aaronfoley
Aaron Foley
aaronfoley
Used to do Jalopnik Detroit when that was a thing. Now just kinda here and there.

Big difference between rap and country. Rap is ~40 years old and spoke specifically to black issues while using black musical samples. Country is more than a century old, was originally populated by black and white artists, and spoke to universal themes of human emotion. Read more

OK, Darius Rucker is one. Let’s see if we can name some more that are 1. Still living. 2. Still active 3. Would warrant a performance slot on a major awards show. Read more

An American engine in an Italian body is definitely a metaphor for Diana Ross’ character being a stranger in Italy. How’s that? Read more

Wrong site. There’s also this whole women-can’t-achieve-without-a-man-leading undertone to the whole movie that’s definitely more Jez than Jalop. Read more

No shit, this is one of my favorite movies of all time. But nearly everybody in this movie was an asshole. Read more

My best friend just broke up with a guy on the line at JNAP. So how soon do you need it? Maybe also some co-branding with Jezebel on dating while UAW? We’ve got options here. Read more

Don’t forget that at the end of the day, biz reporters don’t want to fuck up their access, hence why there’s never really objective reporting. Read more

According to the complaint, Honda charged thousands of African-American, Hispanic and Asian/Pacific Island auto loan borrowers higher interest rates solely because of their race. Read more

Oh, and the all-important “but can MILLENIALZ afford it” question. Read more