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Rest in Peace
What to take to get to sleep.

By Caroline Ryder
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Cat Scratch Fever
London’s calling with the sultry, tech-loving 2009 Jaguar XF.

By Zach Taylor
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Converted Coupes
An expensive ride under sunny skies on the way to Haulover Beach isn’t the only way to go topless. While you can’t turn Des Moines into Miami, not all convertibles have to take a chunk out of your wallet. Some beauties are priced at less than $30,000—and, for added frugality, get more than 20 mpg on the highway.

By Marty Padgett, GayWheels.com
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Not Your Grandmother's Diesel
2009 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
Retail price (msrp) $23,000-$25,000
Standard engine 2.0-liter tdi diesel
Horsepower 140
Torque (lb-ft) 236
Fuel economy, city (mpg) 40
Highway (mpg) 55 (All numbers are estimates)

By Joe Tralongo
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One Is Not the Loneliest Number
BMW returns to its 3-series roots with the light and affordable 1-series.

By Joe LaMuraglia
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Saturn’s Little Wagon Is Big on Value
Already on European roads for years, Saturn finally unveils the Astra wagon stateside.

By Joe Tralongo
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A Lexus in Wolf's Clothing
Well-known for its impeccably built luxury cars, Lexus now wants to wear racing stripes

By Joe Tralongo
Cars
Life in Drive
To quote a Tinseltown proverb: You can live in your car, but you can’t drive your house. Let’s hope it doesn’t come to that. But the point is, your wheels say a lot about you. Gaywheels.com’s Joe Tralongo picks the cars that make the man (or woman) at four distinct stages of gay life.

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Kiss the Cook
How a new memoir (and homemade doughnuts) are bridging the culinary divide.

By Rachel Dowd