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Red Sparrow By Jason Matthews Dom’s Book Club for April, 2018 It’s not like anyone misses the fear and the outright danger we experienced during the Cold War. Americans actually built bomb shelters in their backyards, and I have memories of doing nuclear attack drills in elementary school. Weird. So, no, we don’t miss that […]

This past December I rented a car and took off on a long road trip, a journey that covered about 3400 miles. Usually I’ll download several podcasts to listen to over a drive, but this time I wanted an audio book. And with that much time to fill, it could be an epic story. Perhaps […]

His name is Count Alexander Rostov, an aristocrat in early 20th century Russia. But trouble has come his way, all because of a poem he penned years earlier as a university student. A troublemaker, the ruling powers claim. So the Count is sentenced to house arrest – but this is no ordinary “house.” Instead, Rostov […]

Back in the day, your entry into the world of Mercedes often began with the C-class of automobiles. Today you can dip your toe into the luxury-car segment with the CLA. But don’t be so quick to overlook the beautiful C43. I spent a week behind the wheel of this snazzy coupe, and it didn’t […]

Maybe it’s because I grew up a dude, but I never appreciated the badassness of my mom until recently. We lost her to leukemia when I was only 21, so I didn’t get nearly enough time with her. But not long ago I sat quietly and thought about the difficult challenges she faced, and it […]

The updated Jeep Compass did what every car manufacturer should do. They took some of the vehicle’s shortcomings and updated them. The result is a small crossover SUV providing a good ride in the city but still satisfying your need to go off the pavement  during your weekend camping. The ’17 Compass improves both the […]

I uttered a sentence the other day that created quite a stir in my friend, the car junkie who lives and breathes anything with four wheels. I said, “I think the Audi A4 may be as good as the BMW 3-series.” You’d have thought I’d peed on the upholstery. I don’t know, perhaps you have […]

When the designers at Infiniti put together the QX30, they banked on the fact that drivers would be cool with trade-offs. We’ll give you this, they seemed to say, in exchange for that. Which is not uncommon in cars found in a lower price point. But when you insert the word “luxury” in the description, […]

If the author’s name rings a bell, it’s possible that you’ve seen it during the credits of TV’s current mega-smash-hit. David Benioff is the co-creator and writer of HBO’s Game of Thrones. Yeah, he’s doing okay. But I discovered his books long before venturing into G.O.T. My son actually told me about a book called […]

Well, this was fun! At the last minute I was offered the chance to experience all-electric driving, courtesy of BMW and their i3. I’m glad it worked out, because it was an exciting week. My personal car is a hybrid, so I was curious to check out the differences between that combination of gas and […]