As Google's doodle reminded me, today is International Women's Day. It's kind of alarming how much I rely on something called a "Google Doodle" to know what's going on. So, in honor of women, I'd like to talk about one woman who's been a hero of mine for many years: Bertha Benz, the first person to take a real road trip …
Lately, I've been seeing this commercial for the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class an awful lot, and it's kind of been haunting me. And not just because the disembodied voice of Don Draper is telling me, calmly but firmly, how awesome the new car is. There's something profoundly disturbing about this ad, and I want to get to…
As you may know, it's Hanukkah time, when Jews all over the world celebrate what may be organized religion's lamest miracle, and one of the few holidays where we Jews managed to not end up exiled or slaughtered or anything. It's a holiday with candles, presents, fried potatoes and a kickass story about a tough Jew…
If your friends all fly Sikorskys and you must make amends, plead with the Lord to buy you a Eurocopter EC145 outfitted in "Mercedes-Benz style" with leather and wood. Then laugh heartily at those sad working-rich folks flying generic helicopters.
Although Henry Ford's 1901 race is touted by Ford for its importance, it wasn't actually the first American car race. That actually occured 115 years ago today in Illinois — in the middle of a blizzard.
Whether you want to class it up at the drag strip or you're sick of your old Benz being slow and smelling like diesel, this "Pro Street" Mercedes-Benz could be the car for you.
A shot of a vintage Mercedes 300SL Cabriolet with actual signs of usage during the 2010 Sachsen Classic from our favorite pair of Karman Ghia-piloting German photographers. [formfreu.de]
A survey of Google Street View habits has shown Steve Jobs' home
