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THE INSIDE MAN: McLaren Beverly Hills

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Dealership openings aren’t typically very exciting (pony rides and balloons, anyone?) but when you’re known worldwide for your Formula One team, producing the uber-exclusive McLaren F1 road car, Mercedes SLR and the new Mp4-12C a different crowd tends to show up and help you celebrate.

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DRINK: Craft Beer

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Truth is, we’ve only had one style of beer in the U.S. for a very, very long time. It’s like thinking that all vodka was Popov, all tequila is Jose Cuervo, or all wine comes in a box. Time to change that up a bit.

You'll have to pry this Marantz from my cold, dead hands.

ADVICE: The Vintage Stereo

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I’m coming out of the vintage closet (and I’m loving every minute of it) with this one, but can we speak frankly for a second? That iPod dock you’ve got in your bedroom just isn’t cutting it. I know it’s [...]

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DREAM GARAGE: P 4/5 Competizione

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Just a guess, but if most people sat down at the dinner table and proclaimed that they were going to buy a new Ferrari Enzo and promptly take it apart they’d probably find a set of divorce papers on the [...]

DREAM GARAGE: Mercedes-Benz Style EC145 Luxury Helicopter

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How many times have you been bouncing between the yacht and the hotel heliport asking yourself, “Where exactly do I put my cognac glass? Is there room for my bike, golf clubs, and DJ equipment in the back?” I mean really, it’s [...]

FEATURES: Long Beach Grand Prix

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If you’re under 30, you’re likely off to Coachella this weekend to hang out in the sun with 150,000 other hot, sweaty, possibly drugged-up hipsters wandering around talking about set lists and complaining about security. Not that there’s anything wrong with [...]

DREAM GARAGE: Paul Allen’s Octopus

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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 [...]

ADVICE: Always Use Protection

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We talk a lot about consumer products here at ESM but we rarely talk about the maintenance and care  needed to keep your lifestyle looking factory fresh. Enter 3M’s Scotchgard Paint Protection Film, otherwise known as a “Clear Bra” Scotchgard™ [...]

SPORTS AND FITNESS: Cyclocross

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We haven’t spent a lot of time on cycling here at ESM, and for good reason: it’s an elitist sport that can be wildly discouraging to a newbie. But we’re going to change that idea right now. Enter Cyclocross. Part [...]

DREAM OFF: Ferrari 458 Italia Configurator

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Being a relatively quiet Thursday morning, I’m throwing down the gauntlet to the other ESM members to post up their version of the 458 Italia via Ferrari’s very easy-to-use configurator, which can be found here. Top Gear posted a similar [...]

MOVIES: I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell

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Bucking the trend of dumbed-down guy movies, Tucker Max’s I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell (based on his best selling book) is a surprisingly smart and emotionally astute take on the relationships between men and women. Wait, did I [...]

MOVIES: Two Lane Blacktop

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I’m not really sure what to say if you haven’t seen this movie already- Monte Hellman’s 1971 film about two 20 -somethings racing across the country is rooted in a corny premise that couldn’t get made today- but there is [...]