We build some things simply because we “can”, not because there will ever be adequate ROI. That said, we’ve learned over the past 25 years that sometimes we just need big shit and it’s better to have at the moment in time we need it than to not. Whether Ukraine really needed this plane in peacetime is questionable,…

My favorite Saab feature was the night mode switch. Of course, the rest of the controls were intuitive and well-placed. I hate capacitive touch in cars for the simple reason that roads have bumps - it’s annoying as shit to have to complete the same operation more than once, or to have to wait until a stopping point to…

Anecdote is never a substitute for trend. Aside of the fact that I’m the spouse of a former LR owner, who had two; the third was returned with three faults the day after delivery, LR’s statistics are well-known throughout the industry. Your experiences notwithstanding, LR’s are patently unreliable vehicles, and that…

That’s true, but every model with ABS really only has episodic ABS. 

They do look cool, and they are, for the 4-5 minutes they work correctly before the ABS light comes on at the first traffic light out of the dealership.

I recommend people in search of a nightstand with looks and utility visit Lancaster, PA and environs. If you can’t find one in the many, many places where furniture is sold, you can likely find someone to make one for you to your specifications at a cost that will not have you reaching for the Pepcid.

Range Rovers are convincing proof that money doesn’t buy sense. Despite decades-long history involving a constellation of equipment and engine failures, and despite the fact that a good off-roader that will actually start, stop and go reliably can be had for 1/5 the price of a topline Range Rover, people still buy…

The long-tail issues people experience from concussions are, quite rightly considered the sequelae of brain injury. Short-term memory loss, irritability, light sensitivity, confusion...I can say from experience that they all suck, and can take several months to resolve.

I’m a Mazda fan, but this car was just stupid. The decision to sell it with such a limited range blew my mind.

Full-size spare tire. Hands down. Have done it with every car since the 90's.

Harassed is putting it mildly. Lloyd was a kid! I can’t believe that so-called adults would hurl the type of abuse at a child that he endured.

A disconnect I always find interesting is when fans have outsized expectations regarding plot and character, and deny the originators of the story the freedom to take the story where they, the creators, want.

Anti-choice has always been a pre-qualifier for anyone involved in Republican electoral politics, especially men, and particularly at the state level. The party and the anti-choice movement demanded a lock-step, linear approach, and the anti-choice movement derided any medical professional or anyone who accepted the…

One day, or never, we’re going to realize that fame and credibility have no association. I cannot see the utility in reporting the musings of an actor/professional semi-nude person about child labor, unless the purpose in publishing is to cultivate deprecating comments from readers and possibly some sort of negative…

I’m much more disappointed in the fans. Star Wars fans have proven to be a really weird group - it’s almost like they inhabit an alternate reality where the movies are actual history, where backstory, however contrived, is considered immutable. Unfortunately for them, Star Wars is a story that a guy wrote, a guy who…

Never a good idea to admit to attempted theft of intellectual property.

The Scion xB was a useful little vehicle, perfect for someone in a city who still needed to run around and buy or move large amounts of stuff, but also wanted to park fairly easily. “Ugly” and “bad” are not synonyms, and the consumer cars on this list (with the exception of the Cavalier, Jesus) are all pretty good,…

C’mon. This shit has never been legal. It’s bonkers to expect a municipality to provide a place for people to do this stuff, given all of the costs that would arise: maintenance, ungodly insurance, security (guns are not unheard of at these type of incidents), on-call medical for the dopes who keep getting themselves…

The show could have ended with the season 4 finale. It was getting kind of Meta there at the end; they’re going to have to up their story game if they want eyeballs on Season 5.

I could never give money to a guy who ordered that license plate.