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After establishing his SBE Entertainment Group over a decade ago, businessman Sam Nazarian has become one of the premier leaders in the luxury lifestyle industry. With his numerous hotels, nightclubs, and restaurants located all over the world, Nazarian has built a 360-degree experience with his brands that have a foothold some of the most popular destinations in the world, including Miami, London, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and New York. Building the brand that way was by design....

Friday marks Day 13 of the Federal Government partial shutdown and the national park situation isn’t getting much better. Many volunteers are working tirelessly to preserve what they can, but the parks still remain in pretty bad shape. Joshua Tree local Joe De Luca told the LA Times, “It’s a free-for-all in there. It’s absolutely ridiculous.” He’s referring the death threats he’d received after trying to talk visitors out of illegal fires, illegal parking, littering and other forbidden activities....

No wonder electric skateboards have been a disappointment: They’re often slow and a pain to charge. But worse yet, they require a remote control to accelerate. “Using a remote to skateboard is like trying to play basketball with a cup of coffee in your hand,” says Stark Mobility cofounder Hannes Reichelt. That’s why his team developed the StarkBoard, a game-changing model that boasts hands-free acceleration, a long-lasting battery, and 20 mph speeds....

OK, OK, we realize this footage is playing in fast-forward but still—11 consecutive waves in less than one minute without stopping? How is that even possible? With the advancements in foiling technology and foil surfing skill levels we’ve seen over the past year, the answer is clear. Australian racer James Casey is among many of SUP’s top pros who embraced SUP foiling when it first hit the scene almost two years ago, and as this session goes to show, he’s clearly been practicing....

John Arthur has been shot, stabbed, fought in mob-run deathmatches. He’s arrested and killed some of America’s worst criminals as an undercover agent. And now he’s finally coming clean. Amid the Topless Joints and sagging taverns of the San Fernando Valley, behind a stucco strip mall with a nail salon and liquor mart, is a bare-bones gym that’s home to the toughest trainer in boxing. And today he’s tussling with one of his most ornery opponents yet—a 5-year-old kid who won’t stop crying....

Backcountry has been in the midst of a great sale on ski and snow outerwear. Since these items are in stock at Backcountry, you know that they are great. And at these prices, you can’t beat them. But today is the last day of the sale. You won’t be able to save up to 65 percent off come tomorrow. So head on over to that sale and pick up The North Face Chilkat III Boots....

John Krasinski has abandoned his desk job at Dunder Mifflin for a desk job at the CIA—though this one comes with a bit more stress than anything he experienced in Scranton. Here’s a look at the Season 2 trailer for the show: The Ryan legend is a storied one: The series has spawned films like The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger, The Sum of All Fears, and Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit....

Sipping tequila poolside in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Danny DeVito were enjoying a reprieve from the Jumanji: The Next Level press circuit. That’s when they hatched a scheme: crash a wedding. Johnson posted a video of him and DeVito surprising the bride and groom on Instagram. “I’ve never crashed a wedding, but with Devito this was truly UNFORGETTABLE,” the actor’s caption reads. “We were sippin’ on a lil’ Teremana tequila enjoyin’ the quiet sunset together in Mexico after a long week of [Jumanji] work when this idea hit....

If you enjoy vaping, or you’ve considered puffing on an e-cigarette, chances are you’re a smoker trying to ditch the death sticks. You’ve probably heard cigarettes’ electronic brethren are less damaging to your lungs, deliver less uber-addicting nicotine and, fingers crossed, can help you wean off the traditional kind. In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies Some of that is true—but just because e-cigarettes are healthier doesn’t make them healthy, says Stanton Glantz, Ph....

On the 17th day of a partial government shutdown, now tied for the third-longest in U.S history, we continue to see and feel the effects of the shutdown on 800,000 government employees, multiple agencies and departments including the IRS, FEMA and Homeland Security, and on the national parks. Horror stories of exponential waste buildup in park restrooms, trash cans and on trails, in addition to park degradation from off-roading and people wandering out-of-bounds, has proliferated in the media....

Actors hitting the gym to transform into superpowered heroes and villains for big Hollywood films is a tough task. But it might be just as hard—or even harder—to portray a real-life firefighter. That’s what actors Josh Brolin, former Men’s Fitness cover star Miles Teller, Taylor Kitsch, and James Badge Dale learned while filming Only the Brave. In the film directed by Joseph Kosinski, Teller, Brolin, Kitsch, and Dale portray members of the real-life Granite Mountain Hotshots, a firefighting regiment based out of Prescott, AZ, that battled to put down the Yarnell Hill Fire in 2013....

The Swiss are doing something right. Correction: They’re doing everything right. Aside from watches, chocolate, and cheese, Switzerland is famed for being downright idyllic. It’s got bucolic green spaces (Swiss Plateau); regal peaks (Swiss Alps and Jura mountains); and glacier-fed, cerulean-blue lakes—not to mention magnificent waterfalls, some of which jut out of hanging valleys. Its towns and villages are the physical embodiment of the most charming fairytale books. And residents enjoy a halcyon sense of bliss....

Canada Goose has always combined luxury with technical knowhow in its outerwear, but now the Toronto-based company has turned its eye towards another important element in your winter wardrobe: sweaters. Its new knitwear offerings are both as stylish and as adventure-ready as you’d expect. The new line — which includes seven styles, from pullovers to cardigans to hoodies — combines the function-first technical expertise honed by the company in their outerwear with Argentinian Merino wool that’s spun into yarn in Italy....

Chris Hemsworth arrives early, about 10 minutes before his call time for the photo shoot. This is highly unusual for a movie star, but here he is. Even more surprising is that when he marches through the door, he’s alone, without an entourage or even a lone handler. He has just flown into Los Angeles this morning from Las Vegas, where he spent the previous night at the Floyd Mayweather–Conor MacGregor bout....

Things move pretty fast in the city. If you want to navigate it and enjoy everything that urban life has to offer, you need to be quick on your feet, comfortable, and able to transition seamlessly through a range of moods and environments. Ask any savvy urbanite, and they’ll tell you that having a wardrobe that can keep up is absolutely essential. Which is why we love Kenneth Cole’s new spring collection....

Trying to find a good sale is key when it comes to adding some new items to your closet. Good clothes aren’t cheap and most folks can’t break the bank to buy an entire new wardrobe all at once. Building it up takes time, and a good sale can make the process a little quicker. Right now, Macy’s has a big flash sale on a large and impressive selection of men’s dress wear....

John Sheets, a hunting guide with Boulder Basin Outfitters, was field dressing an elk with his female hunting client south of Cody, Wyoming, when a grizzly bear attacked without warning. The chaotic encounter occurred last Thursday night in the Washakie Wilderness in the Shoshone National Forest located near Yellowstone National Park in the northwest corner of the state. The grizzly bear attacked the hunter first, prompting Sheets to rush to her aid....

This piece was produced with support from our friends at Sanuk. Lauren Hill and Dave Rastovich at home in Byron Bay, Australia. It’s been a long, hot summer at Dave Rastovich and Lauren Hill’s place. Snaking along their driveway, off the road out of Byron Bay, Australia, it’s clear the whole place could do with a good drink. Usually a green riot, the trees and gardens are all tinged brown, the creek that runs through the property is dry, and the vegetable beds, as Dave describes them, have been “nuked....

Actor Mark Ruffalo remembers the moment he knew his film Dark Waters was more of a horror than a classic political drama. Based on a New York Times article titled “The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s Worst Nightmare,” which Ruffalo had optioned, the movie was to tell the heroic story of Rob Bilott, a corporate attorney who discovers that people in West Virginia are becoming ill from mysterious causes seemingly linked to a DuPont chemical plant in town....

Update: The New York Times reports the number of confirmed norovirus sufferers jumped to 86 from 32 in two days. Officials are still investigating the source of the outbreak as it has spread beyond security personnel to members of the Olympic Organizing Committee. No athletes are reported to have the virus. Just days away from the 2018 Winter Olympics, over 1,200 PyeongChang Winter Olympics security personnel have been put on the injured list....