Cigar Aficionado

Jim Nantz began his dream job as a sports commentator right out of college, and to this day is thrilled by The Masters, March Madness and his NFL broadcasts

In a barren porta-cabin not far from the 18th green at Royal Birkdale, Nick Price sat on a cheap folding chair as a group of somber journalists arrived, intending to gingerly ask him how it was that one of the world's best players had just …

It is the final weekend of February and Adam Meyer is in the midst of his best quarter ever. Earlier this year he won almost $2.8 million on the Super Bowl. Now he is crushing the NBA. As I land in his home-base of Fort Lauderdale, …

When the heads of GM, Ford and Chrysler appeared before Congress in November 2008 asking for $25 billion in loans to keep their companies from sinking into bankruptcy, Representative Brad Sherman asked the trio to raise their hands if they …

Rescued at the brink of oblivion by a Dutch upstart, Saab, the quirky Swedish car that was “born of jets” looks to a better life after another restructuring.

The Thirteenth Habanos Festival Featured the Debut of Several New Cigars

Joel Surnow walks through the door and sits at a wooden table not far from a couple of guys playing backgammon. The sign outside says Old Oaks Cigar and Wine Company, and the mood inside is convivial. Surnow smiles and lights a Partagas …

The last time you were at your local cigar lounge, you may have noticed that all the previously unmarked ashtrays now say Diamond Crown. Or that the Montecristo logo seems to appear on everything from matches to wall art. Bigger selection …

The reality is that people don't talk to each other anymore, especially the younger generation. No face-to-face conversations, no sitting down for a cup of coffee, no pausing on a park bench to chat about the weather. Many people in the …

Dear Marvin, This has been a very harsh winter in Southwestern Ontario, so a week-long getaway to Cuba in February with my wife and two young children was just what the doctor had ordered. My life as a married man, father of two and …

The next step in the evolution of cell phones into pocket-size computers has arrived with the Motorola Atrix 4G. This Android-based phone offers exceptional speed for portable information and entertainment, thanks to a revved-up new …

It's hard to fathom why so many barbecue discussions start with the question: "What's the best sauce?" Sauce should be the last thing applied to your smoked meat. A better first question is: "What's the rub?"

You can cut the head on a premium, handmade cigar with a number of blades: a guillotine, a punch, even your teeth or your fingernails if you're especially dexterous. But to make a cut with elegant style, it's hard to beat a fine pair of …

Tradition will always have its place in golf. But even as we honor the heritage of the game, one arena we're happy to see some updating in is apparel. The best new golf clothes are using the latest high-tech fabrics and finding nothing but …

It isn't easy to turn heads at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance—that celebration of the world's most desirable metal. But few cars have the visual stopping power of the new Maserati GranTurismo Convertible.

If you've ever bellied up to a beach bar at spring break and ordered one of those frozen concoctions from a Slushie machine to help you hang on, you may have thought you were drinking a Margarita. With all apologies to Jimmy Buffett and …

Fashion is no longer a dirty word in watchmaking; at least three serious makers are proof positive that transferring iconic apparel labels to ticking metal can be done in a way that appeals to watch enthusiasts and fashionistas alike.

When I was a car-obsessed boy in the 1950s, each September brought growing excitement over the new models Detroit would introduce. Automakers would always manage something a little different, but sometimes they would take huge leaps in …

As the train pulled in to Agra, where we were to see the Taj Mahal, I looked out of the huge window in our compartment. Across the tracks, dozens of people gathered to stare. It was a very Indian site. For as much as we were curious about …

Yeah, yeah, you love pizza. Sure, you make the “best pizza” at home. But you don’t. You haven’t been to pizza school, possibly the most fun you’ll ever have with dough and sauce.