Layer Up
Rise Up
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Moonphase complications used to cost Rolex money.”
Vroom
Jet Set
Out now
James Watkins, who made the tense American remake of Speak No Evil, takes DC's shape-shifting actor-turned-monster and runs it as body horror, from a Mike Flanagan script. A wide studio release that's betting a comic-book property can be genuinely unsettling rather than another origin story.
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The team behind Save Yourself! returns with Wicker, a folk-horror-adjacent swing starring Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård and Elizabeth Debicki. Black Bear's backing and a Halloween-weekend date suggest confidence. The cast alone justifies the ticket; whether the film earns them is the October question.
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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.
Vroom
Hit the Trail
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The timepiece boasts the proprietary Quickswitch system, which makes removing and swapping straps as simple as clicking a button.”
Peak Grief
Square One
Think of it less as preparation and more as alignment. Thirty to sixty minutes, once a week, done the same way every time. Here’s how to tackle it.
Check In
Joltin' Time
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How does this not nuke the battery on a device that’s already criticized for needing daily fill-ups?”
Brief Case
Available on October 28
Japanese label Auralee and Danish textile specialist Tekla are teaming up again, this time turning their attention to cozy Scandinavian winters. The collection brings together both brands’ obsession with exceptional fabrics, offering checked flannel pajamas, wool-cashmere knits, shearling slippers and beautifully crafted bedding. It’s luxurious, understated comfort but it’s not cheap: The sleepwear set runs around $500.
Fleece Market
High Spirits
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The most celebrated “space watches” all date back to NASA’s early days … one of the most impressive and best-looking extraterrestrial tool watches first saw action in the 1980s and comes from Sinn. ”
Vroom
Next Stop
Out now
The fifth season of Campside Media's anthology Chameleon turns on a hypnotist working the fringes of medicine and celebrity. The house that made Wild Boys reports these out properly — con artistry, no bodies. Good commute listening when you want a story, not a case file.
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Karina Longworth has spent a decade turning old Hollywood's buried stories into rigorous, archive-deep narrative on You Must Remember This. The new season, The Bisexuals, traces how the studios handled (and hid) sexuality on screen. She's taking it on a 14-city tour in November.
Out now
Mobbed Up: The Fight for Las Vegas traces how the Chicago Outfit built the Strip and how the feds took it back, told through interviews with the agents, dealers and wiseguys who were there. Newspaper reporting, not true-crime theatrics. Good company on a long drive.
Alps Bound
Mile Marker
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As nearly everyone has a 24-hour helper on their phone, a chatbot who will pretend to care, we dream of the truly scarce: human beings who really care.”
Vroom
Bend Test
If you want a full party’s worth of music, this seven-hour playlist has over 150 songs and nearly a million people have already saved it.
This collection of classic Halloween tunes is mixed with sound effects and even familiar theme songs.
This collection of hair-raising sounds and eerie scores from horror-film classics is the thinking man’s Halloween party plastlist.
Black Tie Optional
Smoke & Oak
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Developing new EV battery technology takes years of research. GM condensed that down to months with AI.”
Worth the Dough
Well Done
October 30
Jason Hehir, who made The Last Dance, turns to the Canadian sketch show that produced Candy, Levy, O'Hara, Martin and Thomas before SNL got the credit. Netflix, October 30. If you want to know where a whole strain of American comedy came from, start here.
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Omar Sy returns as Assane Diop in Lupin, the French caper series that turned a gentleman-thief pulp hero into Netflix's most watchable heist show. George Kay's scripts move fast and reward attention. Read the subtitles or take the dub. Either way, it earns its runtime.
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Kristen Bell and Adam Brody return for a third run of Nobody Wants This, Erin Foster's rabbi-meets-agnostic-podcaster romcom. The first season earned its Emmy nominations on dialogue and chemistry rather than plot mechanics. Reliable Wednesday-night viewing that doesn't ask much of you.
Sole Mates
Second Hand
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Some people don’t quite believe how densely packed the watchmaking is in this little town in Saxony, with the biggest German horological names literally next door to each other.”
Last Call
There are a few things to keep in mind to ensure your shirts stay in tiptop shape. And they're probably easier than you'd imagine.
Black Tie, Remixed
Baggage Claim
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The clearest nod to the Fifty Fathoms is the bezel, which is made with domed sapphire crystal over a gray lacquered ring.”
Vroom
Space Race
Available now
Fellow has already mastered the art of making everyday rituals feel a little more luxurious. The brand makes arguably the best electric kettle on the planet, one of the sexiest drip coffee makers and an award-winning espresso machine. Now, it's bringing that same design obsession to cocktail hour. Its new eight-piece mixology set combines sleek, sculptural good looks with the precision and functionality serious home bartenders demand. It’s the kind of barware you’ll actually want to leave out on display.
Last Call
Bulk Rate
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Fragrances are probably the first moment anyone in the world can feel the brand, very quickly and with a lot of emotion.”
Vroom
Island Time
Out now
The Third Eye collects more than two hundred photographs George Harrison took of the Beatles, most never published—rehearsals, hotel rooms, downtime. No press pool framing, just a guitarist with a camera.
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It’s hard to identify a material that takes up more sensory space and has received less critical examination than white paint. This book is an impassioned, boundary-pushing work of criticism traversing an array of subjects, from fine arts to design to architecture.
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You could say that this biography is “pretty, pretty good”. From Seinfeld to Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry David has built a comedy empire on candid observations, endless self-deprecation, and an endearing brand of selfishness. But who’s the actual man lurking behind this legendary television persona?
Eat to Compete
Fly Rights
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In 2003, an 18-year-old high school senior from Akron, Ohio, was handed a $10 million check by one of the biggest shoe companies in the world. He said no.”
Open Book
Pop Quiz
You don’t have to smoke to appreciate a beautiful vintage lighter. From classic American Zippos to elegant Dunhill Rollagas, they offer a satisfying mix of craftsmanship, history and old-school cool for your desk or coffee table. Start with a vintage Zippo, then explore Dunhill and S.T. Dupont models on eBay. Look for original finishes, working mechanisms and honest patina. Then light up your candle or incense like a boss.
Collar Aware
Hit the Road
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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.”
Vroom
Rest Stop
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.
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.
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Brian Duffield adapts Daniel Kraus's novel about a diver swallowed by a sperm whale with an hour of air.
