In the 1970s, a new breed of American man emerged from the weight rooms of Gold’s Gym in Venice Beach. Led by Arnold Schwarzenegger, a clique of world-class bodybuilders — muscle-bound, steroid-fueled, bronzed like suntanned gods — pumped iron, chased girls, and changed the world’s exercise culture forever.
Continue reading...January 26, 2012
Dan Wheldon was IndyCar’s great comeback story — the brash, British former Rookie of the Year who’d pulled out of a humbling slump to take the Indy 500. But last October, on a crowded Vegas track, the fairy tale came to a chilling end.
Continue reading...January 20, 2012
He gave up the partying, stopped the brawling, and even erased the tattoos (well, mostly). The man once best known for dropping trou has evolved into a Hollywood force on and off the screen. Now can someone please get him Barry Pepper on the phone?
Continue reading...January 17, 2012
In our February issue, on sale now: Erik Hedegaard profiles two-time Oscar nominee Mark Wahlberg, Paul Solotaroff revisits the golden era of Gold's Gym, and Kevin Gray celebrates the fast life and fiery death of Dan Wheldon, racing's brightest star.
Continue reading...December 22, 2011
At the last weird bar in New York City with TV's best-fed and most opinionated hedonist.
Continue reading...December 15, 2011
Every spring the grizzly bears of Yellowstone descend on the park’s valleys to feast on new grass and newborn elk. Nature documentarian John Shier, armed with an $80,000 camera and infinite patience, will devote every moment of daylight trying to capture the carnage.
Continue reading...November 16, 2011
The producer of the Chili Peppers, Johnny Cash, and everyone else in your iTunes dropped 130 pounds by adopting the craziest, most effective workouts we've seen.
Continue reading...November 11, 2011
America’s Poet Laureate on women, fear, and when to lie to your Mom.
Continue reading...November 3, 2011
Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout has been found guilty of trying to sell heavy weapons to Colombian rebels. In January of 2009, we profiled Michael Braun, the DEA bulldog who nabbed him with a daring sting that took five months and more than 100 agents.
Continue reading...November 1, 2011
As the Medellín Cartel’s U.S. man, Jon Roberts lorded over America’s coke commerce for a full decade. In this exclusive excerpt from his new book American Desperado, he tells the decadent and bloody story of his rise from mafia soldier to cocaine cowboy.
Continue reading...September 29, 2011
How an associate of the ultra-violent Colombo crime family became a federal witness and set up one of the biggest Mafia sweeps in history.
Continue reading...September 1, 2011
This Labor Day weekend just might be the last time you can fire up the Weber this year. Use these recipes and tips to end the outdoor cooking season on a deliciously high note.
Continue reading...July 27, 2011
Jeret Peterson, one of the world's most innovative freestyle skiers, was found dead in a remote Utah canyon in what police are calling a suicide. Last February, Aimee Berg spoke to Peterson, who famously rose above his demons to win silver at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
Continue reading...July 13, 2011
In our August issue, on sale now, Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison says he plays the game the way it’s meant to be played, and he doesn’t care what anyone thinks — especially the commissioner.
Continue reading...July 13, 2011
We enlisted Nick White, who coaches under Lance Armstrong's former cycling coach, Chris Carmichael, to design an accessible, eight-week program for completing your first sprint triathlon.
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February 1, 2012
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