Daniel Craig • November/December 2008
Features
Bond Reinvented
London's famed Pinewood Studios is abuzz. Not only is the colossal 007 soundstage—the largest in the world—engulfed in flames and pyrotechnic explosions for the harrowing climax …
More Confessions of a Weekend Golfer: Playing
on One Good Knee
I watched the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines from a special vantage point. I was on my couch, recovering from knee surgery 10 days earlier with my left leg elevated, icing it off and …
Rocco's Revenge
This is how life—life after the U.S. Open playoff last June with Tiger Woods—sometimes seems to Rocco Mediate: He grabs a "White Lightning" at the Starbucks next to a movie …
Gunning for Cheats
David Paredes put himself through law school by playing online poker. After landing a plum job in the financial sector, he continued to play, and profited nicely. Despite viewing …
On the Fast Track
The 2008 NCAA men's basketball final was careening toward a historic, youth-will-be-served moment. It appeared the kids would rule. Nineteen-year-old freshman guard Derrick Rose …
The Bucket List
When one thinks of a once-in-a-lifetime experience, many things come to mind but none more so than an African safari. Combining nature with adventure, safaris have been popular …
Time Under Pressure
In the 1986 blockbuster Top Gun , Lt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell wears a watch manufactured by one of the most famous pilot's brands in modern history. The film came out before big …
Beyond the Call
My first cell phone was a Motorola MicroTac, purchased around 1990. It was battleship gray, weighed about three quarters of a pound and did something amazing—it let me place calls …
Cigars
The Happiest Mayor in America
Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman is flamboyant, outspoken and an unabashed lover of fine cigars.
An Interview with Tim Ozgener
C.A.O. International Inc. has now been in business for 40 years, evolving from making pipes to producing cigars.
Jammin' in Las Vegas
Two Cigar Aficionado editors. Two cigarmakers from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. The game: a smoke-off.
Ratings from this Issue
Up Front
Cigar Rights of America
There was a buzz on the rooftop terrace in Lower Manhattan in mid-August and a cloud of smoke. The event was the kickoff for a new cigar smokers organization, Cigar Rights of …
Out of the Humidor
Dear Marvin, It is a pleasure to read a magazine that reads like a book, i.e., the articles do not require a "turn to page …" after each page. The interviews are the best, most …
The Good Life
Tivoli NetWorks
Before I tried Tivoli NetWorks I thought my local jazz station was a waste. The signal was on-again-off-again and the announcers were self-styled musicologists intent on killing …
Esperanza
When Jennifer Aniston needed to retreat from the public eye during the holiday season a few years ago, she chose a resort known for its attention to luxury as well as privacy. …
Tommy Bahama Smoking Kit
The essentials of cigar travel are fairly simple: case, cutter, lighter. But even these few bare necessities can quickly encumber your pockets, so Tommy Bahama, the celebrated …
Lamb Crown Roast
The crown roast of lamb, those delicate chops capped with signature little white paper toques, makes an arresting centerpiece for any holiday table. But keep the guest list short. …
Formal Shoes
It's bemusing that many style-conscious men who seem to know the right thing to wear for any occasion do not have a pair of formal shoes. They own their own tuxedo and wouldn't …
The Bobby Jones-Pelz Wedge Collection
If you watch a lot of PGA Tour golf on television, you see something every amateur wishes he could do, but few can reliably achieve: the ball lands on a green, seems to pause for …
Cartier in Pink
This fall Cartier goes large on pink gold, offering special-edition watches in three of its popular lines: Santos, Ballon Bleu and Roadster. The tinted gold alloy continues to be …
Aston Martin DBS
When the James Bond franchise was reborn, with Daniel Craig in the lead, it restored a fresh mix of refinement and grit to what had become, over the years, little more than a …
Côte-Rôtie
When it comes to powerful but stylish, mineral-driven Syrah, France's northern Rhône valley provides one-stop shopping, thanks to its clutch of top-flight appellations such as …
Truffle Hunting in Piedmont
Ever since I can remember I have been besotted with truffles. My pilgrimage to paradise took me straight to Alba in the Piedmont region of Italy, home to one of life's most …