Back in the day when I started modeling, I was doing a photo shoot where a bunch of us model guys were in a shot where we were all wearing shorts.   This was before digital cameras were used for [...]

On most occassions, when giving travel advice to the Los Angeles area, I would usually recommend to not stay in the downtown area.  Depending on what one’s itinerary is, I would probably recommend staying by the water or staying close [...]

Whenever people talk about cars and how fast they go, they usually talk about horsepower, 0-60 times, quarter-mile times and engine size. What is rarely ever discussed is simple power-to-weight ratios. The power-to-weight ratio is basically the calculation of how [...]

Raise your hands if you originally thought Matt Damon playing Jason Bourne was an iffy proposition. Now raise your hands if you wish you were actually Jason Bourne because Matt Damon played that role so well. Dude, believe me my hand [...]

I need to make more money.  Aside from all these dream cars I want, I really, really, really want an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph.  To be even more specific, the one I want is the Safari special edition.  Also known [...]

If you really think about it, one of the true men’s luxury items is shoes.  Why?  Because shoes get worn out. Unlike suits, watches, cars and the like, shoes very simply have a predetermined lifespan.  Especially if you love them [...]

What would constitute an ESM Dream Home?  Well if you consider what goes into the ESM Dream Garage, ESM Dream Homes have a very high standard to live up to. It’s gotta be a place that makes people say absolutely [...]

I have a friend who doesn’t like to try new restaurants.  Actually, let me clarify – he doesn’t like trying new restaurants unless someone he trusts gives the restaurant a high recommendation.  If you really thought about it, that type [...]

What if you had the power to ”Frankenstein” cars? You know, get bits and pieces from each car and put them together however you wanted to?  I’ve seen it done a few times at West Coast Customs where they get the frame of [...]

We like to joke about winning the lottery here at ESM, but what do you do when you’re actually worth 10+ billion dollars?  Easy- you commission mega-yachts that would make Ernst Stavro Blofeld green with envy. In the case of Paul [...]

Collar up, collar down, layered, doubled up, there is no wrong way to wear a polo shirt. I stand corrected. The polo shirt has been around for a long time. Brooks Brothers produced it in the late 1800′s, Lacoste gave [...]

I feel bad that I haven’t been up on the car game lately, because the first time I heard about the Zenvo ST1 was a few days ago when I was putting around Top Gear’s main website. Needless to say, [...]