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more about #media more comments → scroggzilla raids again: I read Rachel's article, and found nothing that bothered me. Hers is as valid a perspective on this little corner of the world as any one else. Welcom... more » SpyMagician: Folks, I was expecting a tear-down based on the fact she was in over her head and faking it, but the darned piece is titled Everything I Know About Ca... more » RachelSklar: Okay, Jalops, you've won me over - I am a sucker for passionate wonks and man are you guys passionate and wonky (or is that Werty?). Thanks for the pr... more » alowishus wants to run a Saab Sonett III at LeMons: Dang Ray, don't hate. The article wasn't all that bad. It was actually kinda entertaining. Sheesh. more » HDC: Wow, this is the stupidest argument I've seen in a while. And I have a three year old who I spent a part of the morning arguing with over the fact tha... more » PDQ2: I have an issue with this whole premise. What she wrote about was cars in popular culture. The Mediaite website is all about media and popular cultu... more » Mobius: Hi Rachel, that is an interesting article on cars that have become icons from movies and TV shows and by extension, are known by you and a majority of... more » Dhillaz 2.0: A marvellous conclusion to these shenanigans would be that this was all a cunningly assembled scam by Ray and Ms. Sklar. Imagine Rachel Sklar: SaveTh... more » smalleyxb122: @RachelSklar: Kudos on entering the lions' den, wearing a belt made of T-bones. The only point of contention that I have with your article is that ... more » Mad_Science: Step 1: See image Step 2: @Rachel, don't worry, Ray can be kind of a dick sometimes. Actually, all of us can collectively be kind of a dick sometimes... more » eggwich del fiero: Wow, this is the biggest falsely critical post since the Scott Monty Incident. Enjoy the pageviews and exposure. And I like the pic. What can I say, ... more » layabout: The article starts "On the Internet, everybody has an opinion about everything, but if you’re smart you know when to keep your mouth shut" Clearly... more » Racin_G73 - dirt track legend (some day ... maybe): A couple of thoughts leap to mind: 1) Jalopnites are notoriously hard on non-car journalists who fail to get their details right or capture the spiri... more » They're taking the hobbits to Izenguard!: Really? Relax, grab a cold beer or smell the roses outside. Calm down. Yes, Ms. Sklar's article was a little on the extreme side of things (seeing as... more » RachelSklar: Good God, are you people always this cranky? Not to mention sexist. If you can't see the appreciation for cars and car culture dripping from every wor... more » -
#carculture
Why Media Writers Shouldn't Write About Cars
The non-car person's mind is a very strange place. Example A: Mediaite's Rachel Sklar (pictured) illustrates she knows nothing about cars by listing everything she knows about cars. We're just happy the names of all ten cars are correct. [Mediaite] -
#carpocalypse
The Twenty Most Hackneyed Headlines Of The Carpocalypse
Picking up the most recent issue of Harper's, we realized the Carpocalypse may be a bummer for automakers, but it's a boon for the world's most unoriginal headline writers. The twenty most hackneyed Carpocalypse headlines below. More » -
#howto
Use Twitter To Get A Taxi Fast At Las Vegas McCarran Airport
Don't want thedebaucherytrade conference to wait while you sit around for 30 minutes in the notorious taxi line at Las Vegas's McCarran Airport? Twitter to the rescue. More » -
#bloggingtheautobloggers
Umm, does Wired hate cars or something? [Wired]
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#media
Lou Dobbs Tonight Rewards Bill Ford For Alan Mulally's Work
After a story about Ford weathering the Carpocalypse so far thanks to early restructuring and privately-secured credit, animatronic Lou Dobbs stand-in Kitty Pilgrim gives a "gut check" award to Bill Ford, Jr. Wait, what? More » -
#subaruoutback
Stephen Colbert Continues Favorite Subaru Stereotype
Though the Subaru Outback is attempting to make a name for itself on the track, we all know a more prominent conventional wisdom about always-rugged Subarus. Unfortunately, Stephen doesn't get the real joke: this Subaru. -
#camilopardo
Misnomered Auto Buff Mag Reporting Camilo Pardo Leaving Ford
AutoWeek's now reporting rock star car designer Camilo Pardo's leaving Ford. Hey, didn't we break the news on that story yesterday? Well, better late than never. Kind of like AutoWeek's new not-so-weekly publication schedule. [AutoWeek] -
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#chevyvolt
Today Show's Matt Lauer First Journalist To Drive Chevy Volt
We knew the Chevy Volt would increase global levels of smugness. Here's Matt Lauer, crowing about being the first to drive it to CNBC's Phil LeBeau — and that was only a test vehicle! -
#media
Random Brit Tech Writer Claims UK Drivers Are Terrible
The article piqued our interest by starting:
Britain may not have an empire any more, but one thing we still rule the world at is bad driving."
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#csabacsere
Csaba Csere, Car And Driver Editor-In-Chief, Resigns
Jalopnik has confirmed Csaba Csere, the famously unpronounceable Editor-in-Chief of Hachette Filipacchi Magazines' flagship moneymaker Car and Driver, will be resigning his position effective January 1, 2009. Why? -
#carpocalypsenow
Jon Stewart Pleads With Congress To "Give The Automakers The Money"
The Daily Show's Jon Stewart isn't much of a car guy. Regardless, he's on the right track with last night's humorous quasi-opinion piece mocking the not-so-Big Three, but ending in the right place — supporting Congressional loans.
