on brussels sprouts. My family went out to a vegetarian restaurant that served some kind of baked brussels sprouts. They were smashed so the leaves were practically falling off. They ate like potato chips. My wife makes a version of these now. The trick is driving out the moisture so they’re…

You keep telling yourself that. Buskers and panhandlers are nowhere to be found when I’m stuck in traffic. How I wish more people would take a smelfie before they leave home.

Mr. Reed’s song is rather prescient as well.

Counterpoint: There aren’t enough parking spaces.