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For Friday, October 16th

Anatomy of the perfect dress shirt, Jacob’s Pardon Bourbon origin story and the ultimate hotel sleep.

Collar Aware

Esquire breaks down the anatomy of a proper dress shirt using 100Hands as the benchmark: rotated sleeves, high armholes, hand-cut pattern matching, and a collar that takes up 40% of total production time.

Read at Esquire

Hit the Road

Storyteller's new Mode Sprinter lets you build the van around your gear, not the other way around.

Read at Gear Patrol
The Wild Prohibition History Behind Jacob’s Pardon Bourbon

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This is not an old-fashioned bourbon. This is not Old Crow or Jim Beam white label. This is much more contemporary.”

The Wild Prohibition History Behind Jacob’s Pardon Bourbon

Read at Men's Journal

Vroom

Porsche's Mission S concept ditches the screens entirely. Your phone is the display now.

Read at Jalopnik

Rest Stop

Hotels are now building entire experiences around circadian lighting, acoustic design, and on-site sleep coaches to deliver rest that your bedroom simply can't.

Read at Quartz
 
On the Big Screen
You Can See Everything
1

You Can See Everything

By Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim

Out now

Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim on Elizabeth Holmes. Fielder made The Rehearsal and Nathan For You; Oppenheim made Ren Faire, the best documentary series of 2024. Two filmmakers who treat self-delusion as a formal problem, pointed at the most documented fraud of the century.

Misty Green
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Misty Green

By Chris Rock

Out now

Chris Rock writes and directs again, his first feature since Top Five — the one that proved he could build a film around conversation rather than punchlines. The story follows a fictional, former Emmy-winning television actress named Misty Green (played by Rosalind Eleazar) who tries to make a comeback in Hollywood.

Whalefall
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Whalefall

Brian Duffield

Out now

Brian Duffield adapts Daniel Kraus's novel about a diver swallowed by a sperm whale with an hour of air.

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For Thursday, October 15th

Ethan Hawke shows why you should consider a corduroy suit, the next Corvette and James Bond casting is finally confirmed.

Wale of the Town

Ethan Hawke wore a Brooks Brothers corduroy suit he originally bought as a Halloween costume. GQ breaks down why it works, and why corduroy is fall's easiest style signal.

Read at GQ

Still Got It

At 53 and 210 pounds of muscle, Bryan Krahn proves gains don't expire. These are his smarter rules for training and recovery after 50.

Read at Men's Health
The Next Corvette Is Coming. Its Top Engineer Told Us What It Can’t Be

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A story as old as time. V8s. Manual transmissions. America.”

The Next Corvette Is Coming. Its Top Engineer Told Us What It Can’t Be

Read at The Drive

First Class Problems

Delta just dropped $1 billion on its first cabin overhaul in 30 years. Wagyu burgers and a $200 bottle of wine at 30,000 feet are just the start.

Read at Fast Company

Bond. James Bond.

A new James Bond has officially been cast. Just not the one you’re thinking …

Read at Men's Journal
 

Keep Your White Tees Fresh

A dingy or pit-stained T-shirt is the mark of a man who's given up. Thankfully, there’s an easy, expert method to keep them clean and bright.

Learn more

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For Wednesday, October 14th

Redefining a ‘lake house’, Zuckerberg’s pint spill fuels Guinness PR bonanza and TAG Heuer’s best watches of the year.

Shore Thing

Dezeen has a closer look at how a Chicago architecture firm turned a lakefront lot into something sharp and stylish.

Read at Dezeen

Smoke Show

Pitting seven smokeless fire pits against one another to find out which ones actually delivers.

Read at Popular Mechanics
Mark Zuckerberg Fumbled a Pint on Camera. How Guinness Won Millions in Free PR Without Lifting a Finger

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When a billionaire tries to look relatable and the internet pounces, the only brand that comes out ahead is the one that never tried.”

Mark Zuckerberg Fumbled a Pint on Camera. How Guinness Won Millions in Free PR Without Lifting a Finger

Read at Inc.

Peat Couture

Bruichladdich's cult-favorite Octomore 17 series is back, and the rare .4 bottling is finally returning to U.S. shelves.

Read at Men's Journal

Telling Time

TAG Heuer is having a serious 2026. Gear Patrol's running roundup of the Monaco, Carrera, and Formula 1 Solargraph updates is the cleanest way to get current.

Read at Gear Patrol
 
An All-American Leather Jacket

An All-American Leather Jacket

Available now

Nashville’s imogene + willie has teamed up with legendary New York leather maker Schott NYC on a jacket that trades the usual motorcycle hardware for something considerably more understated. Cut from specially-selected cowhide leather, the delivery-style silhouette features a clean zip front and a utilitarian shape that feels more like your favorite work jacket than a traditional Perfecto. It’s rugged without being aggressive, which makes it surprisingly easy to wear with faded denim, chinos or even tailored trousers. At $1,295, it’s an investment, sure. But it's also the sort of jacket that should look even better after a decade of wear.

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For Tuesday, October 13th

A tech founder's velvet clad treehouse, 2027’s top travel spots and Midleton Very Rare chestnut barrel aged whiskey.

Home Base

Quizlet founder Andrew Sutherland's Berkeley ‘treehouse’ renovation includes a velvet conversation pit facing a dry-erase board.

Read at AD

Vroom

McLaren drove its 1,258-hp W1 to a Ferrari-owned circuit 75 miles from Maranello. Road & Track got behind the wheel, and the results are absolutely unprintable.

Read at Road & Track
The 25 Best Places to Visit in 2027, According to Lonely Planet

“

450 authors worldwide have selected travel experiences together with the editorial team that have moved them personally.”

The 25 Best Places to Visit in 2027, According to Lonely Planet

Read at Business Insider

Fall In

Fifteen minutes, one kettlebell, and a military fitness coach breaks down the circuit soldiers actually use to build full-body strength. No gym required.

Read at Men's Journal

Barrel Aged

Midleton Very Rare spent nearly a decade experimenting with Irish sweet chestnut barrels to create this limited release. Only six trees made it possible.

Read at Robb Report
 
Worth a Listen
The Hard Truth
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The Hard Truth

By Wynonna

Available now

Wynonna Judd's first for ANTI-, the label that made late-career records for Tom Waits and Mavis Staples sound essential rather than obligatory. The Hard Truth bets on that instinct: a voice built for big rooms, finally recorded small. Worth a listen even if country isn't your lane.

Spotify | Apple Music | Website

She’s the Best
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She’s the Best

By Troye Sivan

Available now

Sivan’s fourth studio album mixes high-octane, club-ready dance bangers with subdued, earnest tracks. Unlike his previous introspective and hypersexual work, She's the Best focuses outward as a love letter to the feminine energy and women in his life.

Spotify | Apple Music | Website

Press Play
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Press Play

By Lisa

Available October 23

The first extended play by multi-hyphenate rapper, actress and Black Pink member. Lisa describes the project as her most personal work yet, drawing heavily from her upbringing and roots in Thailand.

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For Friday, October 9th

World’s 50 best bars, Finland outdrinks Italy in coffee consumption and Lululemon's weather-defying outerwear collection.

Last Call

Bar Leone in Hong Kong claimed the top spot on Robb Report's World's 50 Best Bars list for the second year running. New York placed four bars on the ranking, and Paris quietly dethroned London.

Read at Robb Report

Vroom

Rivian built a fully operational Ghostbusters Ecto-1 from an R1S, complete with sirens and a roof-mounted radar dish. R1S owners also get a Ghostbusters Halloween Mode starting on October 9th.

Read at The Drive
From Finland to Italy: the World's Biggest Coffee Drinkers

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Italy ranks high among European coffee markets, but it reaches that level through many small servings rather than large ones.”

From Finland to Italy: the World's Biggest Coffee Drinkers

Read at Quartz

Making Scents

If 'fougère' has always been a mystery on fragrance labels, Esquire breaks down the classic scent family and picks the 10 best bottles worth wearing now.

Read at Esquire

Layer Up

Lululemon's new outerwear collection, reviewed by Highsnobiety, uses 900-fill-power down and PrimaLoft Gold to make winter feel like a non-factor.

Read at Highsnobiety
 
Weekend Streams
Phony
1

Phony

From Hulu

Out October 20

This is a coming-of-age mystery from Nick Paley, with Sam Nivola among the White Lotus graduates filling out the cast. Paley's a largely untested creator, so this rides on the young ensemble and whether the hook holds past the pilot. Worth a look.

Streaming on Hulu

Carrie
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Carrie

From Prime Video

Out now

Mike Flanagan has built a career on King adaptations that take the source seriously—Doctor Sleep, Gerald's Game—and now he's stretching Carrie into a limited series for Prime Video. More room for the small-town cruelty that makes the book land.

Streaming on Prime Video

Cupertino
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Cupertino

From Paramount+

Out now

Michelle and Robert King — the pair behind The Good Wife and Evil — turn their satirical aim on Silicon Valley's founder class. Their track record is dialogue that moves fast and institutions rendered as absurd from the inside. Cupertino should be the tech send-up that actually lands.

Streaming on Paramount+

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For Thursday, October 8th

A Murphy bed transforms this camper van’s vibe, Jaguar unveils an EV grand tourer and unforgettable chain restaurant lobster rolls.

Home Away

This cool camper swaps a fixed bed for a Murphy, turning the same square footage into a full lounge, dining area, or near-king-sized sleeping quarters depending on the hour.

Read at Robb Report

Shoulder Check

Reach overhead without your back arching and you'll know your shoulders are good. Men's Health explains why less bench press and more rows might be exactly what your posture needs.

Read at Men's Health
Jaguar Type 01 Launches Electric Era With Four-Door Grand Tourer

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Jaguar’s challenge is to use recognizable elements of its past without allowing heritage to become the entire design language.”

Jaguar Type 01 Launches Electric Era With Four-Door Grand Tourer

Read at designboom

Telling Time

Shinola shrunk its dive-inspired Duck to 38mm and finally gave it an automatic movement. Here’s why smaller just became the smarter choice.

Read at Men's Journal

Get Crackin'

The lobster roll has officially left the coast. The Takeout found 11 chains, including Luke's Lobster and Mason's Famous, doing the classic justice no matter where you live.

Read at The Takeout
 
Fix Your Sleep

Fix Your Sleep

Most self-improvement efforts fail quietly, not because the ideas are wrong, but because the foundation is unstable. The real levers to fix your sleep are simpler and less marketable than fancy products. Just light, timing and repeatable habits.

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For Wednesday, October 7th

Loewe reverses prep style in Paris, what Amazon knows about your body and riding the rails in style.

Prep School

Prep was everywhere at Paris Fashion Week (Ralph Lauren, Miu Miu, Valentino all flew the Nantucket red flag) but Loewe did it best by doing it backward.

Read at Highsnobiety

East Meets West

Beams raided REI's archives, pulled out a forgotten expedition parka, and rebuilt it with the kind of considered Japanese craftsmanship that makes the original look like a rough draft.

Read at Gear Patrol
‘Has Flat Buttocks,’ ‘Cusses When Scared’: Amazon Keeps Shockingly Specific Customer Profiles. Here’s How to Find Yours

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Has flat buttocks.”

Amazon Keeps Shockingly Specific Customer Profiles. Here’s How to Find Yours

Read at Fast Company

Flex Appeal

Performance denim has evolved. Outside tested the best stretchy, sweat-wicking jeans built to handle a hike, a bike commute, or whatever else your day throws at you.

Read at Outside

All Aboard

The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express is adding a Paris-to-Monte Carlo route in 2027. Think 1920s carriages, a Bar Car and Côte d'Azur coastline views over breakfast.

Read at Robb Report
 
Porsche Design × Hodinkee

Porsche Design × Hodinkee

Out now

Hodinkee and Porsche Design revive the legendary military Chronograph 1 with a lightweight titanium case and a newly developed movement inspired by the Lemania 5100. Limited to just 350 pieces, the all-black watch balances vintage military appeal with modern engineering, resulting in a rugged, purpose-built chronograph that feels remarkably current.

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For Tuesday, October 6th

Harley‑Davidson finds its EV footing, James Gray is on a mission to make important movies and a beloved single malt returns.

Vroom

Harley-Davidson's LiveWire spinoff has always made a compelling case for electric motorcycles … it just needed the right audience.

Read at Gear Patrol

Reptile Dysfunction

Jeremy Allen White showed up to the NYC premiere of The Social Reckoning in a custom Louis Vuitton navy suit—faint pinstripes, big lapels, covered buttons—and then let a shiny snakeskin tie do all the talking.

Read at GQ
James Gray Is on a Mission to Make Movies With “A Greater Truth”

“

You’re trying to capture a feeling. That’s more important than anything, because movies are, first and foremost, an unbelievable delivery system for emotion. Everything else is secondary. ”

James Gray Is on a Mission to Make Movies With “A Greater Truth”

Read at Highsnobiety

007

All 25 Bond films are finally streaming in one place again.

Read at Men's Journal

Smoke Show

Laphroaig's beloved 15-year single malt is back on U.S. shelves permanently after a decade away.

Read at Robb Report
 
Fiction
The Occidental Book of the Dead
1

The Occidental Book of the Dead

By T. Geronimo Johnson

Out now

It’s almost impossible to describe Johnson’s latest book, a 672-page puzzle of a novel that keeps changing form while unpacking urgent social issues like police corruption and violence.

Find at Amazon

Passengers
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Passengers

By Alexander Maksik

Out October 13

Passengers follows Ivan, a lonely man in his seventies, and his estranged daughter Nina as they attempt to reconnect on a trip to Europe. Stranded at LAX by endless delays and cancellations, they confront years of resentment, misunderstanding and unresolved love. What begins as an intimate father-daughter drama gradually becomes an eerie suspense story about family, survival and reconciliation amid collapse.

Find at Amazon

Public Access Afterworld
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Public Access Afterworld

By Jane Schoenbrun

Out October 27

This highly-anticipated book takes us inside a mysterious realm on the other side of our screens. A dark force that draws victims into its static. An unlikely hero is called to save them and herself from this electric hell.

Find at Amazon

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For Monday, October 5th

Modular furniture that transform living spaces, a sports medicine doctor on peptides and how night owls can improve their sleep.

Room to Move

Dezeen rounded up five modular furniture designs worth knowing about — and the range is wild.

Read at Dezeen

Game On

Lego's life-size PS1 replica has 1,911 pieces, hidden Gran Turismo and Ape Escape dioramas inside the lid, and a $180 price tag. Order fast… the Game Boy set sold out instantly.

Read at Esquire
Before You Try Peptides for Recovery or Longevity, Read This Doctor's Advice

“

A compound producing an effect in a laboratory, showing promise in an animal or accumulating glowing online testimonials does not establish what happens after five or 10 years of human use.”

Before You Try Peptides for Recovery or Longevity, Read This Doctor's Advice

Read at Men's Journal

Worth It?

Expensive and good aren't synonyms. Inc. talked to a luxury insider who broke down the five signals that separate genuine quality from a high price tag.

Read at Inc.

Night Moves

Your chronotype is mostly biological, but small shifts in light exposure and sleep consistency can actually move the needle. No 5 a.m. wake-ups required.

Read at Fast Company
 
MR_BEAMS

MR_BEAMS

You’ve heard of BEAMS, the legendary Japanese retailer. Well, MR_BEAM is the brand’s biannual menswear style book and magazine-format catalog published by the BEAMS team, highlighting its classic and casual menswear lines. And the Insta account offers plenty of stylish inspiration.

Check it out

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For Friday, October 2nd

The celebrity outfits to steal now, fall’s most anticipated bourbon and Michael Jordan’s 1997 Ferrari sells for tenfold.

Star Power

The nine celebrity fits worth stealing this month, from Pierce Brosnan and Josh Hartnett to Sam Rockwell that are doing the heavy lifting.

Read at GQ

Patty Melts

Everyone thinks they can make a cheeseburger—and almost everyone is wrong. Celebrity chefs share small changes that make one dramatically better burger.

Read at The Takeout
One of the Fall’s Most Anticipated Bourbons, King of Kentucky, Is Here

“

Each of these 99 barrels was selected for its exceptional character, and after 14 years of aging, they deliver the bold, complex profile that defines King of Kentucky.”

One of the Fall’s Most Anticipated Bourbons, King of Kentucky, Is Here

Read at Robb Report

Telling Time

G-SHOCK's screwless MRGD5000 costs eight times a Rolex Submariner. Gear Patrol explains why it's harder to laugh off than you'd think.

Read at Gear Patrol

Vroom

Michael Jordan's custom 1997 Ferrari F355 Spider just sold at auction for nearly 10 times its estimated value. Apparently everything the GOAT touches turns to blue-chip stock.

Read at Men's Journal
 
‘The Uprising’ + a Hard Cider
‘The Uprising’ + a Hard Cider
Andrew Garfield says “no kings” in The Uprising, the latest from director Paul Greengrass. The film (available to rent today) tells the story of England's 1381 Peasants’ Revolt, with Garfield playing a fictionalized farmer at the center of it all. While The Uprising’s tale of standing up to tyranny is timely, critics found the film’s execution a little lacking. As the Hollywood Reporter points out, “in typical action-movie leading-man fashion, the Ploughman demonstrates remarkable fighting abilities for someone who’s been working the fields instead of at war.” Still, the film carries a unique folklore twist, ultimately serving as a gritty, realistic origin story for the legend of Robin Hood.

Pair With

‘The Uprising’ + a Hard Cider
An English hard cider, like Aspall, is an excellent pairing. It’s raw and a little earthy, but is easy drinking. Plus, it’s got a nice autumnal vibe.

Also Worth a Watch

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For Thursday, October 1st

Omega quietly confirms next Bond watch, Range Rover's sleek 2028 Sport EV and 15 must-try vanilla colognes for fall.

Shaken, Stirred

We still don't know who's playing the next Bond, but Gear Patrol reports Omega has already confirmed what he'll be wearing on his wrist.

Read at Gear Patrol

Land of the Rising Room

Ranking the 16 best design-forward hotels and Airbnbs in Tokyo before you lock in your 2026 trip. Kengo Kuma's moody Edition Ginza made the cut.

Read at AD
2028 Range Rover Sport Electric Is a Sleeker Take on the Luxury EV

“

It puts the same 542 hp as the electrified full-size Range Rover into a smaller, more dynamic package.”

2028 Range Rover Sport Electric Is a Sleeker Take on the Luxury EV

Read at Car and Driver

Hip Check

After 45, tight hips are behind more back pain and lost mobility than you'd think. Here’s the one stretch an NFL trainer swears by.

Read at Men's Journal

Making Scents

Vanilla isn't just for baked goods. Esquire rounds up 15 colognes that prove the note can go smoky, woody, or surprisingly fresh.

Read at Esquire
 
Get a Cobbler

Get a Cobbler

Why are we reminding you to find yourself a local cobbler in your area? Easy. They're our best-kept secret to owning Prada, Gucci and Stubbs & Wootton shoes without ever spending retail.

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