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Renault 5 Turbo

A true pocket-rocket, the 1980 Renault 5 Turbo was clearly related to the company’s popular Super Cinq, but in terms of engineering, construction, and performance it was a whole different beast. Intended primarily for rallying, and therefore pitted head to head with cars such as...

Marisa Pavan: “I Needed To Marry An Older Man”

When Marisa Pavan chose to marry a man twenty years older than she was, the people who did not know her or her husband said many things. They said that she was foolish and her husband selfish. They said that her husband was separated from her...

Walnut Espresso Cookies

MAKES 1 TRAY For the dough: 1/3 cup + 2 tbsp (100 g) soft butter, 1/3 cup (70 g) fine sugar, ½ whisked egg, ¾ cup + 2 tbsp (110 g) flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 1-2 tsp instant espresso powder, 1/3 cup (40 g) finely chopped...

The Two Ways Elizabeth Taylor Ruined Her Marriage—

Liz went to the airport to see Michael off to Sweden on his new venture—a film called, ironically enough, Long Live The King. They posed under protest. Of course they might have said their goodbys at home, in which case they needn’t have posed at all....

Peanut Butter Cookies

MAKES 1 TRAY For the dough: 1 large egg, ½ cup (115 g) soft butter, ½ cup (125 g) crunchy peanut butter, ½ cup + 1 tbsp (140 g) raw cane sugar, ½ tsp vanilla extract, 2 tsp baking powder, 1¾ cup + ¾ tbsp (225 g)...

Elvis Presley and Me

Through my close friendship with Elvis, I know the truth about him . . . facts that have never been revealed before—by Judy Spreckels, his No.1 Fan...

A Gal For My Sal Mineo

Sal’s starting to bring girls home for dinner . . . Pa looks to see if they’re pretty like Ma . . . Ma wonders-is she the girl I’d like my Sal to marry?...

The 1980s Advancing Technology

“Mud, snow, water, woods—you can take a rented car anywhere. True, you can’t always get it back—but that’s not your problem, is it?” SATIRIST P.J. O’ROURKE IN HIS 1987 BOOK REPUBLICAN PARTY REPTILE (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ...

Stylish Coupés

There was a greater choice of affordable, high-style coupes in this decade than there had ever been before. Some had two doors, some were offered with three, and almost all were based to some degree on the engines, transmissions, suspension components, and structural platforms of...