Author: Chris Birt

  • Legal Lolitas

    I have always wondered why certain cars remain off limits to men of a particular age. What makes a Red Corvette more age-appropriate than a Mini Cooper? (Forgetting the conventional wisdom that posits the Corvette as "gold chain"—a sentiment unmasked as a simple prejudice with the Z06, a true American Beauty in red.) Or, for…

  • momoughttamobiles

    (pictured: the AMG R-class Mercedes. 502HP, 0-60, 4.7 seconds. Meet the Mom who owns one–lives in Excelsior.) Mother’s Day manipulative? Not for Road Rakes. I have always found, for example, that Mimosas pair nicely with a late model Mercedes and/or Maserati. For this reason, you ought consider taking your mom car shopping. Women buy more…

  • Duh. Duh. Duh, Duh Duh?

    If you are going to review films, as my USC intern used to say, then start at the top. So here is my review of Iron Man. Because Iron Man is more of a movie than a film, I am not sure what to say. Films engage you. Movies distract you. To be honest, Iron…

  • Grand Theft Autopilot

    Here’s the problem with Grand Theft Auto (and a solution). Its not that Grand Theft Auto is stealing minds. The problem is that the program allows you to experience fear in an artificial context. I have found that fear is much more exhilarating and useful when it is real. I took up mountaineering, for example,…

  • Porn Again.

    (Pictured: The 1000HP Hennessy Viper. More on this one in a later post. Hennessy is the porn king of American cars and reportedly a real prick. E-mail him.) This will be an on-going follow-up post to my "Nature Porn" comments a few months back. In my my previous post, I covered the world’s most obscene…

  • Porn Again

    (Pictured: The 1000HP Hennessy Viper. More on this one in a later post. Hennessy is the porn king of American cars and a real prick.) This will be an on-going follow-up post to my "Nature Porn" comments a few months back. In my my previous post, I covered the world’s most obscene SUV for the…