In the Jan/Feb 99
Cigar Aficionado

John Travolta

Up Front

Editors' Note : A New Threat in Senate

Letters : Out of the Humidor

Features

Hotels : Marriott Plaza Hotel, Buenos Aires

The Tremont Hotel, Chicago, Illinois

Smoking : Smoking on the Back Porch

Cover : Class Acting - With remarkable candor, John Travolta talks about the highs and lows of his tumultuous and fascinating career—and what he's learned along the way.

Golf : Hawaii: A Rainbow of Golf

Gambling : Backgammon Hustler - In the Jet-Set World of Little Ivory Disks, Impeccable Manners are Essential When Separating a Fool and His Money

Sports : Bloodsport - New Zealand's All Blacks Prove That You Don't Need a Prep School Pedigree to Dominate the Rugby World

Style : Return of the Smoking Jacket - The Venerable Old Smoking Jacket Has a Place in the Gentleman's Wardrobe

Collecting : The Paper Chase - For Autograph Collectors, the Search for Signatures Is Singularly Satisfying

Jewelry : Bejeweled History - For a Century, Van Cleef & Arpels Has Been Creating Distinctive Jewelry for the Rich and Famous

Dining : X.O. Cafe, Providence, Rhode Island

A Portrait in Design - Restaurant Architect Adam Tihany Captures Personality in His Work, Redefining the Spaces in Which We Live

Fishing : Casting Call - Sublime Trout Fishing Draws Hollywood Heavyweights, Power Brokers and Ted Turner to Patagonia's Traful River

Cigars

Profile : Lights! Camera! Cigars! - Actor Michael Lerner makes certain that in his many character roles, a cigar is often at hand.

Glorious George - A Century After His Birth, George Gershwin's Music--From "Summertime" to "Embraceable You," Rhapsody in Blue to Porgy and Bess--is Attracting New Generations of Fans

Industry : Tobacco Mecca - Indonesia's East Java Continues To Produce Fine Tobacco Despite its Troubled Economy

Interview : Interview: Frank Llaneza of Villazon - A discussion with the president of Villazon & Co., makers of Hoyo de Monterrey and Punch.