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.
Out now
Brian Duffield adapts Daniel Kraus's novel about a diver swallowed by a sperm whale with an hour of air.
Wale of the Town
Still Got It
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A story as old as time. V8s. Manual transmissions. America.”
First Class Problems
Bond. James Bond.
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.
Shore Thing
Smoke Show
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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.”
Peat Couture
Telling Time
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.
Home Base
Vroom
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450 authors worldwide have selected travel experiences together with the editorial team that have moved them personally.”
Fall In
Barrel Aged
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.
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.
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.
Last Call
Vroom
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Italy ranks high among European coffee markets, but it reaches that level through many small servings rather than large ones.”
Making Scents
Layer Up
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.
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.
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.
Home Away
Shoulder Check
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Jaguar’s challenge is to use recognizable elements of its past without allowing heritage to become the entire design language.”
Telling Time
Get Crackin'
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.
Prep School
East Meets West
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Has flat buttocks.”
Flex Appeal
All Aboard
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.
Vroom
Reptile Dysfunction
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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. ”
Smoke Show
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.
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.
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.
Room to Move
Game On
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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.”
Worth It?
Night Moves
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.
Star Power
Patty Melts
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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.”
Telling Time
Vroom
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