Features
Zeus of Wall Street
October 24, 1907, Ransom H. Thomas, president of the New York Stock Exchange, rushed from his office to a building across the street. But instead of going to the U.S. Treasury …
American Dynasties
Foremost are taxes. So many of the great fortunes were built in the nineteenth century, before personal taxes were levied. They were introduced in 1913, and then followed, in …
American Tycoons
Tycoon. The word comes from Japan, where it means the equivalent of shogun. But long ago America confiscated the title. It was in the U.S. that tycoons became paragons of power …
Auctions
In December, an anonymous collector plunked down more than $11 million at Sotheby's New York for the Henry Graves watch by Patek Philippe & Co., regaled for more than 60 years …
Fashion: Adventure Wear
The spirit that inspires the adventurous gentle-man of today may be as delicate as the breeze that rustles the pheasant from the blind or as consuming as the obsession that …
10 American Beauties
Golf club hip is more than access to a private course, more than an ability to play the game at an accepted level, more than a hefty income statement. Golf club hip …
Jai Alai: Off the Wall
Up close, it's easy to see that Andoni Echaniz is a star. He carries himself with an animal grace, pacing a hallway on the balls of his feet like a boxer. Yet he has the look of a …
Royal Horseplay
No matter the setting, no matter the sport, there are always those moments when an entire contest--sometimes even a season or a championship--comes down to the last play of a …
Swiss Watches
On a road leading to the small Alpine city of La Chaux-de-Fonds, numerous hairpin turns daunt even the most intrepid sports car enthusiast. Amidst these curves and spectacular …
Intrepid Touring
It would seem I was in a precarious position. All that was between my finned feet and 5,000 feet of blue Pacific Ocean were some chicken wire, a few welded aluminum bars and a …
Four Seasons Hotel, Philadelphia
If the Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia had been around in W. C. Fields's day, he might never have wanted to leave. Built in 1983, this eight-story, 365-room hotel is the …
Shiv Niwas Palace Hotel, Udaipur, India
Is sybaritic luxury in India an oxymoron? Decidedly not, if you are fortunate enough to book a reservation at the intimate Shiv Niwas Palace Hotel in picturesque Udaipur. …
La Valentina, Mexico City
Just a few years ago, Mexico City journals were filled with laments over the inexorable decline of traditional Mexican cuisine. At fault, according to pundits, were evolving …
Sparks Steak House, New York
The salad hits the table, and you can almost hear the wood groan. It seems as if an entire head of lettuce has been sacrificed to make the dish, whose only garnish is a mound of …
Cigars
Ecuador: Land of Fire
Volcano Guagua Pichincha is blowing its top, sending plumes of ash and gas six miles into the sky. Quito, the capital of Ecuador, just seven miles away, is coated with layers of …
Smokescreens
For the past few years, public health officials and anti-smoking activists have been pushing a false equation between cigars and cigarettes. Are reporters wi?
The Montecristo Cup
Golf and cigars. The synergy is unmistakable, whether it's on a $20-a-round public course, or an exclusive private club where even guest fees run into the hundreds of dollars. …
Death of a Legend
Legendary cigarmaker Ramón Cifuentes Toriello, the mind behind Partagas cigars for decades, died at his sister's home in Madrid on January 3. He was 91.
Ratings from this Issue
Up Front
Defend Your Rights
"Meat consumption is just as dangerous to public health as tobacco use. It's time we looked at holding the meat producers and fast-food outlets legally able." Dr. …
Out of the Humidor
Dear Marvin, I can't believe that some of your readers are so incensed at your magazine's decision to run an article on Vince McMahon and the World Wrestling Federatio…
Insights: Politics—The Demagogues Are Running
On what political propositions are Americans apparently agreed? There are two. The first is that the President currently in the White House should be replaced. Not by being tossed …
