Yukon in the Yukon: Part 2, Bling

Picking up from yesterday’s Part I.  The GMC Yukon was introduced in 1992. Driving the 2015, the brand’s fourth generation, up here in the Yukon Territories makes plain the inspiration behind this SUV. It’s conspicuous, huge, replete with bling and certainly not inexpensive—but not showy. No wonder the GMC Yukon … Read More

2013 Chevrolet Trax Launch

Last month just before Bacchanalia, GM hosted a driving event amid the scenic hills around Ottawa to test the all-new Chevrolet Trax — 5-door compact SUV exclusive to Canada (OK, also Mexico). Fortunately for all involved, it snowed like a mofo that week. Surprisingly, our test vehicles were equipped with all-seasons and … Read More

Schwarzenegger on Schwarzenegger

A six hundred-page autobiography rarely finds its way onto my reading pile. It won’t be on a Booker list, and it isn’t a reporter’s war memoir. Admitting this feels odd, but: I really, really enjoyed Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story. Not convinced you want a book that’s hefty … Read More

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