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In August 2015, Oshkosh Defense was awarded a $6.7 billion contract by the U.S. military to provide the next generation of troop transport vehicles. It had big shoes to fill: For three decades, its predecessor, the now globally recognized Humvee, was

Luke Wilson didn’t mean to be famous; he couldn’t really help it. His reassuring on-screen presence has always gone down easily. When he shows up in a movie it’s like somebody’s handing you a beer at a barbecue: Sure, of course you’ll take it. With t

It’s a February morning in Brooklyn, and Anthony Bourdain is lying on his side on a tatami mat, being poked in the arm by a very pointy stick. There’s a glass of whisky nearby, from which Bourdain periodically sips to help dull the pain, while camera

Cut away the Wall Street vs. Pearl Street battling and Showtime’s Billions is essentially a modus operandi for how the exorbitantly rich spend their money. It’s a virtual smorgasbord of yachts, planes, helicopters, and megamansions. Private hangouts

It was down to two. The Monster Mile, a concrete racing oval at Dover International Speedway in Delaware with a reputation for grinding expensive stock cars into junk, had done its work. Only the number 48 of Jimmie Johnson and the number 42 of Kyle

Maxim brought the pages of its iconic Hot 100 issue to life at this year’s 17th annual Hot 100 Party, produced by Karma International. The event, held at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, was hosted by supermodel and Maxim cover star Hailey Bal

Sweater, NEW LOOK. Trousers, OFF-WHITE. White-gold and diamond earrings and hoop earrings (worn throughout), STONE PARIS. Beaded silk jacket, MES DEMOISELLES. Metallic puffer jacket, CHEAP MONDAY. When supermodel Bregje Heinen glides into Rudy’s, a b

“Land of Fire and Ice” might sound a little overwrought, but it’s definitely an apt nickname for an island built by volcanoes and covered in glaciers. This contrast provides for some of the most awe-inspiring landscapes on the planet, as city-size gl

Tower Suites is a collection of private suites that offer some of the best views of Reykjavík, thanks to its location on the 20th floor of one of the city’s tallest buildings. In the past decade, Iceland has gone from, well, a frozen island in the mi

Reykjavík bistro Matur og Drykkur offers a fresh take on Icelandic cuisine, preparing traditional dishes with new and inventive twists. For most of the 1,100 years since Iceland was settled, the island’s food had more to do with surviving the long, s

Iceland’s landscapes are some of the most stunning in the world, and with the right guide (not to mention vehicle), the country is an explorer’s paradise. Perhaps the most popular adventure is a tour of the Golden Circle, a 186-mile loop in southern

If you’re a Game of Thrones fan, you’re already well acquainted with Iceland, even if you don’t know it. Not only is one of the show’s iconic characters an Iceland native (“The Mountain” is played by former World’s Strongest Man contestant Hafþór Júl

Akrapovič exhaust system amplifies the power of the 100cc engine The RC16 is the first-ever MotoGP bike built by Austrian motorcycle manufacturer KTM—a 270-horsepower, purpose-built track machine currently used by the Red Bull KTM Factory Team. “To g

When Neapolitan tailoring house Isaia first introduced its new and more rugged label Eidos in the fall of 2013, Instagram was merely three years old and had not yet totally disrupted the seasonal fashion calendar. Fast-fashion retailers like Zara, To

Views of the 720S. McLaren design director Rob Melville standing beside a 720S. As it started to rain at the 1988 Japanese Grand Prix, virtually all Formula 1 racers on the track slowed their cars to tiptoe around Suzuka circuit. But not Brazilian dr

At a time when Instagram and photos taken on an iPhone are playing an outsize role in the advertising and photography industries, there might be no one more qualified to discuss the monumental shifts taking place than creative director and photograph

Volcan De Mi Tierra took more than three years to develop. The Blanco is made for cocktails while the Cristalino is a sipping tequila. In the Middle Paleolithic Period, a massive volcano erupted in what is now Jalisco, Mexico. Two hundred thousand ye

Born in 1970 to Bolivian parents in Guatemala, Raul Marcelo Claure moved frequently as a child. His geologist father, Rene Marcelo, worked for the United Nations, and the family was sent to far-flung locales, including Morocco, the Dominican Republic