- by Aaron Gold It’s been just over three years since I talked Jason Fogelson into running for the MPG Board of Directors, and I can now reveal that I had an ulterior motive: I thought he’d make a great…
— by John Dinkel I first met Peter Levy in 1985 when he was evolving from a marketing job with Apple to creating his own company. Peter turned me to the Light Side of computers and helped me spec out…
In an age where “social” and “political” seem to have the same meaning, I’m using this forum to talk about an issue that I consider to be social. You may disagree, and that’s okay. But it’s beside the point. <steps…
— story by Dave Kunz, photo via thelosangelesbeat.com Traveling along the 105 on the way in to LAX recently, I turned and noticed a depressing sight. Construction equipment appeared to be demolishing the Proud Bird restaurant. “Well, there goes that…
— story by Chris Woodyard, Bureau Chief, Los Angeles, USA Today The Motor Press Guild provides us with tools we need to do our jobs, whether it's opening doors to new vehicle models, providing access to top auto executives or…
— story by Jason Fogelson Airline travel. It’s the bane of our existences as automotive journalists and public relations professionals. If you spend any time at all on Facebook, you’ve seen the photos and read the rants from your colleagues.…
A longtime MPG member from Canada, Kellen Silverthorn has an artistic talent you may not know about – he sculpts exquisite marble automobiles. Kellen’s first fine art exhibits in the USA will be in Monterey this August, at both the…
— story by Jason Fogelson My sister and her family needed to upgrade their transportation recently, and through some twists and turns, I wound up selling them my trusty 2005 Toyota 4Runner, the second 4Runner in a row that I…
— story by Deb Pollack When I was 24, I would have never imagined that enjoying a simple track day could lead me into a profession I’d truly love throughout my entire career. That first time I went out to…
I’m now deep into my second one-year term as President of MPG, and at the beginning of my second three-year term on the Board of Directors. As with any volunteer position, my friends and colleagues frequently ask me that loaded…