10 High-Performance Sport Wagons for Real-Life Adventurers
If today’s hugely popular crop of SUVs and Crossovers don’t float your boat—and you’re hungry for something...
11 Leading Men Who Happily Embraced Fatherhood Later in Life
This week, long-time bachelor and avowed non-parent George Clooney and his wife Amal happily welcomed...
Not a Businessman—a Business, Man
The story originally appeared in the April 2009Â issue of Best Life. “With education comes refinement,”...
Back into the Danger Zone: the “Top Gun” Sequel Officially Has a Title
Tom Cruise answered the prayers of action buffs everywhere last week when he confirmed that...
Why Real-Life Wonder Woman Jessie Graff Is the Butt-Kicking Superhero We Need
As much as we love the onscreen Wonder Woman, played by Israeli goddess Gal Gadot—who pummels...
Solid as Barack
This story was originally published in the February 2009 issue of Best Life. At first...
10 Prestige Sedans That Show Who’s Boss
In these SUV-crazed times, there are still plenty of compelling reasons to consider the stalwart,...
How Emily Ratajkowski Went From Obscurity to A-Lister Almost Overnight
Fresh off of setting Cannes aflame with her triple-take looks and spurning the FTC with some steamy Instagram posts,...
Would Achieving Mideast Peace Actually Make Trump a “Good” President?
Everything about Donald J. Trump’s presidency so far has been divisive. People seem evenly divided...
10 Recent Times Celebrities Hooked Up with Non-Celebrities
Orlando Bloom almost found himself in deep water recently—and no, not off the coast of...
The “American Bro” Is an International Embarrassment
Over the last decade, a type of semi-ironic patriotism has crept into the zeitgeist—or at least...
In the Presence of Wood: Denis Johnson’s Enduring Passion
This week, the award-winning author, playwright, and poet Denis Johnson died at age 67. In...
9 Times Politicians Totally Lost It and Things Got Physical
Whether they’re yelling “You lie!” during a State of the Union address or going nuts during...
Why Are There Walls Around the Vatican?
“In this new world we live in, we can’t isolate ourselves,” Obama declared to a...
Anderson Cooper on the Photograph That Changed His Life
Long before he became a thorn in President Trump’s side, Anderson Cooper, the erudite host...
Matthew McConaughey on One Fight He Couldn’t Back Down From
What hasn’t Matthew McConaughey done at this point in his career? In over two decades, the smooth-talking...
Meet the New Top-Rated Whiskey on the Planet
Every April, the judges at San Francisco World Spirits Competition spend four days tasting various liquors and...
The Wonder of John Mayer Land
This story was originally published in the March 2008 issue of Best Life. When John...
Beauty and Beast: The Ten Hottest SUVs Burning up the Road Right Now
What is it about SUVs that makes it the hottest automotive segment? In part, it’s...
A Look Back at Emily Ratajkowski’s Steamy Instagram Diary from Cannes
This year’s Cannes Film Festival has been a typically glitzy and eventful affair. Netflix continues...
