reviews

Cars of Fall, the Review: 2012 BMW 650i X-Drive

There always has to be that car that is just over the top; one that…

Cars of Fall, the Review: 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Sport HSE Luxury

Fall is the time of year where all the car lots around town start to…

Cars of Fall, the Review: 2012 Volkswagen Eos Lux

Are you a convertible person, but just can’t live with a soft top through the…

Can’t stay away from DiFrancos

Sometimes, Ryan DiFranco plays gay flag football. When he’s not playing football, he makes sandwiches. Really, really good sandwiches.

Cars of Fall, the Review: 2012 MINI Cooper S Coupe

By now most people have seen a MINI and I have to admit they are…

Turning a new LEAF: Can you really survive driving on all-electric?

For decades electric cars have been seen as futuristic – right up there with cars…

Stirring up Syrup for breakfast

Syrup is as Syrup does – that is to say, part of their charm is a unique flight of syrups to go with a mounded stack of pancakes. Obsessed with trying new things, I’m always eager to indulge: fluffy, moist, tender cakes topped with traditional maple, berry-licious medleys and apple-cinnamon sweetness draw out the child in me. And while it’s not the same as mashing still-hot sourdough pancakes into my mouth on a weekend morning back home, it’s warmly reminiscent of those very same days.

A size and shape to fit all: Audi delivers mid-size diversity

Stop and think about what you need in life; now think about what you want. Many times the gap between needs and wants is practicality. Cars push the limits of anyone’s ability to reason; they’re among the worst investments you can make with their value depreciating the moment you drive off the lot. Yet, we still find the need – and want – to stop, look and buy.

EDGE Steakhouse: It’s more than the meat!

Julia Child said it best: “The only time to eat diet food is while you’re waiting for the steak to cook.”

In other words, steak takes the cake.

Awakening theater-goers into spring

Spring Awakening, winner of eight Tony Awards in 2007, is a rock musical based on Frank Wedekind’s 1892 play about youth with raging hormones. The original play was banned in Germany because of the honest depiction of teenage sex – including rape, teenage suicide, homosexuality, child abuse and abortion.