More likely, we will see stem cells used to grow new organs. That would have fewer problems with organ rejection. There are already efforts to “grow” vaginas from stem cells, and there is an (only one, sadly) paper describing the development of an artificial ovary (it only produces estrogen).

For the Male to Female crowd, yes.  Female to Male trans people might have a somewhat different perspective.

Here’s my rule on memes: if it isn’t funny, it’s likely denigrating. This one falls into the latter category.

Thank you for portraying the life of Ms. Cowell in a reasonable, objective, and above all, respectful manner. It is hard to write about transgender lives without falling into the trap of sensationalism. You did this story quite successfully in that regard.

Being from an era where transgender people were even less understood than they are today, I’m not surprised to see such a statement attributed to him.

Colorado and Canyon are mid-size body trucks.  The Silverado and Sierra series are direct competitors to the F-series, but not the Colorado/Canyon.  

By the mid-70s, V6s were becoming standard in most models, with V8s as options. (Gave us such wonderful experience as the mid-70s [G]utlasses - which with a V6 couldn’t get out of their own way).

That doesn’t change the fact that if you _don’t_ provide a space for the “go fast” crowd, then you get them doing it on the public roadways.

Like its predecessor, the 323 GT, the MazdaSpeed 3 was a surprisingly good little car that few took notice of. Granted, the colour offerings for the Speed 3 were ... well ... a matter of taste - or a lack thereof. 

Seems to me, it’s in the same category as playgrounds for kids. They’re safer for all involved.

We have one of these here.  It’s only been open for about a year, so we’ll see how it turns out in the long run.  The first time you encounter it, it’s a whole lot counter-intuitive.  

Dang, but that’s just ugly.  Seriously - it looks like they took the worst elements of a 2013 RAV4 and grafted on the uglier elements of BMW’s previous generation design language.  

Glad to hear it.

Everybody I’ve known who has owned a VW loves the driving experience ... the issue is always repairing them when something snaps.

The engineers at VAG have never heard that phrase, and would consider it heresy if they did.

The flare line that runs just a bit below the door handle on the S10 ends up making the canopy look as though someone took an old style clawfoot tub, and turned it upside down on top of the “bathtub” of the lower body.  (It’s an idiosyncratic body style that I never warmed to)

The S10 generation lumbered about - it wasn’t an intrinsically bad car, just awkward (I never did care for the “inverted bathtub” look of it either).  A bit like the second generation Celica, it couldn’t decide if it was a luxury coupe or a sport coupe.  

Hmm ... new homeowner, doesn’t want to get hosed on depreciation. In a line similar to that of the Toyota suggestion, I’ll throw a Honda Ridgeline into the mix. They don’t depreciate a great deal in the first years, they’re built on an Accord chassis, so we know that part is solid, and like Toyota’s big 4WD…

Your column basically describes the catch-22 that takes hold in many established companies - “you can’t change anything, it will ruin our brand”. GM did that with Cadillac in the 70s and 80s. It took them until the mid-2000s to change the brand from “retired rich guy’s car” to “sport sedan competitor with BMW”.

Hard CP for me. Damn but that thing is ugly. It can’t figure out if it is trying to be curvy and graceful, or folded up like a piece of aggressive origami. Ugh.