Innholdsfortegnelse for July - August 2014 i Maxim

Nicky Whelan is a saucy Aussie who happens to star in El Rey Network’s Matador this month. And that’s got us saying, “¡Olé…mate!” Do you usually use your American accent when acting? I play an undercover government agent in Matador, and I have a very strong American accent. I took classes. But sometimes I’ll do what I think is a good American accent, and actual Americans just cringe. You’ve got to constantly work at it. I’d love to learn the New York one; it’s the only one I have a lot of problems with. Can I hear it? No! You were in Hall Pass—in which married guys are allowed a cheating freebie. Do you have one in real life? I haven’t been with someone for 20 years, so I don’t…

I WRITE ABOUT crime—everything from a murder committed by a member of my own family to homicides carried out in a world of my own making. I also read about crime, and have since I started carrying a library card. Now, what I consider a crime novel you might not. But the 10 selections here are, for my money, the best the genre has to offer. 1. The Godfather, by Mario Puzo This one is the Olympic gold medal winner of the crime world. It will never be matched. Ever. 2. In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote It broke every rule of nonfiction, creating a new template for true crime. Beautifully written, it never allows the reader to forget the crime behind the tale. 3. Strangers on a Train, by…

A man’s guide to Portlandia east. DISCERNING ROAD-TRIPPERS WOULD DO well to set course for that other Portland—you know, the one in Maine. Besides boasting America’s best lobster rolls, the Pine Tree State is the birthplace of rugged preppy chic (and the first L.L. Bean store) and has enough open roads, ocean air, and outdoorsy activities for a thoroughly enjoyable weekend getaway. Read on for your 48-hour plan. Day 1 PORTLAND DO: Make the Old Port district—the waterfront cluster of the city’s buzziest shops and restaurants—your home base. Visit Portland Dry Goods and Portland Trading Co. for waxed Barbour jackets, pocket knives, hunting boots, and other New England essentials; and drop by David Wood if you need a square-end knit tie or lobsterpatterned belt to wear to dinner. Got a…

Pittsburgh Pirates superstar Andrew McCutchen’s core strength drills will whip you into Major League shape. PITTSBURGH PIRATES center fielder Andrew McCutchen is a rare five-tool superstar, Gold Glove winner, and reigning National League MVP who led the Pirates to the playoffs last season for the first time in 21 years. Maxim enlisted his physical conditioning coach, Phil Wallin from IMG Academy, to break down the grueling workouts that make Cutch so ridiculously dominant. These simple drills will not only transform your after-work softball readiness; they’ll make hoisting those postgame pitchers of beer a cinch. Power Trio HARD CORE “We start with some general yoga poses to open up the hips, which allows the glutes and hamstrings to function fully. Keeping the core stable and flexible prevents injury and keeps a…

Our man goes through the looking glass of dating apps…and finds out it ain’t no wonderland. WHEN I WAS 13, I ROAMED AOL CHAT ROOMS. Wielding the time-honored ASL (age/sex/location) conversation starter, I became Jacob from Cleveland, blessed with a fluctuating age and generously fake pictures of my face and other features. It was creepy, dangerous…and easier than talking to real girls. For three weeks, I even had an Internet girlfriend named Sara, who, in hindsight, could’ve been a 63-year-old gardener named Reginald. The proliferation of dating apps on our phones has theoretically expanded the romance pool, increasing opportunities to make connections and find true love. Having used Tinder in the past, I recently went undercover on Carrot Dating and Whisper only to find that nothing has changed, except perhaps…

1. UNDER ARMOUR SPEEDFORM APOLLO Best for: Track rats These 6.5-ounce shoes are constructed in a clothing factory, with ultrasonic seams and a foamand-rubber midsole. The result: a wickedfast shoe suitable for speed sessions, races up to 10K, or lightning-quick Dairy Queen runs. $100; underarmour.com 2. ADIDAS ENERGY BOOST 2.0 Best for: Beginners Their chunky soles absorb heavy impacts, making hard pavement feel like a rubber track. And at less than 10 ounces, these sneakers are light enough to never slow you down. $160; adidas.com 3. PUMA FAAS 1000 Best for: Middlemen Sporting a heel-to-toe drop of 12 mm, the 1000s set up like the high-heeled kicks of yesteryear but boast a lighter, newschool foam midsole that makes them extra cushy. They’re ideal for moderate distances, such as half marathons.…

THERE ARE PLENTY OF WAYS TO JUMP OFF a building. But for Andrew Rossig, there was only one way to do it from the top of One World Trade Center. Backflip. It was 3 A.M. on September 30, 2013. Andrew, a wiry 33-year-old carpenter with dark curly hair, puffed a Camel as he gazed 105 stories down from the roof. Lower Manhattan sparkled in a blanket of darkness far below. “Thank the fucking dear Lord that we made it here this far,” he told the two guys standing beside him. “He’s going to watch out for us. He likes drunks and stupid people.” Everything felt so peaceful up there, the air quiet and cool. As he leaned over the edge, Andrew could see that the West Side Highway barely had…

Were you more sick of saying “bromance” after shilling for I Love You, Man or “keeping the spark alive” while talking Sex Tape? This is my second interview for [Sex Tape], so I still love saying “keeping the spark alive”! The characters you and Cameron play duplicate every move in The Joy of Sex over a span of three hours—how is that physically possible? There are a lot of pauses, and lots of hydration. It’s not three hours of continuous action. We try to show—no pun intended—the ins and outs of making a sex tape. Did you notice how unattractive the 1972 models from the book were? They are all artists’ renderings—so they tried to make them look as appealing as possible. When you see how hairy they are, you…

Flying thousands of feet above the ocean, America’s first line of defense in the international war on drugs uses cutting-edge technology and oldfashioned know-how to help stop 600 tons of cocaine from crossing our borders every year. Maxim went along for the ride. INSIDE THE LOCKHEED MARTIN P-3 ORION, a high-tech, flat-gray turboprop used to track drug smugglers, two men eye the radar screens perched just outside the open cabin door. Another grips a joystick controlling a long-range infrared camera, which he zooms down on the dark, choppy waters below. Roughly 90 miles off the coast of Costa Rica, 5,000 feet above the Pacific Ocean, the team is searching for a speedboat. Two months earlier, this U.S. Customs and Border Protection team had spotted a sleek, 30-foot fiberglass vessel cutting…

The hardestworking man in Hollywood and star of Transformers: Age of Extinction talks Ted, Entourage, dropping trou, and how he’d spend his last day on Earth. So how do you want to go? Peacefully, surrounded by my family. Now give us the Michael Bay–directed, high-octane, explosion-packed version. Saving the world by driving a purple Lamborghini off a skyscraper into an alien spaceship. Do you have any deathbed confessions? I watch reality TV. Do you think that’s enough to send you to hell, or will you be going to heaven? Hopefully, I will have lived long enough to atone for my sins as a teenager and make it to heaven. If you could take one Transformer with you, which would you take and why? Optimus would be a great wingman. You’re…

Step up your away game with these five luxury upgrades. 1 SUMMER’S SEXIEST POOLS Your future mistress contemplates the good life at the Ayana Resort and Spa’s amazing Aquatonic Seawater Therapy pool, overlooking the Indian Ocean in Bali. If you find yourself anywhere near this heavenly body (of water), by all means take a dip (rooms from $250). Other spectacular hotel pools worth diving into include the oceanview Grace Santorini in Greece (right), the art deco beauty at Metropolitan by Como in Miami Beach, and the rooftop infinity stunner at the Okura Prestige in Bangkok. 2 TARMAC TAILGATE Late to your connecting gate? Select airlines are whisking preferred passengers across the tarmac to waiting planes. If you’re Diamond level on Delta, there’s a fleet of Porsche Cayenne hybrids idling in…

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo is the hands-down, feet-up, greatest soccer player in the world. Witness the numerology behind his methodology. THE NUMBER OF THE U.S. PRESIDENT RONALDO WAS NAMED AFTER (A.K.A. RONALD WILSON REAGAN). HIS OLD MAN WAS A FAN. $49 MILLION WHAT RONALDO EARNED IN SALARY AND BONUSES IN 2013. $24 MILLION WHAT RONALDO EARNED IN ENDORSEMENTS IN 2013. THE AMOUNT ANOTHER CLUB WOULD BE FORCED TO PAY REAL MADRID FOR RONALDO’S SERVICES, MAKING HIM THE MOST EXPENSIVE FOOTBALLER OF ALL TIME. THE AMOUNT REAL MADRID PAID MAN U TO ACQUIRE RONALDO, AFTER HE’D SPENT SIX YEARS WITH THE ENGLISH CLUB. RONALDO’S AGE WHEN HE BEGAN PLAYING SOCCER, PROFESSIONALLY, FOR HIS HOME COUNTRY OF PORTUGAL’S SPORTING LISBON CLUB. RONALDO’S AGE WHEN HE JOINED MANCHESTER UNITED IN 2003. RONALDO’S…

Drink Like Hemingway This classic summer cocktail is one for the books. WHEN IT COMES TO EASY-DRINKING libations, “Papa” knew best. In the ’30s and ’40s, boozy literary legend Ernest Hemingway could knock back a dozen of his namesake daiquiris during a typical afternoon at his favorite Havana bar, El Floridita—and the drink remains a perfect warm-weather choice. Hemingway once said his signature tipple, a.k.a. the Papa Doble, “had no taste of alcohol and felt, as you drank it, the way downhill glacier skiing feels running through powder snow.” In other words, it’s a quaffable delight that’s ideal for imbibing right now. Mix It Up Ingredients 1½ oz. Bacardi Heritage rum ½ oz. fresh lime juice ½ oz. maraschino liqueur 1 oz. fresh grapefruit juice Fill a cocktail shaker with…

In 1904, former tennis champion Frank Mitchell and Scottish golfer Charles Ness opened a sporting goods store in Philadelphia that specialized in racquets and clubs. By 1933, they’d moved on to apparel and began outfitting the Eagles, the Phillies, and the then City of Brotherly Love–based Athletics. But it wasn’t until 1983, when then owner Peter Capolino discovered thousands of yards of discarded wool in the company’s warehouse and decided to use it to re-create vintage uniforms, that Mitchell & Ness hit the mainstream. The company’s wares, especially its jerseys and warm-up jackets, have been a staple of the hip-hop dress code for more than two decades, with everyone from Diddy to Jay Z doubling as walking billboards for the brand (Fabolous even shouted out to Capolino in 2003’s “Throw…

BUILT FOR THE company’s 50th anniversary and titled after a famed bull that gored a matador to death in the early 20th century, the $4.1 million Lamborghini Veneno is an exercise in justbecause, a carbonfiber sexpot stripped of every extraneous gram intended to make even those half-million-dollar supercars outside the casino in Monaco seem like Honda Civics in comparison. Consider this: The 6.5-liter V-12 hits 62 mph in 2.8 seconds. But it’s all about that body. The Veneno’s chassis is so wild, it bears no resemblance to its already outrageous inspiration, the Lamborghini Aventador. If hypercars from McLaren and Ferrari are superheroes, then the Veneno is their nemesis. Every inch has been sharpened, stretched, and vented to an exaggerated perfection. Sure, all three of the Venenos produced for the public…

THE POINT & SHOOT Canon PowerShot D30 No other camera this cheap goes this deep (82 feet) without a waterproof case. It can also withstand a drop from 6.5 feet. We love the 28 mm wide-angle-to-5xzoom range, the macro focusing, the mode that corrects for blue light underwater, and the new Sunlight LCD mode that reduces glare. $330; shop.usa.canon.com THE VIDEOCAM GoPro Hero3+ Black Edition You already have a GoPro? You don’t have this GoPro, which: (1) Has a 33 percent sharper lens mated to low-light detection. (2) Lets you shoot up to 4k resolution—just like Shark Week’s Casagrande (see sidebar). (3) Fires 240 fps slow-mo that makes silly stunts look Bruce Lee–badass. $400; gopro.com THE INTERCHANGEABLELENS CAMERA Nikon 1 AW 1 Waterproof to 49 feet, this is like a…

Bewitched “I USED TO DATE OLDER FOR A VERY LONG TIME, AND NOW I’M DATING A GUY WHO’S MUCH YOUNGER THAN ME, BUT I ALWAYS LIKED THE PROFESSOR THING.” HOLLAND RODEN SIGHS AN APOLOGY. “I HAD the most boring college life.” Here we are on the garden patio of a quiet espresso shop, a stone’s throw from her alma mater, UCLA, but the 27-year-old actress has zero stories to tell from her undergraduate years. “It was such a sad existence. I was doing nursing school in the evening, I worked at a restaurant three nights a week, I was commuting every single day, and that was my life.” But Roden, who plays high school queen bee (and banshee) Lydia Martin on MTV’s Teen Wolf, has certainly made up for it…

“OUR DIRECTOR WAS SENSITIVE TO THE FACT THAT WE WERE BOTH TOTALLY NUDE.” Lost at sea? No problem. Abducted by terrorists? Piece of cake. Attacked by a grizzly bear? Please. We talk to a panel of expert survivalists about how a group of remarkable individuals stared death in the face and lived to tell the tale. The Survival Brain Trust JOEL LAMBERT Former U.S. Navy SEAL and the star of Discovery Channel’s Lone Target. MACK EASTY Former U.S. Army emergency medicine physician who served multiple tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan. JOSEPH TETI Former Force Recon Marine and U.S. Army Special Forces Operator. He is on Discovery Channel’s Dual Survival. DEREK HUTCHISON Former Marine and winner of Maxim’s Maximum Warrior 4 competition. SHANE HOBEL Founder of Mountain Scout Survival School…

“WATCH THE HEAD!” WARNS PAUL BEDARD as he pulls down the tailgate on his pickup truck to reveal an enormous alligator, said head haphazardly wrapped in an old towel. “The mouth’s taped up, but it’s still like getting hit with a baseball bat. You’re talking about an animal with pretty much a solidbone head—if your leg is planted on the ground and he hits you, he can snap your femur. Or your neck.” Paul pauses as we both stare at the gator, then looks at me. “So, you ready to help carry this thing?” It’s early in the morning on a cold, drizzly day in Homestead, Florida as we stand in the parking lot of the Everglades Alligator Farm and regard the scaly monster. Going by appearances alone, an alligator…

WHILE WATCHING Steve Aoki throw cake at audiences, you might not guess that the 36-year-old Los Angeles native—son of Hiroaki “Rocky” Aoki, founder of the Benihana restaurant chain, and older brother to supermodel Devon—has long been one of EDM’s shrewdest move-makers. He became a DJ in the mid-2000s after launching the indie label Dim Mak Records and a series of legendary L.A. parties. When dance music exploded in the late 2000s, so did Aoki, bringing boffo humor to his 2009 Coachella sets and breaking out the cake two years later. In August he releases his second album, Neon Future I, and headlines New York City’s Madison Square Garden for the first time. BEYOND BENIHANA “I was vegetarian for 15 years. It was a rebellion against the whole concept of a…

PHILADELPHIA IS NOT THE MOST WELCOMING town for visiting ballplayers, who typically get pelted with everything from insults to batteries. But something strange happens when the young outfielder takes the plate: a standing ovation. Even the oldest of season-ticket holders can’t recall a visiting player receiving a cheer—let alone a standing O—but then most visiting players aren’t Mike Trout. Raised in southern New Jersey, about 40 miles from Philly, the Angels wunderkind used to be a die-hard Phillies fan. In fact, just six years ago, he was here at the ballpark to celebrate the home team’s first World Series title in decades. “OK, I wasn’t actually in the ballpark,” says Trout. “I was in the parking lot, tailgating with my friends. But it was awesome. I saw the fireworks.” “HE…

NICK BOLLETTIERI, the legendary tennis coach whose IMG Academy has trained everyone from Andre Agassi to Maria Sharapova, dishes up three superior shots. THE DROP SHOT “When you see your opponent playing six to eight feet behind the baseline, you know this: He doesn’t want to come in to the net. So hit a drop shot. The key? Disguise. Use the same emotion, the same expression, the same swing you have for a baseline shot, and at the very last second just cut a drop shot over the net.” THE SWINGING VOLLEY “Back in the ’80s people said I couldn’t teach a volley. So I said to Andre, ‘Fuck it, swing at the goddamn ball.’ Make sure the ball is a little above shoulder height. Swing at the same level…

If you aren’t protecting yourself from the sun’s UV rays, you might as well be asking for cancer. Dr. Joshua Zeichner, assistant professor of dermatology at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City, suggests daily use of skin products that provide broadspectrum coverage for both UVA and UVB rays and a sun protection factor (SPF) of at least 30. “And don’t cheap out and use last year’s sunscreen,” he says. “If it doesn’t look, smell, and feel the way you think it should, then buy a new one.” 1. Your Face We like La Roche-Posay’s Anthelios 30 Cooling Water Lotion Sunscreen with Cell-OX Shield XL. $36; larocheposay.us 2. The Backs of Your Hands Go for Malin+Goetz SPF 30 Face Moisturizer. $36; malinandgoetz.com 3. Your Arms Try MDSolar-Sciences SPF 40…

Finally, a Bluetooth speaker tough enough to keep up with you, from beach bashes to pool parties and everything in between. THE DAYS OF ROCKING AN OVERSIZE BOOM box at the beach have faded faster than a swell at the North Shore, but that doesn’t mean you have to crank your tunes with a tinny portable speaker—or one with circuitry that can’t handle a little horseplay. Enter the aptly named Big Turtle Shell from Outdoor Tech, which brings the noise via two fivewatt speakers and a rechargeable lithium-ion battery good for up to 16 hours of play. Your phone provides the music with a wireless Bluetooth 4.0 linkup, and the Big Turtle Shell takes care of the rest, putting out a dynamic, bass-forward sound at a volume of up to…

She’s one of the most successful supermodels on Earth—a globetrotting goddess whose boyfriend just happens to be one of the world’s most celebrated athletes. Now, with Hercules hitting the big screen, Irina Shayk stakes her claim as the ultimate girl of summer. Irina Shayk photographed exclusively for MAXIM at Elizabeth Harbor Sandbar, Great Exuma, Bahamas. “I DON’T CARE ABOUT PEOPLE’S OPINIONS, AND NEITHER DOES CRISTIANO. SOME PEOPLE LIKE YOU; SOME PEOPLE HATE YOU. YOU HAVE TO BE STRONG.” "TODAY I’M JUST EASY-BREEZY,” SAYS IRINA Shayk, with impossibly full lips and a thick Russian accent to rival that of any Bond girl. “No makeup, no hair: I don’t want to look like a model when I’m in New York City.” Of course, that doesn’t stop everyone in the Bowery Hotel’s sunny…

You’ve worked hard all year to free yourself from spreadsheets and sales meetings, to think of nothing but the sliver of the lemon sitting in the bottom of your cocktail glass or the smile of the woman lying on the beach chair beside you. Whether you’re setting out on a two-week vacation to the tropics or simply sneaking out of the office early to spend a long weekend in the sand, a few well-appointed accessories can raise your time away to new levels. ENLIST A WEEKEND BAG THAT MEANS BUSINESS Crafted from stiff, fragrant leather and shaped into a classic silhouette, the LOUIS VUITTON KEEPALL 45 BANDOULIÈRE works everywhere from Palm Springs to the Rue de la Paix. It’s spacious and sturdy, with a microfiber interior that swallows a few…

The last time we saw Julie Gonzalo as Pamela on TNT’s Dallas reboot, she walked in on her husband and his lover, initiated a threesome, and fell into a medicine-cabinet-full-of-pills-induced seizure. And that was just the midseason finale! Maxim caught up with Gonzalo to talk sex scenes, steak recipes, and getting sauced in the Lone Star State. First things first: a ménage à trois, huh? Oui! Cynthia Cidre, our showrunner, just said, “In episode eight, you find them in this room, and you’re gonna drop your coat and join in.” She said it super nonchalantly. “As a matter of fact, you’re gonna make out with Emma Bell, and then you’re gonna make out with Josh Henderson, and then you’re gonna make out with Emma, and then you’re gonna almost die.”…

p.4 Table of Contents Aoki, Ollie Millington/Redferns via Getty Images pp.8–10 First-Class Getaway Guide Top pool, courtesy of Ayana Resort; bottom pool, courtesy of Grace Santorini; inside of car, courtesy of Porsche; plane on tarmac, Erik S. Lesser/Bloomberg via Getty Images; NOMA restaurant, Casper Christoffersen/AFP/Getty Images; flight attendants, courtesy of Black Jet; Maserati, courtesy of Enterprise; Bentley, courtesy of Bentley; BMW, courtesy of BMW/Serious Wheels p.12 Dance Music’s New Kingpin Aoki, Larry Marano/Getty Images p.16 You Don’t Know Ronaldo Ronaldo, MIS/Imago/Icon SMI; Ronald Reagan, Harry Langdon/Getty Images; Shayk, Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic; plane, © Amos Dor/Alamy; net, Geoffrey Holman/Getty Images; Ronaldo kicking, Jan Huebner/Imago/Icon SMI p.19 Born to Run. And Field. And Hit. Young Trout, courtesy of Angels Baseball p.26 Drink Like Hemingway Hemingway, Yousuf Karsh p.28 Serve Up Victory Sharapova, Clive…