In the Mar/Apr 2008
Cigar Aficionado

Armand Assante

Pick up your latest issue of Cigar Aficionado, and light up with Hollywood's tough guy Armand Assante. Also, the worldwide explosion of counterfeiting, a 1964 torpedo scoring 98-points, an interview with Ernesto Padilla, and ratings and notes on 75 cigars. That and much, much more, on newsstands now.

Up Front

Editors' Note : Disappointed

Letters : Out of the Humidor

Good Life Guide

Electronics : Amazon Kindle

Drink : Getting the Irish Up

Sport : Callaway FT-i Squareway Woods

Cigars : Lotus T3 Tabletop Lighter

Time : Breitling Flying B Chronograph

Wheels : Cadillac CTS

Places : The Breakers -- Palm Beach

Fun : Stunt Driving School

Style : The Sweater Vest

Gourmet : illy Francis Francis! X7

Features

Profile : Helmut Newton: Provocateur with a Camera - Helmut Newton's sizzling images of gorgeous, nude women pushed Buttons and spoke to society's fixation on beauty and glamour. Today, they fetch huge sums at auctions.

Cover : Hollywood's Tough Guy - Armand Assante has made a Hollywood career out of playing cigar-smoking characters with a hard edge.

Golf : The PGA's Players with Pizzazz - Some professional golfers are not cookie-cutter people with robot-like personalities, and they bring those sometimes off-the-wall qualities to every tournament.

Gambling : In the Month of Madness - For sports book directors, oddsmakers and many gamblers, nothing rivals the sheer betting mayhem of March Madness.

Travel : It's a 4-Wheel World - Whether attacking the Slickrock of Moab at eight miles a day or just cruising the blacktop at highway speeds, Americans have embraced enhanced-traction vehicles in a huge way— and the options are widening all the time.

Cars : Faking It - Counterfeits of top-name luxury brands have exploded on the world market in recent years.

Tech : Sound in a Box - We've got you surrounded with home-theater-in-a-box systems that deliver one-stop-shopping convenience without sacrificing first-class audio.

Style : The (Almost) Lost Art of Custom-Made Shoes - Bespoke shoemaking survives in New York City and remains the classic way to treat your feet to luxury and comfort.

Cigars

Profile : Capital Connections - Florida Congressman Kendrick Meek leverages cigars and politics

Cuba Report : Cigar Diary: Mexico's Cigar King - Max Gutmann is one of the world's great collectors of Cuban cigars as well as Mexico's official Cuban cigar agent.

Interview : An Interview with Ernesto Padilla - A conversation with Ernesto Padilla, owner of Miami's Padilla Cigar Co.