entertainment culture
“Fernando Alonso vs James Bond: Who’s Cooler?”
For those of us of a certain age — people whose formative years happened between 1960 and 2021 — there’s a very specific way that Aston Martin cars look. Sleek, silver, that sort of oval-ish grille — the image that shows up in Bond film after Bond film, which seemingly inspired every single road-going Aston ever sold.…
Paul Walker’s Unfinished Camaro for Sale – Giga Gears
It’s been more than 10 years since “Fast And Furious” star Paul Walker died in a fiery crash as a passenger in a Porsche Carrera GT. His death immortalized him in the automotive community, with his life later chronicled in the 2018 documentary “I Am Paul Walker.” Recently, Mecum listed an unfinished 1969 Chevrolet…
“Charli XCX’s Car References in ‘Brat’ Album”
Charli XCX is the queen of putting out bangers with excellent car references in her lyrics and even songs that are mainly about cars. I mean, just look at her songs “Vroom Vroom,” “White Mercedes,” “Porsche,” “Backseat” and the track “Speed Drive” that was featured in the Barbie movie. It’s especially fitting that…
‘Bad Boys: Ride Or Die’ Review: Great Movie, Not Just a Car Flick | Giga Gears
When a car blogger gets invited to a movie screening, said blogger is led to believe that cars play a big role in said movie, something like “The Italian Job” or “Bullitt” where cars play a central role in the plot. But in the new “Bad Boys: Ride Or Die” movie, which I recently attended thanks to Porsche, cars aren’t…
