James May Archives

Deconstructing James May’s ‘The Reassembler’ Book

July 3, 2017December 12, 2017Lisa Tate

Presenter and author James May’s “The Reassembler” book shows how even everyday items are worth more than the sum of their parts.

Ride Shotgun on ‘The Grand Tour’ With These Watching Party Ideas

October 14, 2016December 9, 2017Lisa Tate

Amazon Prime’s ‘The Grand Tour’ premiere is just around the corner. This calls for a party.

Between the Bookends May 2016: A Bad-Ass Baseball Bloodline

May 15, 2016December 8, 2017Sophie Brown

From daring librarians in Timbuktu to jinn-controlled super soldiers, as spring creeps toward summer, the GeekMoms have been piling on the literary pounds.

Why We Love to Take Things Apart and Put Them Back Together

March 25, 2016December 8, 2017Lisa Tate2

James May’s latest show may focus on putting things together, but there’s just something adventurous about taking things apart.

Let “Top Gear” Die With Dignity

February 23, 2016December 7, 2017Lisa Tate2

BBC’s car show may be ready for a new generation, but everyone knows it isn’t “Top Gear.”

The Incredible Mind of Captain Slow

September 4, 2015January 17, 2018Lisa Tate3

Why I fired a Time Lord to make James May my new muse.

Bonding and Binging With Dad Over Top Gear

June 21, 2015December 2, 2017Lisa Tate

How Top Gear and its controversial hosts have become a bonding experience for a grandfather and his girls.

A Full Sized House for Lego Loyalists and a Lego Replica of Settlers of Catan

May 22, 2011Judy Berna4

When you have three boys (as I do), there’s a high probability that your house will contain at least a few hundred Lego building bricks. We may have closer to ten thousand. Our collection started when my oldest son was a kindergartner. He’s due to graduate from high school in a few weeks. A dozen […]