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Perfectly tousled hair is harder to attain than it looks. The only way to do it right is to come by it naturally. Creating it artificially requires product — or a day at the beach. But which product? Women have a bevy of “sea salt sprays” to choose from that give great bed head. But unless you can borrow your wife’s or girlfriend’s, it’s pretty much off-limits — most guys wouldn’t be caught dead with girly stuff in the medicine cabinet....

Matthew McConaughey loves being outdoors. It’s how he enjoys his workouts. So for his Men’s Journal October cover shoot, we set out in the desert to capture some “magic hour” shots with the White Boy Rick star. The 13 Greatest Matthew McConaughey Performances of All Time Read article “We’re doing what you do every photo shoot when you shoot outdoors,” McConaughey says. “You piddle around in the daytime when the sun’s high....

Big Sky Resort in Montana announced recently that they are working on North America’s first eight-person chairlift. Not only that, but it will be a high-speed chairlift that includes heated seats and a storm shield. Dubbed the “Ramcharger 8,” Big Sky calls it “The most technologically advanced lift ever built.” Boyne Resorts President Stephen Kircher said they plan to unveil the new chairs next winter season and that they will replace an older existing chair....

Jon Fuller’s Verde River Elegy chronicles my kind of trip. Quirky, even gnarly, quixotic as all get out. His top-to-bottom ‘float’ of the defiled Verde River, in central Arizona, is a combination of memorial, humor, mile-by-mile log, and how-to guide wrapped in one. This isn’t really a floater’s guide, despite the detailed description of his route and experience, because few people will want to take it on. Not because the Verde isn’t deserving, mind you....

After taking on 1969 Los Angeles in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Brad Pitt’s gearing up to face some more epic stars. By that we mean he’s heading to space in the film Ad Astra. The new IMAX trailer for the film reveals more of the incredible visuals and details a bit more of the plot of the action thriller—plus, a new clip has been released showing Pitt battling against space pirates on the moon....

As he gears up to film his new Black Adam movie this summer, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is ready to change the “hierarchy of power in the DC Universe.” Johnson is set to take on the title role in the new comic book adaptation, adding one of the most iconic anti-heroes from the DC canon to the big screen alongside frequent foe Shazam, who is played by April 2019 Men’s Journal cover star Zachary Levi....

Unconcerned for their own safety, two fishermen came to the rescue of two drowning brown bear cubs that were left behind by their mother as they attempted to cross Lake Vygozero in the Republic of Karelia in the northwestern part of Russia. “They had swum [across the lake] with their mother, but she overestimated her strength and swam away,” Ruslan Lukanin told the Daily Mail. “The cubs began to sink. We picked them up and dragged them to the island to which their mother had swum....

When Robert Field says “that’s the craziest thing I’ve ever seen come out of the water with a line in its mouth,” you pay attention. Field is a kayak fishing pro who documents adventures in fertile salt- and freshwater fishing waters across the globe for his YakFishTV channel. Yet he’d never experienced a marlin on the line. That is, until he captured, and then became a part of Adam Fisk’s epic recent catch off the southern coast of Panama....

Your high school coach (and every other trainer you’ve worked with since) has probably drilled a simple idea into your brain pretty well: Too many days off will ruin your fitness. But what about the opposite: How long does it take to get overtrained? “When we think about overtraining, the most important thing is not intensity—it’s really volume,” says Scott Weiss, C.S.C.S., an exercise physiologist who works with Olympic athletes. So, think you had a couple of tough workouts and you might have overtrained?...

If you want to transform flat iron steak into a cornucopia of electrifying flavor, just look to Erik Lobner, executive chef at Hula Hulas in Hilo, HI, and this recipe for inspiration on how it’s done. In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies “This is a dish that was inspired and assembled from over the years of learning different cultural cuisines,” says Lobner, who used to chef at Urge Gastropub and Whiskey Bank in California....

Long before the Hamptons were a flashy scene and party-centric inlets on the Jersey Shore cropped up, there were the Catskill Mountains. First settled in the 1600s, the Catskills have enjoyed a veritable renaissance with a new slew of boutique hotels and attractions. Thankfully, the awe-inspiring scenery and nearly endless trails remain the same, and are more than ready for adventurers. We can tell you now: Yes, you will need bug spray and blister pads—but if that’s not the highest calling of a sticky summer day spent well, then nothing is....

Westworld may take place in a fictional Western terrain, but the picturesque landscapes you see in the HBO series all actually exist—right here in the American countryside. Ed Harris on ‘Westworld,’ Hating Toupees, and the Worst Part of Success Read article “I am worried that people think that these places are computer generated,” says Westworld location scout Mandi Dillin, who has also worked on projects such as Interstellar, Django Unchained, and The Revenant....

The only thing larger than the waves at Lagundri Bay yesterday was the boat that got caught in the middle of it all. Luckily, there was no one onboard as it was anchored in the water when the line snapped, as reported by Yahoo. For now, no one has claimed ownership of the boat or moved it out of the way, according to SURFER Magazine. Fortunately, there were no injuries or casualties....

Amidst a typhoon warning, a group of Ama women head out to sea for their first dive of the day. Photo: Sarah Lee Skilled freedivers are a special breed of human. As a freediver, you’ve learned how to tap into being comfortable with the uncomfortable, acquainting yourself with flora and fauna of the underwater world on a single breath. You’ve learned how to be in tune with your body, and you possess a keen and unequivocal sensory intellect, having learned the rhythm of the ocean like no one else....

The legendary Dr. Funkenstein, George Clinton, now on the final tour of his career, talks about the upside of old age, dropping acid at Harvard, and—always—funking it, in the latest Life Advice column. What’s the best advice you ever received? Do the best you can, and then funk it. Turn it loose, and let the force handle it. Who told you that? Back at the barbershop, the old guys. You’d be whining about stuff, and they’d say, “If you know you’ve done your best, funk it....

If you’ve hit a lifting plateau, you know how difficult it can be getting over the top and continuing the climb for more muscle gains. That’s why Men’s Fitness asked me to open the vault and pull out my heaviest hitters: 10 training techniques designed to ensure you won’t fail again in the pursuit for more muscle. What to do Incorporate any of the following techniques into your workout regimen with virtually any exercise you perform—but only for four weeks at a time....

Whoever coined the phrase “time is money” probably wasn’t thinking this big. On Thursday, Phillips auction house made horological history when it sold a rare Rolex Daytona once owned by Paul Newman for the ass-numbingly high figure of $17,752,500 to an unnamed collector. It’s now the highest price ever paid for a watch. The working totem of timepiece lore had been estimated to fetch in excess of $1,000,000. The previous most expensive wristwatch ever sold at auction was a solid gold Rolex with diamond indices that was once owned by Bao Dai, the last emperor of Vietnam....

If you were big into sports in your youth and fitness is still a huge part of your life, good on you. However, if you were an indoor kid, or if your athleticism stalled out in college, there’s still time to reap longevity benefits from exercising to get in shape in your 40s. A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that people who take up fitness in their 40s and keep it up into their senior years lower their mortality rate by 35 percent—about on par with lifelong exercisers....

Nut mixes are simple to make and go with almost anything you’re serving. Plus, the nuts will give you a healthy dose of fat and protein to help keep you and your guests feeling satisfied. Recipe and photo by Natalie Rizzo, M.S., R.D. of Nutrition A La Natalie. For access to exclusive gear videos, celebrity interviews, and more, subscribe on YouTube! Makes 4 servings Prep time 10 min. Cook time 10 min....

Ortnevik, Norway, is a tiny fishing village overlooking a Pixar-perfect blue fjord in the central part of the country, two hours outside Bergen. There’s just one road in and out of town, and the whole place resembles a Bob Ross painting: a quaint farmhouse beside a red barn, and happy green grass. When I visited last spring, 75-year-old local Anders Brekke, who grew up here and works at the general store, pointed to the town church in the distance and told me that he built it by hand....