When asked to describe Bill Gates, many people would start with the obvious: He’s one of the richest men in the world—with a net worth of around $130 billion—and has been for decades, becoming almost synonymous with the top of the list of world’s wea

As the big game descended on Las Vegas, the Maxim Casino Royale Experience presented by Vivid Seats took over Resorts World Las Vegas on February 10, with an immersive Casino Royale extravaganza brought to life by unKommon events. Setting the stage f

French photographer Philippe Shangti was born in Toulouse in 1983 but moved to St-Tropez in the early 2000s, and the seaside resort’s legendary, stylish excess had a profound influence on the future art world star. He has even referred to St-Tropez a

In late 2023, RM Sotheby’s presented a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the right deep-pocketed buyer to purchase a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO. The specific vehicle, chassis No. 3765, fetched a staggering $51.7 million at auction and generated an avalanc

The Maceo Plex soundtrack thrums throughout our handsomely appointed cabin as we squiggle over the mountains of Andalusia, slaloming across sun-drenched foothills in a 2024 Mercedes-AMG GT 63. The synthesis between the techno surging from the Burmest

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“Be first, be unique, be different.” Hublot’s mantra doubles as a guiding set of principles that were set forth and exemplified in 1980 by the Swiss watchmaker’s debut model—the Classic Original—the first true luxury watch to combine a precious metal

When I first got into Thoroughbred horseracing, everybody had a collective challenge: How do we engage young people?” Belinda Stronach asks rhetorically about her initiation into the Sport of Kings. “Well, our efforts to engage young people are about

When summer rolls around we find ourselves anxiously checking our bar shelves to be sure we’re well supplied with bitter aperitifs, the building blocks of the traditional spritz, one of the most refreshing cocktails ever created. Aperol, Campari and

“You already know I’m the queen of kings,” proclaims Willow Sias in the hook of her first single. A bold claim for a brand-new artist, but the confidence is warranted. “Queen of Kings” hit No. 8 on iTunes’ R&B/Soul chart when the track debuted in mid

The best ideas are sometimes born out of an unexpected crossover in a Venn diagram, so to speak. Take the pocket knife, a humble and downright useful piece with real-world origins in the field. Trusty versions packed with multi-tools crowd the market

It’s safe to say that when it comes to chartering a superyacht, Beyoncé and Jay-Z can literally choose any vessel in the world. Price is obviously no object—their combined net worth is said to be about $3 billion—and even an owner who doesn’t normall

Keyan Safyari is an enlightening example of how far a dogged work ethic can take a talented individual, even in a ruthlessly competitive environment like Hollywood. As a seasoned director of photography and founder of elite production-services compan

With her pillowy pout, natural sense of style and undeniable talent, ballerina Violetta Komyshan has pliéd and pirouetted her way into becoming a veritable fashion favotite, too. After spending her early childhood years in Ukraine, Komyshan immigrate

This is a wonderful place, and the hotel one of the best I have ever used…. It is the most lovely spot in the whole world.” So said Winston S. Churchill to Franklin D. Roosevelt about La Mamounia in Marrakech in 1943. He made a practice of taking up

The story of Royal Enfield is a wild and circuitous one. In the 1950s and, 60s the British manufacturer was the preferred choice of café racers and gentlemen rogues who made that era in motorcycling one of the most influential ever. But like most Bri

Camille Kostek seems to radiate positivity and confidence when she beams back at you from magazine covers, billboards and TV screens. That’s because the model, host and actress is lit up with the knowledge that all those years of hard work and dedica

The local tobacco shop’s humidor can be a nebulous shopping experience. “Family blend” and “reserva” are as ubiquitous in those cedar-lined rooms these days as the gold and silver foil embossing every label and box. If you can’t find your go-to brand

Some like the iconic Ocean Club in the Bahamas and Cala di Volpe in Sardinia are world famous. Others in far-flung places from Thailand to India are a bit more under the radar. But all have in common the honor of having hosted James Bond, in one of h

Maxim lit up Miami Art Week last month with an unforgettably immersive event that merged the worlds of art and entertainment during a one-night-only extravaganza. Celebrating its final issue of 2023 and cover star Charly Arnolt on December 9 at Hyde

The greatest race on earth” isn’t held in Monaco, Daytona Beach or Le Mans, but in Wildwood, New Jersey. That’s what the tagline for The Race of Gentlemen (T.R.O.G.) claims, at least, and a strikingly illustrated photo book from Parisian luxury publi

“Relentless progress. More power. More control. More exhilaration.” McLaren’s tagline for its new 750S rings in our ears as we speed along the coast of southern Portugal en route from our luxury hotel on the seafront in Estoril to the Autódromo Ferna

It’s Maura Higgins’ moment. And rightly so: she manifested it. You might have seen the scene-stealing Irish beauty gracing your screens recently as the newly-minted, very social host of Peacock’s “Love Island USA” and “Love Island Games,” but behind

It is during the deep night of the South Pacific when you’re most overwhelmed by potential. You’d think the daytime—with the sun shining bright in the cerulean sky above, sparking the unspeakably blue water below like voltage—would be the apex of you

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In 1984, the night before the opening of that year’s Paris Motor Show at the famed Lido nightclub on the Champs Elysées, Ferrari unveiled a car that astonished the international motoring press with its incredibly audacious, avant-garde, wedge-shaped