Grappa!

La Cucina Italiana magazine has some great articles, photos and features on interestnig subjects related to Italian cooking and culture. Check out this article on Grappa HERE.

Who's Up for Vancouver?

I've always wanted to visit Vancouver (along with Seattle) and last year for the 2010 Olympics, lots of magazines had special features and travel stories talking up the locale and highlighting great things to do, see, eat, and explore.

Check out this Food & Wine Vancouver "Dine-a-Thon" feature HERE.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell: Man of Valor?

Great SI article on the NFL commissioner and his rise to the top of one of the most successful sports organizations in the world. Check it out HERE.

Santiago Calatrava: Master Starchitect

Check out the Fast Company magazine article HERE.

Bjarke Ingels Reimagines NYC Living

Check out the NYMag article HERE.

NYMag - Establishment Issue

Last year (2010) in September, New York Magazine published their "Establishment" issue asking who really runs New York. Some of the answers were expected (Bloomberg, etc.) but some profiles featured personalities I wasn't aware of (or some who I learned more about.) Most memorable were David Tepper, Gary Barnett and Nick Denton.

Check out the articles here: Tepper, Barnett, Denton as well as the whole issue HERE. Side point, the New Yorker did a piece on Nick Denton of Gawker around the same time - check it out HERE.

Paper Magazine - Andre Balazs Interview

Check out the interview with the famed hotelier HERE.

Mix of Cultures in Malaysia

In that same Asia-focused issue of CN Traveler (October 2009) there was a great article on the diversity of Malysia. Check it out HERE.

Mumbai, India - On the List

Interesting article on Mumbai from the October 2009 issue of CN Traveler. Read it HERE.

Sports Illustrated: (Sports)Man of the Year

SI announced Drew Brees, Super Bowl XLIV-winning quarterback of the New Orleans Saints as sportsman of the year for his efforts both on and off the field. The accompanying article by Tim Layden does a great job of describing why Brees is known by some in the Big Easy as "Breesus." Truly an athlete to admire.

Below also is a clip SI produced with some interviews and other footage from his philanthropic activities.