If you haven't been following the games (but want to sound like as though you have been), here's how the Final Four came to be.Hang on. I need a primer on this NCAA tournament business.Are NCAA tournament pools legal?
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The SHO is the twin-turbo hot-rod version of the Taurus, now updated and improved for 2013. SHO is a famous Ford name -- so does the 2013 Taurus SHO deserve to wear it? Read on. 2013 Ford Taurus SHO: Tested and reviewed by Aaron Gold, your Guide to Cars at About.com.
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You nominated, you voted, we tallied, and the results are in -- and man, did they come as a surprise. Check out the cars you picked as the 2012 About.com Readers' Choice Awards winners. -- Aaron Gold
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After reading Rebecca's review I'm not sure I'm ready to see "The Hunger Games." It sounds pretty intense, but if your tween/teen has already read it then good luck keeping 'em away. (Frankly, I'm really glad my daughter is not only too young to read it, but also prefers princesses and the happy kind of fairy tales.)Pictures From "The Hunger Games"Chime in: Are you letting your teen see "The Hung
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I've been a fan of the Hyundai Azera since it made its debut in 2006, but the Azera has never been a hit with the public. For 2012, Hyundai has given the Azera a complete re-do, and now it's the car that it always should have been -- handsome outside, posh inside, loaded with standard features, and priced so low that you'll wonder if one or more of Hyundai's accountants have a drinking problem. 2
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2012 Buick Verano test drive and review
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It's particularly embarrassing because I'm part Irish. It's a small part (25%) but it's generally a pretty active part. You know: food, booze and dresses. Kilts, I mean kilts. Sheesh, I'm gonna get booted out of the union if I keep this up.Irish Soda BreadDublin Coddle (This has bacon in it, so don't get in my way)
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2012 Toyota Prius c test drive and review
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With gas prices on the way up, I figured this is the perfect time to look at the most fuel-efficient cars of 2012. As always, rather than just list the cars, I've told you which ones I think are worth buying and which ones aren't. By the way, thanks to Toyota's expansion of the Prius family and improvements to the Camry Hybrid, eight of the ten cars on the list are hybrids (and one, the Volt, is
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It's never easy to redesign a car that has become an icon -- and icon status is exactly what the previous Chrysler 300 achieved. Chrysler has made major changes to their road-going bad boy, and there's no question the new 2011 Chrysler 300 is better -- but it's also a lot more tame. Will buyers take the new 300 to heart the way they did with the old one? Read on. 2011 Chrysler 300: Tested and rev
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If my hair could talk, it'd probably tearfully scold me for telling you I don't think about it much. (Oh, hair, it's not that I don't care!) If your hair could talk? Well, it might start by telling you to stop doing these five things.11 Things Your Hairstylist Won't Tell YouHow to Break Up With Your Hairstylist
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Vote for your favorite cars in the 2012 About.com Readers' Choice Awards
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Introduction to the 2012 About.com Cars Readers' Choice Awards
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Last week, I asked about the worst car you've ever owned, and you came up with some fascinating answers, from the obvious ('84 Audi 4000 and lots of late-70s Fiats) to the unexpected ('06 Accord and '07 Civic)....Read Full Post
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