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THE BUREAUCRAT SAT behind his desk, smoking. I’d been summoned to the sour-faced man’s office, a ridiculously large, and largely unfurnished, room on the second floor of an administrative building in Jambi, on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, to explain my presence in his district. Accompanied by a few staff from a local environmental organization, and with binoculars none too subtly hanging from my neck, I handed him photocopies of my passport and head shot and went over my lies in my head—here to see hornbills and orangutans, here to see hornbills and orangutans—while trying to maintain my composure....

There are a lot of ways to lose weight. If you are looking to make that trek, you have to find what works for you. One way to get going and make the weight loss come a lot easier is to get your core right. Working out your core will drop the weight pretty quickly. And one of the best ways to work on your core is to get the TRX All-In-One Suspension Training System....

If you’re hooked to one of the deadliest bad habits—like binge-eating artery-clogging foods, drinking alcohol in excess, or smoking cigarettes—and these vices have a hold on your self-control, then the best fix might be a little sweat therapy. That’s right: Exercise is one of the healthiest and most effective methods to ditch a bad habit (even if it’s not the easiest method). Here, clinical sport psychologist Gloria Petruzzelli, M.D., highlights how and why working out has such a powerful, positive influence on your life....

Fasting may be in vogue, but there’s a new, compelling reason to give it a go: It helps alter the circadian rhythms of cells in the body that play a role in avoiding age-related disease, like dementia, according to researchers at the University of California, Irvine. The Best Diets to Lose Weight, Ranked Read article In lab studies, daylong fasts can rewire metabolism, making it more efficient. This rewiring actually adjusts gene regulation—a process responsible for a lot of cell activity, including preventing disease....

Mixologist Carmen Polcyn from Ella Elli in Chicago dreamed up this recipe for her grandfather. In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies “He always drank scotch neat but once in a while he would add a little Benedictine to give it some bite,” she says. “I wanted to combine my love for the negroni cocktail and my love for my grandpa.” Try the cocktail for yourself. The marachino cherry and orange peel reinvents the cocktail into an easy sipper....

Chances are you get your car tuned regularly, never skip an oil change, and keep it buffed and polished till it sparkles. But are you taking such good care of yourself? “Our busy lives and work schedules often prevent us from seeking routine preventive care,” says Robert W. Brenner, M.D., Chief Medical Officer and Founder of the Preventive Medicine Program at New Jersey-based Summit Medical Group. “But evidence-based preventive medicine is cost-effective and reduces the risk of illness and disease....

Story by Nicole Qualtieri In a recent effort to promote recreation, Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks (MDWFP) has finished the construction of a riverside launch. The Bear Creek launch site is now open to the general public for non-motorized water entry and exit. Image Courtesy of MDWFP “Bear Creek is unlike any other stream or creek in the state of Mississippi,” exclaims Larry Pugh, MDWFP’s Executive Fisheries Bureau Director....

As the primary climbing season comes to an end, mountaineers collected over 70,000 pounds of garbage from Mount Everest Base Camp and below Camp II, according to an official at Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee. After nearly 1,000 climbers and their support staff spent about two months on the slopes of Everest this season, “Locals collected more garbage in the region this season than in the past two seasons,” said SPCC Chairman AngDorje Sherpa....

The Australians get it: Throwing a shrimp on the “barbie” brings out the best in this lean protein. Keep a few bags of frozen shrimp in your freezer so you can prep these tropical burgers in no time. Just defrost in a colander in the sink under cold water, make sure they’re cleaned up, and you’re good to go. For access to exclusive gear videos, celebrity interviews, and more, subscribe on YouTube!...

For 11-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater, it was no day at the beach after he shattered his foot during freesurf at Jeffreys Bay in South Africa. Everything was going swimmingly for the 45-year-old American surfer who found a nice wave to catch for that coveted barrel sought by experienced surfers. Only this time the barrel swallowed him up and slammed his board against his foot with a tremendous amount of force....

The best whiskey of 2020 has been crowned by the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, and the newly elected winner is GlenDronach Revival 15 Single Malt Scotch. The San Francisco World Spirits Competition announced the best in show winners this week for categories including whiskey, brandy, liqueur, and aged and unaged white spirits. 22 Celebrity Booze Brands That Are Actually Worth Drinking Read article GlenDronach 15 is one of our favorite whiskeys—since its re-release in 2018 it has continued to garner praise and affection from the whiskey community....

When you close out a year, it’s normal to get the travel bug. You want to start things off on the right foot, which is to say get out in the world and do something truly worthwhile. So we’re challenging you to ring in 2019 right with one of these epic excursions. In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies Book now and mark your calendar. Travel to the End of the Earth: The Most Remote Hotels in the World...

If there’s been one central theme to every major whiskey story of the last decade, it has been age: The rare Pappy Van Winkle 23 so coveted that an actual heist occurred, the absurdly old 72-year-old Macallan release, thinly stretched bourbon makers who dropped numbers from their bottles so they could use younger whiskeys to meet demand. The age statement of a whiskey is, in popular culture, a simple quality marker, with an even simpler rule of thumb: Older is generally better....

So you’re a competitive guy. You don’t like showing up in the same shirt or tie as your coworker. You prefer music by bands yet to be discovered. And if your gym buddies are raving about your favorite date spot, it’s definitely time to seek out a new gem. RELATED: The Best New All-Natural Colognes Read article When it comes to your personal fragrance, it’s no surprise you’d rather be the first to know about what’s cool and upcoming — cologne that makes you smell great but that (more important) your friends don’t already wear....

The urban legend is back with the return of Candyman. This “spiritual sequel” is both a remake and a continuation of the original, produced by Jordan Peele. The flick’s first trailer just dropped—and best believe it’s just as terrifying as the original. The film stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II—Men’s Journal‘s fall fashion star and the new star of the Matrix 4—and Tony Todd, returning as the title character once more. Here’s Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s Intense Training for His Secret ‘Matrix 4’ Role...

With surfing making its debut in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, surfers around the world are angling to make it into the competition. Conner Coffin is one of them. Surfer Kolohe Andino on Training for the 2020 Summer Olympics Read article Like his fellow World Surf League competitor Kolohe Andino, Coffin has been working hard all season to get to the top of the rankings, since finishing in the top two positions on the WSL Championship Tour means you qualify for the Olympic Games....

Seventeen floors up, the elevator dings and I step out onto the top floor of a 1960s-era concrete grain silo in northern Copenhagen. It’s a structure that towers above just about everything else in this low-rise city, and one that should have been demolished years ago amid a rush to find new real estate in the burgeoning Danish capital. Instead, the silo underwent a radical facelift in 2017 and came out the other end a sleek, 38-unit luxury apartment building....

First, what are PRP injections? If you’ve even casually followed sports in the last 10 to 15 years, no doubt you have heard about platelet-rich plasma injections. The treatment has been used across physical therapy and orthopedics to accelerate the healing time for muscle, joint, ligament, and bone injuries. In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies Here’s how it works. Blood contains several substances: white and red cells, plasma, and tiny cells called platelets, which are critical in blood clotting and wound healing....

Intel: 1-piece wood straight shaft w/ laminated blades at 126 sq. in.; Length: 52″–60″ in 2″ increments: $150 at www.bendingbranches.com The Bending Branches Expedition Plus paddle isn’t just useful, it’s also gorgeous. Reinforced material around the blades makes sure that the all-wood paddle stays in action for the long haul. The catch is smooth and rudders and j-strokes are powerful. With just enough flex to be a bit easier on the joints, this relatively lightweight blade is a pleasure to paddle with....

Screams ring out from inside a warehouse building in industrial Brooklyn. Nobody is actually getting their ass kicked inside, but it sure sounds like it. That is because inside is the makeshift dojo built by Marvel to create and rehearse the fight sequences for the upcoming sophomore season of superhero series Iron Fist. But before stepping through these doors Finn Jones, who stars as Danny Rand aka Iron Fist, prepared for his return to the character by committing himself to a pious training regime five months earlier....