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Elizabeth Blackstock
elizabeth-blackstock
Senior editor at Jalopnik. Co-author of "Racing With Rich Energy." Producer of the Deadly Passions, Terrible Joys podcast and Grand Prix Gastronomy.

There’s so much to be said for just being comfortable where you are. I’ve had similar feelings about friends who live in NYC; so many of them have made great names for themselves, and for a while I kinda desperately wanted that to be me. But I’ve visited NYC so many times, and it’s wonderful, but it isn’t a place I’d Read more

he was stinky. I didn't even include the part where he totally ignored me on my birthday which also happened to be my graduation. A bullet dodged! Read more

I'm actually with you on preferring dial controls over touchscreens, but I just... don't like Mazda's setup. I mentioned it in another comment, but Genesis has a really nice and intuitive rotary setup that works like a charm! I love that I can rest my arm and navigate controls without having to poke around on the Read more

I really like rotary controls in other cars! Like, Genesis did a great job with its rotary system. You're definitely right, though — Mazda asks you to use too many motions to access frequently used features, which makes it a pain in the neck. Read more

amend to say: press cars I’ve reviewed. I hated my family’s 2018 Nissan Rogue and I also do not like my mom's Armada from the same year. I am still young and impressionable so driving any car is very exciting Read more

She did a great job, and that's exactly what I was hoping for from her! I've been trying to curate a site of fan info about what specific tracks are like to attend from a fan's perspective and Ashley has convinced me that this will be an excellent idea Read more

It’s one of those problems that I think can’t be immediately solved but can be improved for the future, if that makes sense. Like, yes, it’ll be great to have more representation by showing female fans, but we also need a wholesale effort to encourage young girls to grow interested in racing while also changing the Read more

trust me, friend — we beat on that starter like it owed us money, and we were fully unable to get the slightest response  Read more

both have been recently replaced, and everything we haven't done ourselves was confirmed in good working order by the previous mechanics who worked on it for us Read more

lmao I drove away so relieved and then we stopped for gas and it sputtered starting up and I legitimately saw all the happy moments of my life pass before my eyes because this truck was going to rob me of them. But it just sputtered because I'd sliced my finger open helping my husband replace the battery and couldn't Read more

I was actually really surprised by Formula E, too! And by the age of the viewership, honestly. There was a really huge opportunity there to have reached a different audience, but I've been following the sport since the beginning and I can't recall anything designed to draw in female viewers... and the attempts to get Read more

I'd love that, too! That lower cost of entry allows for more diverse racers to take part, which in turn encourages a more diverse viewer base. It would be fascinating to see how directly that translates.  Read more

it was awful. I thought I'd be getting a great selection of cute Easter egg decorating ideas and all it told me was to add cotton balls to make them look like sheep. so disappointed Read more