(August 2012)
Shopping
Now in Store: Levi's x Filson Collaboration
The latest installment of the collaboration between Levi's and Filson includes both classic offerings—namely, a trucker jacket and a pair of 505 jeans fabricated out of Filson's Tin Cloth—plus several one-off items produced especially for this season.
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Food + Drinks
What We'll—and So Should You—Be Drinking on Labor Day
Labor Day: The unofficial end of summer and, at least for for city dwellers, perhaps your last chance to drink on the beach, a boat, or someone's patio while sporting shorts and shades. While an ice-cold Mexican beer or a margarita is always a good idea, why not try something special before fall comes and harshes your summer buzz? Presenting five drink options for Labor Day weekend.
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Q&A
Ari Graynor on For a Good Time Call…, Phone Sex, and Prop Dildos
A hit at this year's Sundance Film Festival, For a Good Time, Call… stars Ari Graynor and Lauren Miller as broke former frenemies turned roommates who launch a phone-sex line as a way to make ends meet. On the surface, the film's Judd Apatow-style plot is just an excuse to watch two women say hilariously dirty things for 90 minutes. But it also proves to be a poignant story of human relationships. And for Graynor (best known for a recurring role on Fringe and parts in a string of recent movies, including last month's Celeste and Jesse Forever), it's a
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Food + Drinks
The Week I Tried to Be a Flask Guy
Admit it: Carrying a hip flask always seemed vaguely cool. In my case, I think it had to do with watching a lot of film-noir classics when I was young (personal favorite: Out of the Past starring Robert Mitchum). The idea of whipping out some beautifully designed container for a nip of a brown spirit seemed so romantic.
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Health
Can You Eat Stress Away?
Stress has many ways to kill you. It hormonally promotes belly fat and love handles, causes diabetes, and, of course, leads to high blood pressure and heart attacks. So when you're uber-anxious, it may feel relieving to stuff your face with your favorite fatty and sugary comfort foods, but in reality you're feeding the beast and exacerbating the life-threatening effects of stress.
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Art
Want to Own a Banksy? Here's Your Chance
Despite the fact that no one has seen his face, Banksy might be the most famous underground artist in the world. The easiest way to own a piece of his satirical street art is to be a very lucky building owner. Barring that, you may want to try the Internet: Starting today, Gilt Home is selling some of Banksy's most iconic works online.
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Sports
Federer and Djokovic's Fashion Face-off at the U.S. Open
The fact that Roger Federer is the No. 1-ranked player in the world at the age of 31—quite old in professional tennis—is nothing short of amazing. This week he tries to win his sixth U.S. Open title, and with it, $1.9 million in prize money. Of course, that's just a drop in the bucket for Federer, who made $45 million over the past year from endorsement deals with brands such as Credit Suisse, Rolex, and Mercedes-Benz.
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Q&A
Lawless Star Guy Pearce: Bootleggers Beware
Nothing will prepare you for an eyebrow-less Guy Pearce in the new movie Lawless, which hits theaters on August 29.
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Movies + TV
The 8 Best Moments From Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations
On September 3, Anthony Bourdain will begin his final season of No Reservations on the Travel Channel by hanging out with the band Sleigh Bells in Austin during South by Southwest (see below). Don't worry, he'll be back in 2013 on CNN, this time with a considerably larger budget behind him.
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Health
Is Too Much Exercise Making You Fat?
The principles of minimalism may now be applied to your workout, as a new study gives strong evidence for a less-is-more approach to fitness. The research, published in the American Journal of Physiology, found that men who worked out for 30 minutes daily over the course of about three months lost an average of seven pounds, while those who exercised for 60 minutes a day lost only about five pounds when all was said and done.
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