When I was 18, I purchased my first brand-new car, with the help of my father. I wanted a cherry red Corvette, or maybe a Porsche; my dad, of course, preferred an army tank.Read more

I absolutely love Halloween.Read more

Many of the vehicles I have tested in my auto-writing career have surprised me.Read more

As a little girl growing up in the ’80s, I played with a lot of toys that are now considered iconic of that era — My Little Pony, Cabbage Patch Kids, Popples.Read more

It’s that wonderful time of year again — back to school.Read more

I like fast cars. Expensive ones. The kinds of cars that make people’s mouths drop and stomachs flip when you whiz past them in a blur of red and chrome.Read more

Ah, summer vacation.Read more

As I sit here writing this on the balcony of my hotel room in a small town in Morocco, looking out at the city’s labyrinthine streets and ancient mosques, it occurs to me: I am so not in America anymore.Read more

Yes, Pontiac is being axed by General Motors, but that doesn’t mean we have to stop liking some of the cool vehicles offered under this legendary brand.Read more

Have you ever wondered why in the world a woman would pay $1,000 for a pair of ridiculously impractical Italian stiletto high heels when she could have bought a perfectly good pair of sensible shoes at the local discount shoe store for a tiny fraction of the price?Read more