Spoiler Alerts Are Bullshit

You record a live event on your DVR to watch later. It's important to you to not know how it ends. Then, you go online and see the results from the recorded event. You get pissed at the Internet. You're pissed at your friend who posted it to Facebook. But you shouldn't be pissed at them. You should be pissed at you.

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The Game Of Thrones Car Paradox: How Magic Makes People Stupid

I certainly don't demand that everything I do involve cars, somehow, but I rarely find the addition of cars to something to be a bad idea. Except maybe for swimming. That's why while watching Game of Thrones, I couldn't help but wonder "why don't they have any cars?" And I think I have the answer: because magic makes…

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Here's Why GM Must Call Its New Sport Compact The "Vega"

By all accounts, GM is really thinking about building a rear-wheel-drive sport compact car. That car will slot in below the Camaro in Chevy's lineup, giving the brand an entry-level coupe to pit against the Toyobaru on fan forums. Good news, right? But what to name the thing?

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In Defense Of The Batshit Insane Lamborghini Egoista

The Lamborghini Egoista made its surprise debut last night, and it is a greater thing than most can ever imagine, let alone appreciate. It took what was previously the most outrageous Lamborghini to date, the Veneno, and turned everything up to 11.

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The Importance of Touch Points

About two or three weekends ago, I was in the middle of writing a paper and felt like going for a drive. The local Audi dealership had CPO 2010 S5 (with Tiptronic) that had come in that I wanted to test drive. If there’s one thing that’s still stuck in my mind from that test drive, it’s that I couldn’t comfortably…

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Americans Don't Know What's Best When It Comes To Buttons

For much of the automobile's existence, American tastes have dominated what's new in car design and ergonomics. Where do you think the prominence of cupholders come from? Makes sense, since we were long the biggest new car market. But it also extends to things like placement of window and cruise control switches.

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Rental Car Companies Are Idiots When It Comes To Keys

So I just locked myself out of the rental car my insurance company is providing while the claim for my Beetle gets worked out. It's partially my own fault, of course, but it should be a pretty easy thing to fix. After all, the rental company was nice enough to provide a lavish two keys with the car. Two keys! A main…

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Dear Car Designers: Badges Are Always Better In Color

We know Americans, as a marketing demographic, like chrome. There’s nothing wrong with a little chrome here and there, it makes stuff brighter. But all over your wheels? No. All over the badges on your car? Well, at least it’s better than gold.

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