Mantrack and Life On Top

Trek Light Gear Double Hammock
If you’ve found a better way to lounge around than in a hammock, we’d like
to hear about it. For our money, it’s hard to beat, and hanging out with a date
calls for a double-wide. This one, at six and a half feet wide and ten feet long,
gives you plenty of room to get cozy, and supports up to 400 pounds. For
information on how you can win one of ten free double hammocks from Trek
Light Gear, visit PenthouseMagazine.com.* ($65; TrekLightGear.com)
Gerber Powerframe Knife

When you’re camping, you frequently need to cut things. This
cool-looking folding knife has a three-inch blade (serrated
or fine) that will suit most of your needs. The handle locks for
safety, but opens easily using the thumb studs; the stainless-
steel handle provides an impressively comfortable grip while
keeping the knife lightweight. ($34; GerberGear.com)
If your weekend camping

trip will involve more than
sitting at the lake with a
beer and a fishing pole in
hand, you need to gear up.
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Zamberlan 140 Agile Black Diamond Spot Beyond Clothing Glacier

Hiking Shoe Headlamp Shock Pants and Jacket
When you’re outdoors in A headlamp is another If you plan on hiking, you’ll
the summer, you won’t want good thing to tuck into a need more than a T-shirt
to wear boots, but if you’re day pack, even if you think and jeans. Even if you start
hitting the trails, you’ll want you’ll be back at your off when the temperature
more support than running campsite well before is in the 90s, if you end up
shoes provide. These are nightfall. They’re relatively out on the trail after dark, it
comfortable for day hikes inexpensive, as emergency can get cold fast. The key to
and built to take a lot of gear goes, and useful for a staying warm is dressing in
abuse, with reinforced leath- number of activities around layers, and this is one of the
er and a rubber toe. The the campsite. The Spot best options we’ve found for
AMS sole provides great sup- headlamp has a one-watt a top layer that’s windproof,
Stanley 3-in-1 Tripod LED Flashlight port, stability, and traction, LED and three SuperBright highly water-resistant, and
This new and improved 3-in-1 came out late last year, but we still without weighing you down. LEDs, a comfortable lightweight. It’s pricey, so if
haven’t found a better option for camping. The lights can all be One caveat: You should stick headband, and it’s about you want a more impressive
used together, of course, with varying angles up to 120 degrees to boots if you have weak as nongeeky a look as recommendation, it’s used
to throw light in three different directions, or they can be sepa- ankles, you’re going to be you’re going to find in a for Special Forces uniforms.
rated for individual use; each generates 20 lumens of light. And on rocky terrain, or you’re headlamp—even Amazing Those dudes know survival
they’re slim enough to slide into a pocket of your tent or jacket, carrying a heavy pack. ($100; Race contestants look silly in gear. (Jacket: $264; pants:
for hands-free illumination. ($30; StanleyTools.com) ZamberlanStore.com) them. ($40; BDEL.com) $126; BeyondClothing.com)
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TIME :: SOUND :: TRAVEL
About Time
Teaming Ernst Benz with John Varvatos
may seem odd given the stylistic gulf
between Benz’s utilitarian aviation- Sculpt
style designs and Varvatos’s shabby,
comfortable take on high fashion.
Your
But check the results. The Ernst Sound
Benz ChronoScope ($6,800,
The guts of
johnvarvatos.com) marries the
the AUX Classic
at-a-glance precision of a pilot’s
($1,000 to $1,500,
watch with the elegance of a classic
auxout.com) were
timepiece. Well done, gentlemen.
made by European
concert audio wizard Outline,
and the system delivers impeccable
sound. But we like its looks, too. While it works
fine as a unit clumped together (two speakers and a sub-
woofer), the two stereo satellites can be placed at interesting angles that
invite sonic and aesthetic experimentation. Hit play, then start playing.
Hack Your Life: Augmented Reality

Augmented reality is the idea of pro- creature as it cavorts on your coffee
jecting items from cyberspace onto table. The iPhone 3GS enables on-the-
the real world. Many will get their go AR by using its GPS and compass to
first taste this fall when Sony’s overlay data onto a picture of the real
EyePet debuts on the Play- world. Example: Yelp.com’s app lets
Station 3. Using the PS3’s you point your iPhone’s camera at a res-
camera, it lets you play taurant, then have reviews and recommen-
with a cuddly alien dations superimposed over your live view.
Plane to See
After taking a flight from the States and then a puddle-jumper hop to the tiny airport in Quepos, Costa Rica, the last place you want
to be is on another plane. Unless we’re talking about the 727 that doubles as the Hotel Costa Verde’s most luxurious set of rooms
($400 to $500 a night, costaverde.com). Permanently parked 50 feet up in the jungle canopy, the two-bedroom suite offers views
of both the ocean and the jungle, not to mention the chance to order room service to your deck chair atop one of its wings.
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RIDE :: GROOMING :: STYLE
Silent But Deadly

Taking a fast, quiet spin on the latest green iron
A steady stream of tinkerers is trying to save the planet with vehicles that run on steam, vegetables, cow gas and sunshine. We think
harnessing rainbows and smiles is next. We’re all for alternative fuel. Give us a good set of batteries and get out of the way. Which is
why we dig Zero Motorcycles. Achieving almost zero emissions and total coolness, where a Segway screams dork, the Zero S ($9,950,
zeromotorcycles.com) just screams (actually it whirs). The lithium-ion battery sparks a motor that instantly puts out 31 horsepower
and 62 foot-pounds of torque. Blip the throttle and the bike is gone, getting up to 50 mph alarmingly quickly. Loud pipes may save
lives, but the exhaust-free (and remarkably quiet) Zero saves planets. Note that with a 50-mile range the bike favors a disciplined
rider with a regular commute. Power management is still something of a bitch: Ignore the bars on the instrument panel at your peril.
If you run out of juice, you’ll be stuck cadging a boost from any unguarded outlet available. It’s like when your cell phone runs out of
batteries—that is if your cell phone weighed 225 pounds. On our first ride, after achieving total exhilaration we ended up pushing the
Zero back to the studio. That said, filling up means just plugging it in for four hours, which costs you less than a penny a mile.
Stand and Deliver Belt It Out

Shaving is a sacred dance between Reminiscent of early jazz and art deco, vin-
you, your face and a deadly tage microphones harken back to a time
blade. What happens in that 10 when objects were as beautiful as
minutes is deeply personal, so they were functional. Wearing
relax—take your time, and for one on your belt ($375,
God’s sake use the right tools. blackcrowarts.com)
This Olive Wood Shaving Set shows you’re a
($200, dwr.com) offers the man of taste.
perfect blend of style and Plus, now when
minimalism. It’s not mak- s h e u n b u c k le s
ing too big a fuss while your pants she’ll
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■ A Bit of the Grape
Wine doesn’t have to
be expensive to be
the perfect gift. Voga
Italia’s elegant bottles
of merlot, pinot grigio,
and sparkling pinot
grigio may look pricey,
but they’re really a steal,
ranging from $11 to $16.
They’re made from a
In the Spirit
special blend of grapes
from the Trentino and
Veneto regions of
Northern Italy, and are
ideal for a last-minute
dinner invitation or to
share with your special
Can’t decide what to get for those last few hard-to-shop-for people lady while she opens her
on your list because you can still see the look of barely concealed other gift—the one she’s
horror on their faces after they opened your gifts last year? No worries. been hinting about for
the past six months.
By Deirdre Goldbeck • Photographs by Nicholas Eveleigh
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THE POUR HOUSE
■ Scorpion vs. ■ Whisky All

Worm Around
If a limited-edition, French, There’s no better way to
oval, glass decanter of show your appreciation for
Scorpion Mezcal Gran that bonus than with a bottle
Reserva Añejo 7 Year of the Dalmore 1263 King
($280) doesn’t impress, the Alexander III ($200). This is
signature scorpion at the a conglomerate of fine malts
bottom will. Give this award- that have been wood-aged
winning, triple-distilled, in a variety of wine and spirit
100 percent agave spirit to casks, then vatted together
a mezcal aficionada who’ll for years to create a single-
appreciate and savor the malt Scotch with a wide
rich, oak-barrel-aged flavor. range of aromas. Royalty
And yes, you can eat the never tasted so good.
scorpion—if you don’t wimp Japan probably isn’t
out. Just be sure to chew the first place that comes
thoroughly! to mind when you think
For the tequila lover, you single-malt, but the Suntory
can’t go wrong with Corzo. Yamazaki distillery, built
All three variants are double- in 1923 in the outskirts of
aged and triple-distilled, Kyoto, was the first of its kind
with twice the agave of other outside Scotland. Crafted
tequilas for a taste worthy from pure malt, the award-
of sipping on its own. And to winning 18-year-old whisky
add that special touch, Corzo ($120), with its rich, mellow
is offering complimentary honey flavor, will make
personalized labels that an excellent addition to a
can be ordered at Corzo Scotch fan’s collection.
.com/labels. Allow six days
for delivery or pay express
shipping charges for a
next-day order. (Silver, $48;
Reposado, $53; Añejo, $57)
■ From Small Batch to Modern Rye

Whether it’s rum or whisky, If you’re lucky enough to get your hands on the recently
vodka or gin, scorpions or discovered Jefferson’s Presidential Select 17-year-old ($89
to $99), from the Stitzel-Weller distillery, you just might want
worms, you can find a spirit for to keep it for yourself—not that there’s anything wrong with
that. This ultrapremium, 94-proof bourbon is being released
almost everyone on your list. by McLain & Kyne in limited quantities and may be hard to run
down, but it’s well worth the effort.
Why rye? You won’t have to ask after you’ve tasted (ri)1
ultrapremium rye ($46 to $48). This spirit takes on a new look
in a simple, modern-looking glass bottle and a new attitude
with its fresh, peppery-sweet taste. At 92 proof, it can be
enjoyed straight, diluted, or as the perfect base for a cocktail.
It’s also a good way to help Mom update her old-fashioned.
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■ Gin Game ■ Taste of the Caribbean
Bartenders are hailing the Mount Gay’s newly released 1703 Old Cask Selection ($100)
return of Bols Genever comes straight from the tropical island of Barbados. This
($40), a rebirth of the perfect blend of Mount Gay’s 10- to 30-year rum reserves is as
■ Clearly, Vodka original Genever recipe smooth on the tongue as silk. One sip is guaranteed to instill
Double Cross ($50) has the distinction of being the only from 1820s Holland, which colorful visions of palm trees, blue seas, and flyin’ fish, no
vodka to win awards for both superb taste and artistic is being produced in small matter how cold it is outside.
packaging, and it’s currently the only Slovakian vodka batches. The combination Know someone who loves mojitos? 10 Cane Rum has a
available in the States. Distilled and filtered seven times, it not of malt wine and select honey-velvet taste that will raise the quality of any cocktail.
only makes the perfect classic martini, but it’s twice as good botanicals creates a spirit The juice from the first pressings of ten hand-harvested, virgin
neat. Give this to your favorite martini-sipping auntie and she so smooth it’s bound to Trinidadian sugar canes is fermented for five days, then twice-
just might think you’ve acquired some class. bring out the homegrown distilled in small batches before spending six months in aged
Belvedere Intense—the name says it all. This 100-proof mixologist in anyone. Gift French oak barrels. Not a drop of molasses in sight here. (750
vodka ($46) is pure attitude in a striking black-and-silver someone special with this ml, $33; one liter with VIP gift box, $64)
bottle, and sure to add an extra kick to cocktails. It’ll make the award-winning spirit in its And for that friend who insists on celebrating International
perfect gift for someone who’s serious about vodka. There’s smoked-glass bottle with Talk Like a Pirate Day whenever he damn well pleases, only
also Belvedere Limited Edition Silver, which comes gift- authentic handwritten rum from the Pyrat portfolio will do. It’s hand-bottled in
boxed with three silver cocktail glasses, for $40. typography. the British West Indies by Anquilla Rums, Ltd., and the XO
Then there’s Ultimat ($40), an exquisitely crafted vodka When you can’t make Reserve ($25) is blended from rums that have been aged up
imported from Poland that’s made from a combination of cognac, why not make gin? to 15 years to produce a rich, full-flavored, amber nectar. Even
rye, wheat, and potato; its unique distilling process includes The makers of Citadelle ($25) the vessel is designed to look like an old pirate rum bottle.
artesian well water and ceramic filters. Ultrarefined, ultrapure, chose to do just that with their Get the Pyrat Pistol, a lighter version of the XO, for $16, or the
ultraelegant—a triple threat if ever there was one. The hand- idle copper-pot stills from limited Pyrat Cask 1623, a blend of the finest rums aged up to
blown crystal decanter is truly a bonus. June through October, and 40 years, for $289. Eye patch and cutlass not included.
a wonderful idea it was, too.
Light, subtle florals hit the
taste buds and will put you
in mind of lazy afternoons on
the porch with a G&T.
■ Grand Things in Small Packages

The Dewar’s Discovery Gift Set ($100) is a luxury
collection of three 200-ml blended whiskies. This
limited-edition set includes Signature, Dewar’s 12,
and the newly introduced, award-winning Dewar’s
18 Founder’s Reserve, all encased in brown leather.
Individually numbered, 750-ml bottles of Dewar’s 18
go for $80. Treat a friend or treat yourself.
There’s only one thing better than a good single-
malt Scotch, and that’s four single-malts at your
fingertips. The Glenmorangie Collection Gift Pack
($49) includes 100-ml minis of Glenmorangie Original
and three 12-year expressions with Gaelic names:
Lasanta (warmth), Quinta Ruban (ruby-red color), and
Nector D’Or (golden nectar). Share the spirit!
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THE GOODS
High
Rollin’
■ Weber Dining/Poker Table
WeberTables.com • $900
This solid-birch, cherry-finished table for
eight has a removable 50-inch poker top
with convenient built-in chip wells, drink
holders, and coasters. The foldaway game
top is available in easy-to-clean black or
With Internet gambling all but gone, thanks to pesky new rules from brown vinyl upholstery (in case someone
gets messy with their drink), and stows
Uncle Sam, and the economy keeping many of us too down-and-out away in the included storage bag, which
for Vegas, it’s time for low-key betting in-house—your house. These is great for those times when you actually
must-have items will help you set up a cozy casino in almost any crib. want to use the dining table for dining.
Matching nail-head vinyl chairs can be had
By William Spain for $125 apiece.
■ Military Chip Set

JTCasinoGames.com • $132
Whatever your favored branch—Army, Navy,
Air Force, Marines—celebrate the troops with
this 500-count poker-chip set. They’re made of
composite resin with an insert for that casino-
type feel, weigh 11.5 grams each, and come in
varying denominations and seven different colors.
Moisture-proof labels are protected by textured
laminate, and the velour-lined aluminum case has
room for two decks of cards and five dice to boot.
And if you can’t pick a favorite service, they will
even custom mix and match.
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■ Game-On ■ Wild Cherry Slot Machines
Drink Cart OhioGaming.com or IGT.com • $1,000 to $1,500
GoTables.com • $50 There’s no reason you casino patrons of their
To help keep the felt stain- can’t take some cash cash for years. They have
free—and the money dry from friends. Depending three actual reels—none
—this foldaway table is
on the state, you may be of that video nonsense—
shaped to fit between chairs
able to buy your very with a single pay line.
and keep the drinks, cigars,
snacks, etc., away from the own one-armed bandit, The minimum bet is just
play. There are two built-in set the payout percent- a quarter; the maximums
drink holders on the one- age, pop it in a corner, vary. All accept bills, and
foot-by-two-feet surface, and call in the suckers. some have stereo and/or
and it folds down to just The models in this line, “idle attract” sound, the
under four inches in width, available through Ohio slot machine’s version of
so it can easily be tucked
Gaming, are recondi- “Feed me!”
away at the end of the night.
It will even cut down on the
tioned machines originally
bad language—at least at built by International
first—as it comes already Game Technology, and
assembled. have been relieving
Want to play like the big boys?

Ante up and give your game
night the full casino treatment.
All you need now are the cigars.
■ World Poker Tour
Card Shuffler
WorldPokerTour.Shop.
SportsToday.com • $5.95
While there’s nothing wrong
with a night of dealer’s
choice, nothing says the
dealer actually has to lay out
the hands. This stainless-
steel baby can shuffle one
■ Kem Two-Deck Plastic or two decks at a time and
fits either poker- or bridge-
Playing Cards size cards. And while the
Kem.com • $30 automatic shuffler reduces
Kem’s cards, the same kind used in many
the temptation to deal from
casinos, put the old-time Bicycle playing
the bottom of the deck, it
cards to shame. These 100 percent cellulose
also cuts down on wear and
acetate plastic cards are scuff resistant,
tear on the cards. Runs on
damn-near unbreakable, and slide around
two C batteries.
the table with ease. They come in dozens
of designs and are very difficult to mark, so
they’re quite popular in gambling halls—but
they’re also washable; useful if you need to
get rid of the blood of anyone who tries it.
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TECH
Last-
Mınute ■ BlackBerry
Curve 8520
T-Mobile.com
■ Extreme
SDHC Cards
SanDisk.com
■ Adamo
Dell.com
Starts at $1,500
Clicks &
$300 (look for rebates) Starts at $71 Dell adopted the Latin word
Good riddance, trackball! You’ve probably never given for “to fall in love with” for its
RIM has replaced SanDisk a minute’s thought, new heavily styled, ultrathin
BlackBerry’s iconic but we bet their ubiquitous line of laptops, and that’s
navigation nub with a memory cards are in your exactly what the company
trackpad that is easier to use camera and cellphone. Now is hoping you’ll do. The
and less likely to break. That the company’s outdone itself computers are a svelte 0.65
inches thick and feature
Picks
alone is a huge improvement, with its line of Extreme cards,
but the changes don’t stop which store up to 32GB and machined-aluminum chassis,
there: The smartphone operate at up to 30MB per making them extra tough.
is Wi-Fi-enabled and second—twice as fast as its They’re packed with power
features dedicated media previous top-of-the-line internally, too, starting with
buttons that make it more offering. The Extreme cards a 1.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
of a multimedia device. work with most cameras, Processor with Centrino
As if those aren’t enough store a ton of high-quality technology, 2GB 800 MHz
upgrades, it weighs in at images, and can help speed DDR3 dual-channel memory,
Dashing through the stores isn’t for less than four ounces. That’s up camera-to-computer and an ultrafast 128GB solid-
everyone. That’s why we found downright pocket-friendly, uploads. It’s not the sexiest state drive.
some hot items the eleventh-hour if you ask us. gift to give, but the recipient
will be thinking happy
shopper can buy online and get thoughts about you every
overnight, or within a couple of days. time he uses it.
By Jonathan Ages
■ VIXIA HF S11
USA.Canon.com
$1,400
Not all HD camcorders are
created equal: Canon’s
latest takes HD to a new
level, capturing images in
a full 1,920 by 1,080 pixels.
And since it records at up to
24 megabytes per second,
movement appears smooth.
The 8.59-megapixel CMOS
image sensor is paired with
With Canon’s latest,
Canon’s stellar Genuine Face
Detection and Dynamic
movement appears smooth,
SuperRange Optical Image
Stabilization to ensure that
and you can capture brilliant,
you can capture up to 24.5
hours of brilliant, sharp foot-
sharp footage in almost
age in almost any light. Yes,
even the mood lighting in
any light. Yes, even the mood
your bedroom.
lighting in your bedroom.
30 PENTHOUSE.COM
CARS :: DRINK :: GROOMING
Fly Wheels The original 1954

The gullwing, a born-again classic 300 SL gullwing.
When Mercedes-Benz unveiled the 300 SL gullwing

coupe in 1954, it instantly became the Brigitte Bardot
of automotive icons—so hot you couldn’t take your eyes
off it, yet built for speed. In America it was called the
gullwing, in France it was papillon (butterfly) and in Ger-
many, Flügeltürer (wing door). More than half a century
later Mercedes unleashes its ultramodern reincarnation:
the SLS AMG. We got our hands on this beast before any
other journalists. The scene: the Nordschleife (northern
loop) at the Nürburgring, a racetrack as world famous
and replete with history as the car itself. “I felt the racing genes immediately,” says our test-driver, Michael Goering of PLAYBOY Germany. The
lightweight 6.3-liter eight cylinder pumps out 563 horsepower (compared with the original gullwing’s 215). Everything is perfectly bal-
anced—engine in front and transaxle in back (a 47/53 percent weight split). “I hit a maximum of more than 300 kilometers an hour on the
Döttinger Höhe,” says Goering (that’s upward of 186 mph). With its 3.6-second zero-to-60 mph sprint, you feel as if you’re taking off from an
aircraft carrier in an F-14. The most surprising fact: The SLS is comfortable. The interior is all leather, aluminum and carbon fiber, and many
details are shaped like parts of a jet. The downside? MB will make only a handful, with a tag of about $200,000. Info at mbusa.com.
Feliz Whiskers, Meet

Cumpleaños Whiskey
In 1758 the king of Spain Putting whiskey in your face and
gifted a plot of land in La then shaving will make you
Rojeña, Mexico to Don bleed. Putting whiskey on
José Antonio de Cuervo— your face—that is, Port-
and forever changed the land General Store’s
way college students cele- Whiskey Wet Shave
brate spring break. Cuervo Jelly ($10) and Skin
250 Aniversario ($2,250, Quencher Aftershave
fine liquor stores) is made ($20, portlandgeneral
solely from agave grown store .etsy.com)—will
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PAD :: TECH :: TRAVEL
Business Class
Today’s economy is a war zone; we rec-
ommend you work with military-grade
business equipment. Moto Art
(motoart.com) offers a wide
array of striking home
and office furniture, all
made from decommis-
sioned airplane parts. The
DC-9 Airplane Desk shown
here ($16,500) is handcrafted from
an actual DC-9 stabilizer wing pol-
ished to a mirror finish and then fitted
with hardwood and glass. Other favor-
ites include the ejection-seat bar stools
($5,200), float-tank couch ($22,500)
and Mile High bed ($30,000).
Smooth Talker
With a 600 MHz processor, one gigabyte of memory, 32 giga-
Hack Your Life: Get Served bytes of storage, built-in Wi-Fi, a touchscreen and a
You want to listen to that one Dead Weather song slide-out keyboard, the Nokia N900 ($649,
but can’t remember which machine you ripped the nokia.com) could easily be mis-
album to. Turns out digital files are just like CDs— taken for a laptop. Nokia
easy to misfile. Here’s a hint: Setting up a central even calls it a “mobile
server in your house is quick and simple, and you computer.” But it’s a
can work it so your music, movies and photos are
phone (as well as about
automatically transferred and made available to
any computer on your network. HP’s MediaSmart 17,000 other things).
servers ($400 to $700, hp.com) are a no-brainer to It comes unlocked, so
set up, as are similar offerings such as Acer’s Aspire you’re free to use it
easyStore ($400, us.acer.com) and Velocity Micro’s with AT&T, T-Mobile or
NetMagix HQ ($900, velocitymicro.com). other GSM carriers.
Telluride:
The Playboy Way
The optimal time to hit Telluride,
Colorado is from late January (when
the snow is prime) to April (when
the weather is prime). Grab pre-ski
breakfast burritos at the slope-side
X Café, then hit Bee’s Run, a fluffy
black diamond off the 12,570-foot
apex. Or glide down See Forever to
take in views of 14,017-foot Wilson
Peak (the mountain on the Coors
label). When your legs are shot,
grab a bite at 221 South Oak, a
bistro with overstuffed couches and
killer food. After that, swank it up
at Noir Bar, cut a rug on Fly Me to
the Moon Saloon’s spring-loaded
dance floor, or grab a longneck Bud
at the Last Dollar Saloon (a.k.a. the
Buck), where the divots on the pool
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If you couldn’t tell from the insane graphics, this

board was built from the ground up to freestyle. But
it’s as at home flying off cornices as it is in the terrain
park and features Burton’s Channel binding system for
ultimate mounting flexibility. ($550, burton.com)
Behold fishing equip-
ment giant Shimano’s
most badass reel: the
Tiagra 130A. Going
shark fishing? Bring cold
beer and the right gear.
($1,250, shimano.com)
Arne Jacobsen’s classic Swan Chair

looks as cool and contemporary now
as it did when he designed it in 1956.
($999, moderncollections.com)
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Slick paint job? No way. Gibson’s
Zoot Suit SG is made of multiple
layers of dyed wood laminates.
($2,000, gibson.com)
William Henry’s sharp-as-

hell B10-Sumatra knife has
diamond and woolly mam-
moth tooth inlays. ($1,650,
williamhenrystudio.com)
We love the
convenience of
MP3s, but you
can have our
vinyl when you
5inch.com puts cool, pry it from our
personalized imagery cold dead hands.
on blank CDs and Ion’s LP 2 CD
DVDs. Order 100 CDs lets you rip your
for $95 or 100 DVDs records directly to
for $120. CD or computer.
Which means you
We adore Zenith’s new 40th anniver- can get with the
sary El Primero 1969 Original. And if modern age with-
ever there was a year to remember, it out having to pay
was 1969. Joe Namath’s Jets, the Man- for everything
son murders, Nixon’s secret bombing twice. ($450,
of Cambodia, the wedding of John and ionaudio.com)
Yoko.… ($7,900, zenith-watches.com)
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Pentax’s full-featured This Masamoto Shiro-ko Hongasumi
entry-level digital SLR Kamagata Usuba Japanese sushi knife
sports a 12.4-megapixel doubles as a ninja weapon. Just hold it
sensor, can take HD video up and your enemies will bow at your
and comes in black, white or feet. (seven-inch knife, $278; korin.com)
red. ($650, pentax.com)
Apple’s only real com-

petition in portable
entertainment is the
Zune HD. It does it all,
and the user interface
is better than Apple’s.
Yeah, you heard us
right. (16 GB, $220; 32
GB, $290; zune.com)
Father and son Nik and Jack

Palmer hand-make leather-
and-brass beauties at their
Vancouver shop. Pictured:
Leather Gladstone No. 10 L.
($560, palmerandsons.ca)
The Neuhaus T-2 tube amp

takes digital output, does
an analog conversion, then
funnels the result through its
sweet-sounding vacuum tubes.
($800, neuhauslabs.com)
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This Ken Wel model 632
buckle-back mitt is an exact replica
of the 1928 glove Lou Gehrig played with.
($80, akademapro.com)
Designed in Italy in 1962, the Arco

floor lamp sits in the collection of
the Museum of Modern Art. That
doesn’t mean you can’t buy your
own. ($2,700, dwr.com)
She says: “So you love

Marilyn Monroe?” You
answer: “I guess you can
say I wear my heart on my
The Gerber sleeve.” The Frank cuff links
Crucial has just go for $150; the Marilyn for
enough and no $85; cufflinks.com.
more—knife,
pliers, wire
cutters, screw-
drivers, bottle
opener. ($45,
gerberstore.com)
Triumph’s Bonneville SE combines 1970s

cool with modern guts. The DOHC parallel
twin will get you where you’re going fast.
($8,600, triumphmotorcycles.com)
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Motorola Barrage Great Moustaches
Busted your burner again? Replace Mug
it with the mil-spec, tough-as-nails It’s going to take a lot more than
Barrage. That means you can still that middle school dirt ’stache
use features like the two-mega- you’re sporting to earn a spot on the
pixel camera after dropping it in Great Moustaches Mug. While you
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drunken buddy drops it eight times lip rugs history has to offer, from WI-FI HI-FI
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Groucho Marx to Shakespeare.
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Logitech
SqueezeboxRadio
DESPITE HAVING A 2.4-INCH COLOR LCD SCREEN
CRY FREEDOM
AND A SPEAKER LOUD ENOUGH TO ROUSE THE
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COAT OF ARMOR
Snow Mantra Parka
Sick of bitching about the
cold? Get your frozen mitts
on this down-filled Canada Goose
classic, the warmest jacket on
Earth. Its tunnel hood, throat latch,
and thigh-length cut ensure you’ll
retain your sense of feeling in even
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like the long walk down Main
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SOLDIERS SPIRIT
Operation
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Swig this Beam
bourbon and some
of the cash you
dropped for it will
provide military
families with schol-
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aid, and counseling.
Sip and salute!
jimbeam.com $16
CANS-DO
Sennheiser HD 428
These big, bassy, lightweight
headphones were designed for
portable players, so even your tinny
MP3s will sound like audio gold.
Try on a pair and you’ll kiss your
crummy old earbuds goodbye.
sennheiser.com $99
CANDID CAMERA
ROCK THE BLOCKS

Lego Empire State
OlympusE-P1
THIS DIGICAM LOOKS RETRO BUT BOASTS
Building ICE HOUSE
Keep this 7.4-inch-
tall, 77-piece scale
HIGH-TECH SLR SPECS: 12.3-MEGAPIXEL RESO- Bodum COOL
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your boozy lunches to keep your cubes frozen and your
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006
COOL CHOMPERS
FrozenSmilesIce
CubeTray
BREAK THE ICE AT YOUR NEW YEAR’S PARTY BY
CHILLING YOUR GUESTS’ DRINKS WITH A TRAY
FULL OF DENTURE-SHAPED CUBES. JUST HIDE
THEM BEFORE GRANDMA COMES OVER TO
AVOID ANY EMBARRASSMENT OR CONFUSION.
amazon.com $6
KNIT-WIT
Ralph Lauren
Holiday Sweater
Listen, fellas: Sport a scenic
BALL GAGS
holiday sweater this Decem-
Buckyballs ber and you’ll spread metric butt-
Inside each jar of Buckyballs, loads of cheer. More importantly,
you’ll find 216 rare earth magnetic you’ll receive lavish attention from
building spheres. Each ball is just the hottest girls at the bar. We
.125 inches in diameter but boasts don’t know why this works, but it
super-powerful magnetism, so does. You can thank the tiny elves
you can either build intricate, who hand-knitted this number
mind-blowing metal snowflakes or for peanuts in Santa’s workshop.
just huck the whole wad at a metal ralphlauren.com $495
surface and call it modern art. PERFECT TOUCH
thinkgeek.com $30
KNOCKING BOOTS
ZuneHD
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EACH END OF THIS COOL TOOL ROTATES TO
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a four-foot-high ceiling, there’s ELIMINATING THE SPACE, ORGANIZATION, AND
more than enough room in this
mini-manse for you and a few gal EFFORT REQUIRED BY A TRADITIONAL RATCHET
pals. Your bros can always sleep
outside in the spacious vestibules.
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thenorthface.com $429 MAKES YOU LOOK LIKE LESS OF ONE. amazon.com $30 LOVE SACK
Sierra Designs
Nitro 30
At less than two pounds, this
TECH TORCH
sleeping bag won’t weigh you
Coleman down. Yet, thanks to flexible baffles
Quad that accommodate your jimmy
Lantern legs and a zipper in the foot box to
This LED light splits ventilate your toasty toes, nothing
LIGHT SPEED
into four parts, so will disturb your Bear Grylls–filled
Burton Method you can take one dreams. sierradesigns.com $289
When it comes to zipping down a mountain and popping off jumps, weight and hit the hay early
kills. Thanks to interwoven carbon strands, titanium edges, and a graphics- while your buddies
less top sheet, the Method packs less poundage than a kids’ board. Maybe now keep drinking.
you can stop riding your little brother’s. burton.com $1,500 coleman.com $70

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SOUND ADVICE
Samson Q3
Camcorder
Tired of the fuzzy audio emerging
from your Flip cam? Samson’s
Zoom Q3 video boasts the com-
pany’s pro-level voice recording
tech and two condenser mics that
store sound in stereo as MP3s or
WAV files, producing studio-
quality playback. The fact that
it sort of resembles an Epilady
is just a bonus.
samsontech.com $249
Betsey Johnson
bra and panty

NAVAL COMMAND
Pea Coat
Italian fashion guru Italo
Zucchelli reimagined this
piece for Calvin Klein by pairing
classical tailoring with minimal
detailing; use it to “reimagine”
your style from disheveled derelict
to dapper gentleman.
877-256-7373 $1,250
DUSTY DENIM
True Religion Zach

Go bold this winter by going gray
in the pant-zone. These jeans are
tapered near the ankles, so you can
highlight your new holiday kicks.
But beware: If you wanna rock
the skinny-legged style, lay off
the eggnog, brother.
truereligionbrandjeans.com $209
CARD TRICK
Eye -Fi
Stick the 4 GB Eye-Fi Explore Video
SD card in your digicam and it’ll
use any open wi-fi connection to
upload your pics to sites like Flickr
and Facebook. Now your best shots
won’t be lost after an unfortunate
encounter with a bar toilet.
eyefi.com $99
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GRIDIRON GIFT SOUND MACHINE
Wilson GST Football M12 Radio

It’s…a…football! A favorite of high How many iPod docks do you
school and college teams, the know that are weatherproof,
GST’s skin features a deeply shock-absorbing, steel-bodied, and
pebbled leather finish and com- not embarrassing to lug onto
posite stitching that promises a construction site? The scrappy
an “82 percent more grippable 10.5-inch, 3.5-pound Milwaukee
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BLADE TO ORDER
Best Made Axe

With a 3.5-pound steel head and
30-inch American hickory shaft,
the Best Made Axe chops like a
champ. “Each one is created for
the individual who purchases
it,” notes cofounder Graeme
Cameron. “So each piece is truly
unique.” Dozens of different
handle accents ensure a match
for your favorite man-flannel.
bestmadeco.com from $200
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NO CAR CARGO
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providing this fine country’s forged alloy lock lever), versatile
THE EIGHT-SPEED actual aviators (and astronauts) (inflates both regular and
GLOBE HAUL IS BOTH with shades since 1982. That’s two French-style valves), and stylish
decades after Don Draper started (sweet bamboo handle). Yes,
PRACTICAL AND sporting his stylish and super- the Portland Design Works Poco is
BADASS. ITS ALUMINUM sturdy pair on Mad Men. Hey, we everything a cyclist needs in
thought that show was supposed a travel-size pump. No, it will not
FRAME HAS AN to be period accurate! pedal for you.
INTEGRATED RACK FOR randolphusa.com $99 ridepdw.com $40
CARRYING STUFF YOU

CAN’T CRAM INTO A
MESSENGER BAG.
globebikes.com $660
LIGHT SAVER
Stanley
HID Spotlight
With a maximum light output
of 4.200 lumens, the Stanley HID
spotlight is about as bright as an
SUV headlight. The rechargeable
battery lasts up to 45 minutes
and can be seen from more than
a mile away, so you can make
killer shadow puppets while wait-
ing to be rescued.
stanleytools.com $79
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ALE ANNUM
Beer of the
Month Club
You’ve found the one club that
won’t kick you out for being a
belligerent asshole. Instead, they’ll
send you a dozen 12-ounce beers a
month from a selection of over 1,000
U.S. and international microbrews.
gourmetmonthlyclubs.com from $21
PRESS PLAY
Breville Panini Duo

Graduate from PB&J to the
sophisticated taste of grilled
goodness with this Aussie iron. An
adjustable hinge and 1,500-watt heat-
ing element ensure even your most
precarious combo of bread, meat, and
cheese will be toasted to perfection.
brevilleusa.com $70
ROBE ’N’ HOOD

Rugby Robe
While the herringbone trim
says, “I’ve got class,” and the
sporty hood says, “But I’m still
boxer-tough, buddy!” the cotton
exterior and soft brushed interior
lining say, “You’re talking to a
robe, freak.”
llbean.com from $50

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SWINGIN’ PARTY TWITTING TIME
Wii Sports Resort TwitterPeek

If your Wii has languished in dust This gadget has just one purpose:
bunnies ever since that elbow to let you spastically update your
injury you sustained in 2007, Resort Twitter feed from anywhere. It has
will give you reason to resurrect the a QWERTY keyboard and gives you
great white console; for a limited full access to your account. Spring
time, the game comes with two for the $99 lifetime service and
MotionPlus add-ons. you’ll never feel alone again.
amazon.com $60 twitterpeek.com $99
EASY RIDER
Polaris RUSH
A SLEDHEAD’S WORST NIGHTMARE IS THE
SPINAL TAP DELIVERED BY HARSH LANDINGS. COMPLETE TOOL
THE RUSH’S PROGRESSIVE SUSPENSION Dremel 4000
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of the multitude of available tips at up to 35,000 rpm. Because it has adjustable
ODDS OF HOOKING UP WITH THE MOUNTAIN speed settings, you can customize it to whatever you’re doing—like removing
GIRL SEATED BEHIND YOU. polarisindustries.com $10,299. paint, polishing your toenails, or DIY dentistry. dremel.com from $79

Moschino Beanie
Wrap your skull in this classy
yarn-dyed cashmere cap and
your gal pals will think you’ve
got “cold-weather chic” down
pat. Only you need to know
you’re wearing this ultra-warm
number because you were born
with no hair follicles. Deborah Marquit
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KEY MASTER HITTIN’ MITTENS
Uni Key Hell Yeah Gloves

Put this cover on your key and They call knuckle tattoos “job
every time you open your door the stoppers” for a reason, but Jack
twinkle from the purple rhine- Spade’s Barkly gloves offer a stylish
stone in its eye will remind you of alternative. Only fun-loving
a time before the Internet, when fingers deserve to don the manliest
unicorns roamed the Earth crap- fleece-lined mittens we have ever
ping Skittles. perpetualkid.com $5 laid eyes on. jackspade.com $95
holiday Party Conversation Starters…(that are not

VIEW MASTER necessarily true)
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NONE MORE BLACK USB BOY
Suunto Elementum Ion USB Turntable

Both rugged and minimalist, Since this deck comes packing a
Suunto’s super badass sports USB port, you can rip music from
watches come equipped with a your vinyl collection straight to a
digital compass, altimeter, and ba- PC or a Mac. And it works on bat-
rometer. Plus, unlike Taylor Swift, tery power, so it’s perfect as a really
they’re Kanye West–approved. impractical iPod replacement.
suunto.com $1,199 urbanoutfitters.com $140
LEAN MACHINE
PS3 120 GB
BESIDES BEING ONE THIRD SKINNIER
THAN THE PS3, JUST WHAT MAKES
THE 120 GB PS3 BETTER? LIKE THE NEWLY ORIGINAL CIN WWW HDTV
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TRAVEL :: LISTEN :: DRINK
Cold Play
Thanks to the IOC for holding the Olympics in Vancouver, the party capital of Canada
There’s a magical land in the Pacific Northwest where the women are hot, the beer is cold and the cannabis is borderline legal.
Welcome to Vancouver, British Columbia, home of the 2010 Winter Olympics, which kick off February 12. Your optimal place to stay
is the Shangri-La Hotel, but good luck getting a reservation during the games. It’s a short walk from there to Granville Street, where
you’ll find a string of clubs and bars. Republic, Ginger 62 and the old Roxy are all great spots to see a band, quaff a local brew (try
Alexander Keith’s) and cross paths with a Swedish biathlete who failed to qualify for the medal round earlier that day. It’s a seafood-
centric city, so hit Rodney’s Oyster House, where the decor makes you feel as if you’re in the hull of a sinking ship and the hostesses
are all genetic marvels. And because scotch tastes better when sipped in cold open air next to a fireplace, don’t miss the city’s best
outdoor patio atop the Keg in Yaletown. Bypass the noisy bar and restaurant and take the discreet elevator to the top floor for views
and booze. Finally, you can treat your next-morning hangover at the downtown Fairmont Hotel’s Absolute Spa, whose dark woods,
low lighting and lack of New Age twaddle on the stereo let a man feel like a man, even when he’s having his feet pumiced.
Portable Original Gin

Power Modern-day gin evolved from
the 17th century Dutch spirit ge-
S o m e t i m e s yo u never. Lucas Bols started mak-
want to cocoon with ing genever in 1664, and by the
your tunes; other times 1800s taverns across the globe
you want to share them. were lousy with the stuff—
iHome’s iHMP5 head- until gin’s rampant popularity
phones ($70, ihomeaudio eclipsed it. These days genever
.com) let you do both without is a rarity. Or it was until Bols
lugging two sets of gear. Swivel recently reissued its original
the ear cups, then click them recipe ($40), which at 84 proof
together and they turn into a rudi- is rounded and friendly and
mentary set of speakers. mixes well with citrus. 35
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MUSIC :: FITNESS :: TIME
Keynote Speaker
We’ve been fans of Sonos’s intuitive and easy-to-set-up multiroom
digital music system since we first saw it in 2005. With two additions
The Punching Cure
to the product line, now it’s even better. First, a smart touch-screen The stock market.
remote ($350) that controls music from anywhere in the house. Second, Your mortgage. The
the ZonePlayer S5 ($400, sonos.com), the first Sonos music receiver goddamn Redskins.
with built-in speakers (previous models hooked into Earthquakes. Impo-
existing stereos), which means you can hear tence. Politicians.
your whole digital library wher- B a l d n e s s . Re -
ever there’s Wi-Fi and a jection. Computer
power outlet. problems. Com-
mutes. Pollu-
tion. Baby seals.
Morons. The
IRS. Make
the indigni-
ties of life
take a va-
cation by
repeated-
ly slam-
ming your
fists into
the hand-
stitched,
f u l l- g r a i n
baseball
glove cow-
hide of Lin-
eaus Athlet-
ic’s Medicine
Bag ($4,800,
lineausathletic
.com). Then mix
a martini and pop
in The Bends. Works
every stinking time.
Hack Your Life: Flashy Moves About Time

Laptops are shrink- all your usual programs On May 24, 1962
ing every year, but and information. Essen- Scott Carpenter
anyone who wants to tially, the world is your put on a specially
travel even lighter dummy terminal. The
designed Breitling
(and is comfortable even more adventurous
with the vagaries of can configure a USB with a 24-hour dial.
free-range computing) drive with a fully boot- Later that day it be-
can scoot along with able version of Linux came the first watch
next to nothing and that lets you possess to travel into outer
still keep key files on any computer that can space. Since then
hand. PortableApps boot from a USB port. the Cosmonaute
( portableapps.com) is This gets you around has been a main-
a free open- source restrictions that may
Windows-based sys- be placed on the com-
stay of Breitling’s
tem that allows you puter and evades any luxur y-timepiece
to pack any USB flash spyware or monitoring line. In honor of
drive full of useful software running on the company ’s
applications and per- its system. Download 125th anniversary,
sonal data. Once your the free UNetbootin it is doing a lim-
drive is loaded you can installer at unetbootin ited run of gor-
walk up to the most .sourceforge.net, con-
geously redesigned
stripped-down, ass- figure it with the free
backward PC anywhere Ubuntu distribution of Cosmonautes like
in the world, pop in Linux and start carry- the one pictured
your flash drive and ing a computer on your at left ($6,575,
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DRINKS :: TECHNOLOGY :: FASHION
Getting Steamy
Cold happens. We recommend the liberal application of hot cocktails to the affected area
These purpose-built winter warmers should see you through to gin season. From left: Evening Extender: Irish Coffee. The steak was huge
and the cheesecake unnecessary, but the night must go on. Here’s how: In a mug, mix two ounces of Irish whiskey with a teaspoon of brown
sugar, then fill to an inch below the rim with hot coffee. Float three tablespoons of half-whipped cream (do not use canned) on top. A Cure
for the Common Cold: Hot Toddy. You’re in no shape for a party, so find a blanket, a Billy Wilder movie and one of these. Mix two ounces of
bourbon, scotch or brandy with a tablespoon of raw honey, the juice of half a lemon and six ounces of boiling water. Stir with a cinnamon stick.
Breakfast Special: Hot Bullshot. Hungover in ski country? Not anymore. Mix four ounces of hot beef bouillon, two ounces of vodka, a tea-
spoon of Worcestershire sauce, a pinch of celery salt, a dash of Tabasco, the juice of a quarter of a lime and pepper to taste. Après-Ski: Hot
Buttered Rum. Speed, snow and adrenaline take it out of you. Fat, sugar and rum put it back in. Make a butter batter by creaming one stick
of unsalted butter, two cups of brown sugar, a teaspoon of ground cinnamon, half a teaspoon of nutmeg, a pinch of ground cloves and a pinch
of salt. Then toss two tablespoons of the batter into a mug, add two ounces of dark rum and stir in six ounces of boiling water (or cider).
So Touching Off the Cuff

Your iPhone is ringing, When a lady asks
but it’s 10 below. Do you for the time, she’s
sacrifice your hands or really asking for some
your friendship? Neither. of yours. Deck yourself
You just use your Dots out with a pair of Retro
Gloves ($20, dotsgloves Deco Thermometer Watch cuff
.com). The brass finger- links ($210, cufflinks.com) to make sure
tips conduct the electric you don’t fumble the opportunity. Made of rhodium-
charge your skin carries, plated s i lve r w i t h Ro a r i n g Tw e n t i e s s t y l i n g , o n e
which in turn allows you contains a working watch, the other a thermometer
to operate the touch (alas, in Celsius, not Fahrenheit). When she wonders
screens on phones, ATMs why her nipples are erect, you’ll be able to tell her it’s
and other gadgets. 27 degrees in here—so it must be your cologne.
23
TECHNOLOGY :: SPORT :: PAD
Hello, Gorgeous
Women obsess about the perfect little black dress. We ob-
sess about the perfect little black laptop. Don’t look now,
but we think the Voodoo Envy 133 (from $1,900, voodoopc
.com) may be the One. Impossibly svelte at .7 inches thick,
it’s made of carbon fiber, weighs just over three pounds
and is filled with smart tech, such as a power brick that
doubles as a Wi-Fi router. Plus, it has an instant-on OS that
boots before Windows and gets you to music, the Web and
Skype in a flash—which means it’s ready to party anytime,
just like our favorite little-black-dress girls.
Babes on Boards
We love snowboards because they double as artistic canvases. They help you
make a statement on the slopes even if you can’t pull off a backside 540 stalefish.
This season Burton’s making the world a prettier place by covering its rides with
our favorite kind of art. Its Love series ($430, burton.com) features Cheryl Bach-
man (Miss October 1991), Carol Vitale (Miss July 1974), Teri Peterson (Miss July
1980, pictured near right) and Sandy Johnson (Miss June 1974, far right). Take
your pick. Just don’t let her distract you from that 40-foot lip coming up.
Second Seating
Ryan Frank’s Inkuku chair ($3,100, ryanfrank.net) may look like a
nouveau cream puff, but it’s decidedly secondhand. The padding
that swells from every surface is made of plastic shopping bags
that toted eggs, milk and bananas into hundreds of homes be-
fore being pressed into service to cushion your behind. Add the
recycled-aluminum frame and you have a chair that has been
24 around the block even when it’s fresh out of the box.
FILL YOUR INNER EMPTINESS WITH MATERIAL GOODS
scratch
and
sniff!
Spin Class
PREPARE TO ROCK THE
WHEELS OF STEEL WITH DJ HERO.
It’s a simple formula: Start with a musical instrument controller, throw in
songs even your dog knows, and you’ve got a million-selling video game.
Activision’s DJ Hero (Xbox 360/PS3/Wii) follows the recipe—but throws in the
beats. DJH’s intimidating turntable controller is actually easy to wield, with
a three-button setup similar to Guitar Hero’s. But this time the descending lines
on-screen aren’t note values but separate tracks: Slide the fader all the
way left and dig on the Black Eyed Peas’ “Boom Boom Pow”; move it all the way
ILLUSTRATIONS, PETER ARKLE
to the right and get Benny Benassi’s “Satisfaction”; rest it in the middle and
you’ll hear a mix of the two. Scratch with the turntable and you’ve got a DJ game
that isn’t far from the real thing—minus the annoying requests and drinks
spilled on your dust jackets. If you tire of cueing up the pop, rock, electronica,
R&B, and third-wave freak-folk jams, let DJH play itself—its “Party Play” mode
doubles as an emergency playlist. With 100-plus tracks, the rager won’t get
shut down soon. Next up: Klezmer Hero! $120, djhero.com—Jesse Brukman
PHOTOGRAPH BY KANG KIM NOVEMBER 2009 MAXIM51

STUFF TORTURE TEST
T.G.I.
Fry Day
WHICH DEEP FRYER COOKS
UP THE BEST BATTERED
BABY SHOES?
Krups High Perfor-

mance Deep Fryer
HOT The biggest, loud- A GADGET
est, most expensive WE LOVE
fryer we tested reaches
the ideal frying temper-
ature—350°F—in just The Char-Broil
eight minutes. Its huge
Big Easy Oil-less
glass top makes it easy
to keep tabs on chicken
Turkey Fryer
wings, exploding cheese
balls, and battered baby
Jordans. NOT Though the
exhaust fan is worthy
of a Burger King, it runs
constantly when you’re
frying. And the thing’s
so big you might need to
evict some other appli-
ances from your counter
to make room. $400,
williams-sonoma.com Like every
RATING: other asshole in
America, I deep-
how fried a turkey
we tested one Thanksgiv-
In each unit we fried ing—and nearly
fries (duh), cheese balls,
chicken wings, and baby lit my driveway
Air Jordans, a flavorful on fire doing
and healthy alternative it. The crispy
food source.
skin? Delicious.
The cleanup?
Never again. The
propane-powered
Big Easy elimi-
nates the mess
by using infrared
heat instead of
oil to torch your
FOOD STYLING, VICTORIA ESCALLE FOR HALLEY RESOURCES
turkey. I injected
my 16-pound fowl
with marinade
DeLonghi Presto ProFry Elite Platinum and rubbed it
Dual Zone HOT Fits a supersize HOT Two separate with spices—both
HOT Its sleek design portion of fries, and frying wells will keep
leaves lots of free its fan cools oil to a your French fries
no-nos with oil
counter space for non-arm-frying tem- and fish sticks from cookers—and
baby shoes and bowls perature in just 20 tasting exactly the subjected it to the
of batter. NOT Slow minutes. Others took same. NOT Getting Big Easy’s 16,000
to heat up; the an hour. NOT That the oil hot enough BTUs. I got a
magnetic power cord same fan blows state took us 14 minutes.
falls out so often fair air into your And the included
perfect bird and
you’ll want to turn it kitchen. Be prepared frying baskets are a no third-degree
into tempura. $90, to crack a window. bitch to clean. burns. $160,
amazon.com BESYT $120, amazon.com $65, costco.com charbroil.com.
RATING: BU RATING: RATING: —Stan Horaczek
52 MAXIM NOVEMBER 2009 PHOTOGRAPHS BY KANG KIM

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Love
the
Glove
■ D200 ■ Urban ■ Tävo Gloves
DotsGloves.com 180s.com TävoProducts.com
$25 $40 $27.95 to $29.50
Sometimes you get what Want to avoid looking like These wind-resistant fleece
you pay for. The $15 D105, the you’re glued to your gear? gloves have PlayPoint tech-
lowest-end model, is acrylic- Try these water-resistant nology that enables them to
knit, and the conductive but thermal gloves, which will sport the same functionality
bulky fingertips make texting keep your secret on the as their kin—raised silicone
a chore. Shell out an extra down low—almost. The pads on the palm and fingers
ten bucks for the D200. The subtle fabric pads on the for grip and electrically
nylon shell and fleece lining fingers and the silver sheen conductive fingertips—but
will keep your hands much on the fingers and thumb stick with plain black. Some
Touch-tech devices are great, but how warmer, and the embroidered will give you away to a of their other color schemes
do you avoid frostbite while texting pads on the thumb and first woman who’s really paying will make it look like you’re
two fingers make navigating attention—but if she’s getting fashion tips from
your buddy about the hot girl you
apps a breeze. looking at you that closely, Lady Gaga.
hooked up with the night before? you’re probably in anyway.
With touch-screen-friendly gloves, of The same Tec Touch 2.0
course. Winter, meet your match. technology is available on a
half-dozen other 180s styles.
By Rebecca Swanner
■ E-Tip
TheNorthFace.com
$40
If you’re willing to let your
geek flag fly, the silicone-
composed circuit pattern
on these slim-fit gloves does
it with a certain flair. The
insulating shell is X-Static,
a fiber made from 99.9 per-
cent silver, which serves as a
barrier against bacteria. That
means you can worry a little
■ Touchy less about germs when you’re
EtreTouchy.com playing with someone else’s
$33.25 device. We’ll be the first to
Sure, these wool gloves are admit that this look is not for
compatible with all touch- everyone, but the gloves will
screen devices, but that’s keep your hands warm while
because they’re missing the you photograph ski bunnies.
tips of the thumb and index
finger. We think that’s kinda
cheating, and we have not APPLE GLOVES
been lamenting the demise
of the fingerless-glove trend. In 2007, Apple kicked the touch-screen revolution into high gear with the launch of the
On the other hand, they do iPhone; the company also filed a patent for a glove that could be used with the device.
get the job done, and done Say what you want about Apple’s quest for world domination—Steve Jobs and company
well, and they’re simple and usually know what they’re doing when it comes to design. If the two-layer glove ever goes
nondescript enough for most from paper to the production line, it could end up being the most fashionable and functional
self-respecting men to wear touch-screen-friendly option available.
without embarrassment.
30 PENTHOUSE.COM
Chill It
Grape
Remember the last time you
tried to chill champagne in the
freezer and how long it took
Expectations
to clean up the mess when
you lost track of the time?
Sure you do. Take out the
guesswork with the Sharper
Image Wine Chiller. It will chill
your reds, whites, or bubbly to
Let the amateurs pick through wilted roses—go their optimal temperature and
classic this Valentine’s Day. Choosing just the right bottle maintain that for as long as
of bubbly will stack the love deck in your favor. needed. Select from a menu of
more than 70 preset variants
By Meaghan Dorman • Photographs by Nicholas Eveleigh according to country of origin
hen it comes to purchasing champagne, there’s much more to and wine type, or customize
consider than the price tag. First off, to make sure Cupid doesn’t the temperature to your own
preference. The extra-large
shoot you in the foot, go for the official French stuff. While there
LCD provides readings in
are just three basic grapes used in champagne production (pinot
both Fahrenheit and Celsius.
noir, pinot meunier, and chardonnay), they can be blended in ways that run the (SharperImage.com; single:
gamut from light to intense. Find a bottle to match your plans and you’ll get to $90; dual: $130)
see the lingerie she’s been saving for February 14th. —Deirdre Goldbeck
■ Casual Dating ■ Instead of a Ring ■ Married ■ Exclusive ■ Professional

Planning a date early in a To make her forget you didn’t While you’ve already wooed A lady who inspires you to Bachelor
relationship means spending get down on one knee, you’ll and won her, you’ll still turn in your player’s card Toast the single life with
a bit more, but all that have to go big—like special be in the doghouse if you must be special, so treat her a glass of Veuve Clicquot
romance in the air should vintage big. Show her you don’t make the day special. that way with Ruinart Blanc Ponsardin La Grande Dame
yield a sexcapade payoff. appreciate her with a bottle Lucky for you, Laurent- de Blancs ($65). The striking 1998 ($140). This top-of-
To help things along, try of Vilmart & Cie Coeur de Perrier crafts exceptional bottle screams elegance, the-line cuvée is just what
Moët & Chandon’s Rosé Cuvée Brut, 2001 ($120). This champagne from its three and the golden wine doesn’t a champagne should be—
Impérial ($42). The lively grower/producer has a cult best vintages for Grand disappoint. It’s created from multidimensional and elegant.
nose of wild strawberries following for its wines, which Siècle ($220). The blending a blend of 100 percent At a 64 percent pinot noir/
makes this the most popular are crafted from organically of multivintage prestige premiers crus chardonnay 36 percent chardonnay blend,
Brut Rosé; the blend of grown grapes and aged cuvée produces a wine that grapes and has a rich, it’s both refined and intense.
pinot noir, pinot meunier, in oak. The chardonnay is as complex but perfectly buttery nose that leads to a Along with its notes of flowers
chardonnay, and reserve and pinot noir blend into a balanced as your happy subtle flavor of honey and and sweet almond, La
wines results in a palate that bubbly with a caramel nose marriage. The grand cru almond. Fine fruits give this Grande Dame has a deeper
is juicy and fruit-forward. and a bright, silvery palate. pinot noir and chardonnay unique champagne a round, level on the palate of tobacco
Consistency has made Moët It’s the best way to keep the grapes produce a honeyed creamy flavor that will prove and malt, making it one
& Chandon king, and this next six months diamond- nose and a rich, round palate to your woman that she’s superb bottle to save for
bottle is no exception. pressure free. that lingers pleasantly. made the right choice. yourself.
36 PENTHOUSE.COM
CARS :: SMOKE :: SCENT
Hot Pursuit
With the new Lexus LFA, Japan takes on Europe’s sexiest supercars
Lexus has offered highly refined coupes and sedans for 20 years, but until now it has left the supercarmakers alone. No longer.
Only 500 LFAs will hit the streets in 2010, and though those numbers may look like a toe in the water, the metal they’re slinging
makes it clear that Lexus is jumping into the supercar market with both feet. Nine years in development, the LFA is an engineering
masterwork, meticulously handcrafted on a lightweight carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic monocoque shell with aluminum extru-
sions front and back. You won’t mistake its crisp, aircraft-like compound curves and razor edges for anything from Europe, and
with a front-mounted 4.8-liter 552 bhp alloy V10 and six-speed sequential manual transmission, the LFA will impudently flash
its unusual triple exhaust pipes past nearly anything you’ll encounter on the road. As expected, when we tested her at Miami’s
Homestead raceway we found precise steering and instant throttle response as we blasted to 60 mph in a scant 3.6 seconds, thor-
oughly enjoying every decibel of the engine’s operatic 9,000 rpm wails. There’s just one catch: You can’t actually buy a $375,000
LFA. Lexus is taking a cue from the Ferrari Enzo and will lease all 150 U.S.-bound LFAs when they arrive in 2011.
American Chopper Eau de Oh!

The two easiest ways to screw up The urbane gents who
a fine cigar are to cut it impre- run the upscale Odin
cisely and to light it unevenly. We boutiques in New York
don’t take chances with our brown City are branching out
bazookas, so we use Blazer’s Chief from fashion to fragrance
II ($55, blazerproducts.com), with three unique scents.
which features a powerful blue- 01 Nomad offers cedar
flame torch and a guillotine cutter and juniper, 02 Owari
that mag- features citrus notes,
netically and 03 Century brings
stows in in cypress, birch and
the light- mint. Each goes for $110
er’s body. (odinnewyork.com). 25

RIDE :: DRINK :: TALK
Cold Comfort
The high heat of distillation
destroys the subtle flavors of
gin, so most makers
employ a two-stage
process. First they
distill liquor, then
they infuse it with
juniper and other
botanicals.
Turns out,
though,
in a high-
pressure
environment
alcohol can
be made to
boil at low
tempera-
tures. Which
is how the
producers
of Oxley gin
($50) can
distill and
Use Protection infuse their
spirit in one
PYFM—Protect Your Fucking Melon. It’s the cardinal rule of all motorcycle riding, before step without
going fast or looking cool, and applies whether you’re tooting along on a Vespa or haul- destroying its
ing ass on a hog. But there’s no law against protecting your melon in style. French design delicate fla-
company Les Ateliers Ruby recently added a windscreen to its gorgeous Pavillon, giving it vors. Way to
a retro-futuristic twist. The new guy is called Belvédère (from $970, ateliersruby.com). go, science!
Hack Your
Life: Paint
Up a Theater
If you want a TV you can
measure in feet instead
of inches, then turn a
stretch of bare wall into
a giant screen. It’s sim-
ple to do. First, pick up a
low-end 1080p projector
(Vivitek’s H1080FD goes
for $1,000). Then grab a
can of Screen Goo ($105
a can, goosystems.com)
in either gray or white (the
site will tell you which one
is right for your projec-
tor) and paint the wall you Pockets
want to use as a screen. For
enhanced perceived con- Full of
trast, figure out the exact
image size on the wall and
Future
paint a black border around Thanks to Google’s open-source, Internet-focused Android
the edges. Depending on OS for smart phones, we’re finally getting interesting options
the throw distance (how far beyond BlackBerry and iPhone. And these all have built-in
your projector sits from the Wi-Fi (clockwise from bottom right): Samsung’s Behold II
wall; the longer the throw
($230 with T-Mobile contract) has a five-megapixel camera and
the bigger the image), you
can get a screen that’s 10 Samsung’s TouchWiz interface. The Motorola Droid ($200 with
feet across, or larger if Verizon contract) offers a full QWERTY slide-out keyboard. HTC’s Hero
you don’t mind slightly ($180 with Sprint contract) uses an iPhone-like all-touchscreen, no-keyboard
diminished brightness and approach. Finally, the Archos 5 (from $220, archos.com) isn’t a phone at all but a Net-connected
26 resolution. entertainment device that lets you watch movies, listen to music and surf the web.

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WHEELS :: WHISKEY :: WALLETS
Union Jacked
Britain’s hottest new ride: the Aston Martin Rapide
Streaking along corkscrew mountain roads above Valencia, Spain in Aston
Martin’s new Rapide sedan, we paused in a village for photos. A crowd
immediately surrounded the car. A man asked, “¿Es italiano?” We replied,
“No, es inglés.” “¡Que guapa!” he replied, an expression used to describe
a beautiful woman. The Rapide has just snatched the title of world’s best-
looking four-door sedan from Porsche and Bentley. Built on a stretched
Aston DB9 VH platform, with a taut aluminum-and-carbon-fiber body and
an impossibly low silhouette, the Rapide is a concept car
brought to life. Elegant, yes, but the 470 hp V12 is a beast
(top whack: 188 mph). Count on about $200,000. For
more pics and info, go to playboy.com/rapide.
Liquid Gold Leather Man

The latest buzz from Kentucky: Never Anthony Mazzei designed
in the 52 years that Maker’s Mark has his first bag in 1994 in his
produced bourbon has the distill- dorm room. Now his company,
ery offered a brand extension, until Hlaska, has a growing clientele
now. About 25,000 cases of Maker’s across the U.S. We love a good
46 will ship in 2010. The difference? success story. The idea? Original,
A slightly higher proof (94), a slightly functional, handmade leather
higher price (about $35) and a hint bags and wallets. The flagship
more smoke that marries nicely store is on Fillmore Street in
with Maker’s signature sweetness. San Francisco, but you can order
The name comes from the seared from hlaska.com. Pictured: wallets
staves used in the aging process (no, that are not too hard on the eyes
it’s not 46-year-old whiskey). or the wallet ($95 to $195). 41

GROOM :: RIDE :: GET AWAY
How Hack Your Life: Safe Phone Sex

to Get The cell phone is the single most
useful sex toy in history. No other
clandestine little black book that
holds all the names and numbers
Lucky, device has proven so adept at
facilitating hookups and main-
you’d rather not advertise. Those
looking to cover their texting
Tiger taining relationships. But your
magical device can also provide
tracks on iPhone, Blackberry or
Android devices can subscribe to
“Luck y Tiger evidence of said hookups, an elec- Tigertext ($2 a month, tigertext
has been help tronic trail that could land you in .com), which allows users to set an
hot water. By all outward appear- expiration on text messages (to as
ing men get
ances, Secret Contacts (iPhone, short as 60 seconds after they’re
lucky since 1935,” $2) is a restaurant tip calculator. opened), after which they disap-
goes the classic It even functions as such—until you pear forever. The creators claim the
grooming product enter your secret code as the meal name’s similarity to a prominent
company’s cur price, at which point it turns into a golfer is merely a coincidence.
rent motto. Which
makes this year its
75th anniversary.
Lucky Tiger was Rolling
the most popular
product in barber
in the
shops during what Aisles
we hereby dub
the golden age Santa Cruz was one of
of grooming: the the first skateboard com
1930s to 1950s, panies, launched in 1973 by
when men got their shaves while telling dirty northern California surfers. The
jokes in barber chairs. The Essential Groom company’s shtick: cool design with
ing Kit ($72, luckytiger.net) includes cream, an edgy sense of humor. Check out
aftershave, face wash and moisturizer, the hilarious “Screaming Hand” videos
all made with organic ingredients. on santacruzskateboards.com. Pictured: the
limitededition Screaming Foot Cruzer ($125).
Mountain
Hideaway
You’ve spent the day
slalom skiing on crystal
clear Lake Tahoe with a
longlegged Russian yoga
teacher named Veron
ika. Now you’re taking in
the sunset from one of
these couches at the new
$300 million, 170room
Ritz Carlton Highlands
in Tahoe (rooms from
$299, ritzcarlton.com/
laketahoe), tucked into
the woods at the North
star ski resort. “This place
is unreal,” Veronika says
in between chilled vodka
shots. “It just opened,”
you say. “It’s a mountain
hideaway in summer, a
ski lodge in winter. The
chef at the hotel’s restau
rant, Manzanita, is James
Beard Award winner Traci
Des Jardins. You should
see the 1,900square
foot presidential suite.”
She says, “I thought
you’d never ask.” “Waiter?
42 Check, please.”

DRIVIN G MI S S DAI SY
Robert Redford as Jay Gatsby in the
1974 film of the Fitzgerald classic.
TH E
“CAN’T REPEAT THE PAST?” wrote F. Scott Fitzgerald in his 1925
classic The Great Gatsby. “Why of course you can!” Taking inspiration
from the gentlemanly pursuits of an era when men knew how to relax—
by, say, taking a bath in gin—while never looking more comfortable
L IFE
in our own skin, PLAYBOY puts an updated spin on those classic looks
SPORTING with elements of garden parties, golfing forays, tennis twosomes, motor-
ing excursions and the laid-back literary summer months when Daisy
Buchanan wistfully and dangerously asked, “What’ll we do with our-
selves this afternoon? And the day after that, and the next 30 years?”
How about have a good time and look great in the process? Here are
a few ideas on how to enjoy the good old days right now.
DRIVIN G GL OVE S KNIT TIE S

BY FRATELLI BY J.M.
ORSINI DICKENS
$97 OF LONDON
$120
WITH A NOD TO THE ERA OF EACH
~GATSBY~ GEARSHIFT
CUFF LINKS
A MODERN STYLE GUIDE TO BY CUFFLINKS.COM
THE CARELESS DAYS

$45
92 OF THE LEISURE SEASON

M O T O RIN G
THREE F OR
TH E ROAD
A seaside jaunt staged
for a 1920s society
magazine.
VINTAG E C O TT O N
INTERNATIO NAL JACKET
BY BARBOUR $299
BANDED-COLLAR SHIRT
BY MEL GAMBERT
BESPOKE $315
DRIVING MOCCASINS
BY BØRN
$115
WEEKENDER BAG
BY ORVIS
$249
GLAS SE S
BY YVES
SAINT
LAURENT
$245
DRIVING CAPS RULE the summer roads once again, not only in the States but also in
HEADING OUT Italy, Ireland and Scotland. Just don’t call them “newsies.”
C O TT O N AND SUEDE CAP MULTIC OL ORED S TRAW CAP MADRAS PAT CHWORK CAP NAVY C O TT O N CAP
BY ORVIS BY BLOCK HEADWEAR BY ORVIS BY LANDS’ END CANVAS
$39 $43 $59 $30
MA DRAS
BRITISH GRAND PRIX
Like the Italians, the Brits have mixed with that of fine champagne.
been mad for motor racing since the The British Grand Prix is held at
1920s. Back then, as it is now, racing Silverstone, a racetrack built on
was a game for “gentleman drivers” a World War II air base 100 miles • 2 oz. vodka • 3 oz. cranberry • 2 oz. orange
who could afford expensive machin- northwest of London. Our predic- juice juice
ery and didn’t mind so much when it tion: Former Formula One world Pour vodka and cranberry juice into a chilled
got bent out of shape. For the crowds, champ Lewis Hamilton will take the highball glass filled with ice. Stir, top off with
Grand Prix races were fashionable checkered flag in front of his home orange juice and serve.
events where the perfume of engines crowd. July 11, formula1.com. 93
BY Steve Garbarino FASHION BY Jennifer Ryan Jones

TENNI S
CARDIGAN SWEATER AND P OL O
BY GANT RUGGER
$169 AND $89
P OL O SHIRT S
BY VINEYARD VINES
$62 EACH
TENNI S SHORT S
BY FILA
$40
MAT CH P OINT
“Big Bill” Tilden, a style
icon who dominated
international tennis dur-
ing the sports-obsessed
Roaring Twenties.
SOLE THE CLASSIC tennis shoes all the 1970s aces wore are
making a stylish encore in 2010. Look back to step for-
SURVIVORS ward in a pair of these beauties.
PIMM’S
CUP
• 2 oz. Pimm’s • Slice of
No.1 Cup cucumber
• 1 oz. ginger • Slice of
ale lemon
Pour Pimm’s and ginger ale
into a chilled highball glass
filled with ice. Squeeze the
lemon while dropping it
K-SWI S S PF FLYERS LAC O S TE into the glass. Garnish the
lip of the glass with cucum-
CLASSICS BOB COUSY LO CERBERUS 3 ber and serve.
$65 $80 $130
WIMBLEDON
The oldest and most prestigious tennis tourney still played on grass, the action events on the summer calendar. Last
tournament in the world has been held at Wimbledon culminates in the men’s year Roger Federer took the title, setting
at the All England Club outside Lon- singles final. Pimm’s Cup and a strict a record for Grand Slam wins with 15.
94 don since 1877. The only Grand Slam dress code make it one of the most stylish June 21–July 4, wimbledon.org.

GO L F
ARGYLE KNIT VE S T
AND P OL O SHIRT
BY POLO GOLF
$185 AND $85
TROUSERS
BY POLO GOLF
$165
S TRIPED WEB AND

MADRAS BELT S
BY LANDS’ END
$30 AND $35
SLICE OF LIFE
Golf champion Bobby
Jones at the 1927 British
Open at St. Andrews,
Scotland.
GENERAL MACARTHUR’S favorite shades—

aviators—never went out of style. Some of the
EYE-CATCHING newcomers flying in this summer.…
MARC BY MARC GUC CI CARRERA DIOR HOMME

JAC OB S $98 $275 $120 $245
A R N OL D
• ½ cup In the late 1960s Arnold
lemonade Palmer was heard order-
• ½ cup ing this beverage in a Palm
SUMMER READING
PA L M ER
iced tea Springs bar; other customers
• Slice of followed suit. Modernists add You define your style not just by what you wear
lemon vodka to the “mocktail.” Pour and how you carry yourself but also by what you
• (Vodka to all ingredients into a pint glass read. The collection pictured includes Fitzger-
taste) filled with ice, stir and serve. ald’s “Winter Dreams,” a brilliant golfing tale
said to be the precursor for Gatsby.
U.S. OPEN
The United States Golf Association will stage hole course at the Newport Golf and Country took home $1.35 million. The big question
this year’s open at the newly refurbished Peb- Club in Rhode Island. The winner that year, this season is whether three-time winner
ble Beach Golf Links in California, but the a 21-year-old Englishman, received $150 Tiger Woods will show up with his A game.
event actually dates to 1895 and the nine- in cash; last year’s winner, Lucas Glover, June 14–20, usopen.com. 95

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