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Q&A: Eduardo Fernández, Aganorsa Leaf
Cigar Profiles
Q&A: Eduardo Fernández, Aganorsa Leaf
August 6, 2019
Hefty Havanas: Cuban Cigars Are Getting Thicker...And More Popular
Inside Cuba
Hefty Havanas: Cuban Cigars Are Getting Thicker..…
January 17, 2019
Baseball At 150: Five Problems
The Good Life
Baseball At 150: Five Problems
October 15, 2019

The postseason is here, and the curtain is falling on baseball’s 150th season. Amidst a storm of home runs that would defy any and all meteorological metaphors, a singular confrontation in early August served as a reminder of what is still special about the game. There it was, playing out in daylight, a classic duel …

Cigar Profiles
Q&A: Eduardo Fernández, Aganorsa Leaf
Q&A: Eduardo Fernández, Aganorsa Leaf
August 6, 2019

Eduardo Fernández is a major player in Nicaragua’s cigar industry. His agricultural operation, Aganorsa, makes him one of the largest growers of premium cigar tobacco in all of Nicaragua.
Q&A: Carson Serino, Serino Cigar Co.
Q&A: Carson Serino, Serino Cigar Co.
April 9, 2019

Carson Serino is the vice president of Serino Cigar Co., a company headed by his father Anthony Philip Serino. The father-and-son team launched Serino Cigar Co. in 2016, after meeting Omar …
Q&A: Indiana Ortez, Agrotabacos
Q&A: Indiana Ortez, Agrotabacos
February 5, 2019

Indiana Ortez is a young Nicaraguan cigarmaker with a passion for social media marketing.
The Good Life
Baseball At 150: Five Problems
Baseball At 150: Five Problems
October 15, 2019

Major league baseball turned 150 years old this year. But the game is far from perfect.
Smoke The Cigar of the Year for a Good Cause
Smoke The Cigar of the Year for a Good Cause
September 24, 2019

Ernesto Perez-Carrillo, the maker of Cigar Aficionado’s Cigar of the Year, will be in New York City next month, smoking cigars for a good cause.
Babe Ruth Sets Yet Another Record With $5.6 Million Jersey Sale
Babe Ruth Sets Yet Another Record With $5.6 Million Jersey Sale
August 22, 2019

Babe Ruth's New York Yankees road jersey, dated between 1928 and 1930, sold at auction for $5.64 million, the highest price ever for a memorabilia item.
Car-Themed Watch Auction For Monterey Car Week
Car-Themed Watch Auction For Monterey Car Week
August 14, 2019

Bidding for Watches Online: The Driver’s Collection will open on August 14 and run through August 20.
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Inside Cuba
Hefty Havanas: Cuban Cigars Are Getting Thicker...And More Popular
Hefty Havanas: Cuban Cigars Are Getting Thicker...And More …
January 17, 2019

Two decades ago, a Cuban cigar thicker than 50-ring-gauge was an anomaly. Today, hefty new Havanas are everywhere.
Cuba’s Best Cigar Tobacco Farms
Cuba’s Best Cigar Tobacco Farms
October 26, 2018

Five small farms in Western Cuba grow some of the finest cigar tobacco leaves in the entire world.
Cuba’s Cigar Sommeliers
Cuba’s Cigar Sommeliers
August 27, 2018

These trained cigar waiters recommend a brand, cut and light your cigar, then pick the perfect beverage to accompany your smoke.
Celebrities
Nick Jonas Cover Scores More Than 1 Million Likes in First 24 Hours
Nick Jonas Cover Scores More Than 1 Million Likes in First 24 …
September 10, 2019

The first post went up just before 11 a.m. on Monday. The second post, a little after lunch. Less than 24 hours later they had combined for well over 1 million likes on Instagram.
Drago's Return
Drago's Return
January 17, 2019

The Swedish actor is back in his most familiar role. But this time the robotic Drago of Rocky IV has a human side.
Devilish Danny
Devilish Danny
October 26, 2018

Acerbic, devious and sometimes insane on-screen, Danny DeVito is compassionate and relaxed when the cameras aren’t rolling.