Rob Lowe • July/August 2014
Features
Living the Life
But first, let’s pause a moment and consider just what 50 looks like on Rob Lowe. And the answer is: It looks really, really good. Lowe was always among that rarefied strata in …
The Golf Injury Epidemic
For nearly two decades we’ve watched Tiger Woods climb to the top of golf’s Mount Everest, reaching the pinnacle of success. We’ve watched him smash drives and caress putts, that …
Macau Then and Now
I first heard about Macau nearly 20 years ago, while soaking in an infinity pool on a rooftop high above Hong Kong, in the old Regent Hotel. It was my first trip to Asia and a …
Hot Yachts
When is a yacht a yacht, and when is a yacht not? Depends on whom you ask. Was Tony Soprano’s boat Stugots a yacht? According to Jared Neff of Neff Yacht Sales, the fictitious …
A Conversation with Facundo Bacardi
Facundo L. Bacardi, the great-great-grandson of Bacardi Ltd.founder, Don Facundo Bacardi Masso, has served as chairman of the board of Bacardi Ltd. since 2005. In his wide-ranging …
Cigars
A Golden Moment
With a high-profile NCAA investigation behind him and a top-tier recruiting class headed his way, Coach Al Golden is ready to take “The U” back to the top of college football
Sitting Down with Rafael Nodal
One might expect Cuban-born Rafael Nodal, owner of Boutique Blends Cigars and the Aging Room brand, to have familial ties to tobacco and cigars, but he doesn’t. When he fled Cuba …
Posh Packaging
Cigarmakers have just seconds to grab your attention. Here’s how they’re trying to win that battle on face value
Ratings from this Issue
Up Front
Speak Up
July 9th. Don’t forget that date. That’s the day the Food and Drug Administration will stop taking comments on new rules to regulate the premium cigar industry. If you love …
Out of the Humidor
Dear Marvin, The FDA’s involvement in cigars is just another example of government overreaching in to the private lives of the citizenry. Regulating cigars will have the same …
The Good Life
Is It Time for Google Glass?
“It feels weird,” a friend said, affixing the device to her face. “It looks weirder.” Halfway through a pint at my local pub, the latest version of the Google Glass Explorer …
Ballyfin, Ireland
Guests make introductions and share stories of their travels over pre-dinner cocktails and canapés in the stately 79-foot-long library at Ballyfin, a lavish boutique hotel in the …
Mustang at 50
You barely need one hand to count the automotive nameplates that have lasted more than the half-century milestone that America’s original “pony car” is marking this season. Ford …
Lemon Squeezes
To paraphrase the old maxim, if life jacks up the price of limes make lemon drinks. This season, with a premium on the green citrus from Mexico, there’s never been a better reason …
Soccer Watches
While World Cup fever sweeps the globe this summer, soccer fans can show their spirit with special-edition watches that celebrate the world’s most popular sport. As the …
Soft-Shell Crabs
Summertime cooking has a unique set of demands: Whenever possible, cook outside. Take advantage of farmers’ markets for their bounty of lumpy heirloom tomatoes, juicy peaches and …
Long Live Linen
Linen may be the world’s oldest cloth (dating to at least 8,000 B.C.) and the original regal raiment (its cost compared with cotton made it the luxury fiber of the Mesopotamian …
Outdoor Smoking Retreats
The season for outdoor smoking has returned, but before you unfold the lawn chairs and fill the cooler, lay the foundation for comfort and shade for your backyard burn with an …
Drive-In Movies
While not as widespread as in its heyday of the 1950s and ’60s, the drive-in movie theater is a bit of American pop cultural that manages to be at once wholesome and salacious. …
Game Golf
The days of stuffing paper scorecards in your rear pocket may be over. Game Golf equips your golf clubs with GPS technology to track every shot you hit during a round without your …