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37 Things a man’s gotta do this summer
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EDITOR’S NOTE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Gentlemen, It is with a firm handshake and a slap on the ass that we welcome you to summer.
Editor’s Note 1 Local Dining
The season and its 72-and-sunnies have arrived. Let’s play.
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How to Day Drink 3
Start here: our 37 Things Guide to Summer.
[email protected] @regalkillz
The Great Outdoors 4
Why 37? By our Gregorian calculations, there are 37 free days between today and our annual celebration of hard work and cold beer, also known as Labor Day.
Festivalgoers Guide 7 Your Summer Playlist
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Fourteen Saturdays. Fourteen Sundays. Two bank holidays. Five days of vacation. And, let’s say, two days playing hooky.
Summer Reading
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The Cuts of Summer
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The Shoes of Summer
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Which Bag Should I Take?
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Daytrippers & Weekenders
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The Girls of Summer
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Inside the guide: • The Five Restaurants Where Every Man Should Dine • How to Day Drink: an Expert’s Guide • Our Get the Hell Outta Dodge Playbook • How (and Where) to Buy a Swimsuit Not to mention Follow That Girl: our recommendations on which beautiful women you should be following on Instagram. Because we love you. You’re welcome.
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The Food Truck | DEL’S NYC
The Patio | EXTRA FANCY
3 The Food Festival | LE FOODING Every year different, every year awesome.
Del’s Frozen Lemondade dates back to 1948 in
Details are still forthcoming, but we have it on
It’s not as much about Extra Fancy’s patio itself (though it’s exceedingly chill) – it’s more what
Rhode Island. NYC metalworker built the Del’s
good authority that the French food/art/music
they’re serving ON it. That is, the most underrated seafood in New York. Oyster with uni topper,
NYC truck last year. Motto: “Not too icy, not
anarchists will be popping up in the Rockaways
anyone?
too pricey, not too sweet.”
with top chefs and famous DJs. July 11th-13th.
LOCAL DINING
@CHARLOT TEMCKINNEY
4 The Rooftop | THE ROOF Gerber Group’s stunning wood-paneled oceanliner-in-the-sky perched atop the brand-new Viceroy Hotel. Order a negroni. And some avocado crab toast. And enjoy your absurd patio view of Central Park. 2 | 3 7 THINGS
5 The Beer Garden | BLUE RIBBON BEER GARDEN They gave you sushi. They gave you fried chicken. And now they give you a 1,650-square-foot terrace of ice cold Sixpoint, smoky pulled pork and ping-pong beneath paper lanterns at the Thompson LES.
A 12 noon | CAFE MOGADOR If you haven’t had Moroccan brunch, you haven’t lived. Order the halumi eggs. And a
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A FEW WORDS ON ICED COFFEE
blood orange martini.
B 1:30 pm | MISS LILY’S 7A
Because everybody cocks this up. And
Just-opened E. Vil outpost of famed Jamaican “Dutty Wine” (see: deceptively potent sangria) and a this-has-to-be-illegal
because you deserve better iced coffee in the office, or home, or wherever you take your joe.
gorgeous staff.
1. Brew coffee.
C 3:00 pm | THE BLACK ANT The Ofrenda crew just dropped this Mexican grub house where the $8 happy hour menu’s got mezcal-braised brisket and duck tinga.
2. Stir in desired amount of sugar.
D 3:30 pm | D.B.A.
5. Fill glass with desired cubage.
3. Place coffee in fridge until cold. 4. Remove coffee.
The E. Vil Mecca of beer – 20 taps featuring rare suds found nowhere else, plus an encyclopedic bottle selection.
6. Pour in desired amount of milk. 7. Pour cold coffee into glass. 8. Drink.
E 5:30 pm | THE EDDY Homey new eatery from Chef Brendan McHale, pal of InsideHook and the toque everyone will be talking about this year. Pastrami beef tongue and bacon tater tots. ‘Nuff said.
Do this in the morning to prepare for the afternoon, and you’ll have earned the envy of thirsty bystanders.
summer DRINK POTENCY SCALE TORST BACK ROOM @ TORST
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DIABLO RICKY @ DIABLO ROYALE
FROZEN SWEET TEA VODKA @ BUSHWICK COUNTRY CLUB
BENNY BLANCO @ HORCHATA
THE WIZNITZER SPECIAL @ THE DEAD RABBIT GO TO DEAD RABBIT. TELL OUR FRIEND PAM WIZNITZER WHAT YOU LIKE. LET HER MAKE WHAT SHE WANTS. PASS OUT IN CAB. WE CALL THAT GETTIN’ WIZNITZERED.
SPIRITUOUS
THE GREAT OUTDOORS
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NEW YORK AFTER DARK KAYAK TOUR
There’s kayaking around Manhattan, and then there’s doing it in complete darkness with a view of the city’s glowing skyline. Dates all summer.
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You’ll receive directions just minutes before you join more than 4,000 other patrons clad in all white for a tony outdoor repast at an iconic Manhattan location (last year was Bryant Park). Date TBD. 4 | 3 7 THINGS
JAZZ AGE LAWN PARTY
Pretty girls in sundresses and flapper getups, dandies in all manner of sartorial finery, and the best swingin’ jazz tunes you’ll ever hear live. Tip: watch the dance floor for next-level rug cutting. June 14-15 & August 16-17.
RED BULL GLOBAL RALLY CROSS
At a yet-to-be disclosed location, Red Bull’s lunatic wheelmen (including Travis Pastrana) will attempt to drift their way to victory as Rallycross invades New York for the first time. June 20th.
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FIGMENT ARTIST MINI GOLF COURSE
Part of Figment Art Fest, this free Gov’s Isle putt-putt course’s holes were each designed
OUTDOOR RISE
This isn’t as much an outdoor activity as it is ALL the outdoor activities – a monthlong festival of adventure with courses citywide in everything from SUP to rock climbing to parkour. May 23rd-June 29th.
13 NEW YORK CENTURY BIKE TOUR
Best way to see New York is on two wheels. Join thousands of fellow riders on courses ranging from 35 miles to the full hundred, winding through parts of the city you may never see otherwise. Registration open now for September 7th ride. 5 | 3 7 THINGS
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by a different NYC artist as an interpretation of “New York City Now.”
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MOMA PS1
INTREPID SUMMER MOVIE SERIES
Saturdays: “Warm Up,” an outdoor music series curated by a Pitchfork senior editor and the co-founder of DFA Records, among others. Sundays: “Sunday Sessions,” with movies, music, dance performances and comedy. Every Sat/Sun.
Grab the fam and hit the deck of the historic WWII aircraft carrier for a series of evening flicks including Gravity, The Hunt For Red October and Captain Phillips. Somali pirates not guaranteed. May 23rd-August 14.
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HOW TO REGARD HER IN A SWIMSUIT Remember, before she models that new two-piece for you the first time, she’s examined herself in it from every conceivable angle. Stressing. But resist the urge to dial up the compliments to eleven – an appreciative look (if you’re wearing glasses, it helps to push them down and look over the tops of them) coupled with a measured “damn, girl” is exactly what she’s looking for. Her: You like? You: Very much. Varsity move: as you go back to whatever it is
MANHATTAN SPECIALTY SAILS
you were doing, mutter to yourself “I am one
Salty watermen Manhattan By Sail’s rotating slate of themed harbor cruises includes whiskey tastings,
lucky son of a bitch.”
live jazz, and even burlesque. Yes, burlesque on a sailboat. Dates all summer.
You won’t see it, but she’ll be smiling.
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PICKING A Swimsuit
@DEVIN_BRU GMAN
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SHORT
SHORTER
SHORTEST
Hawaiian florals are back, but avoid the gaudy
Thing about beaches is that every guy wears
Chubbies are “radical shorts for men.”
caricatures of the mid-aughts. This throwback print
the same damn outfit. To stand out, you
And now they’ve gone aquatic. The
from Bluemint fits the bill.
need some flash. Here’s that flash, courtesy
Hasselhoff-esque Retro Surfer will keep
Pangea Swim.
your tanlines high and your netherlies snug.
HOW NOT TO BE A DICK AT A CONCERT
FestivalGoers Guide
Know where you’re standing: true fans go in front (and stay there). Dancing? In the back, side or anywhere there’s space. Tall people (above six feet)? Be aware of your surroundings/short people. Veer toward the sides. Short people: it’s annoying when you hop up and down to “get a better view.” And no shoulder climbs on your taller friends. Camera phones: don’t tape full songs. Ten seconds in the air, tops. Recognize your iPhone isn’t going to get a clear pic unless you’re in front. Best way to get through a crowd (as learned from a waiter): raise your arms up as if you’re carrying multiple, pre-
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BEATLES MUSIC FESTIVAL
FULL
MOON FESTIVAL
VANS HOUSE PARTY
IVES PARK
GOVERNOR’S ISL AND
HOUSE OF VANS
More than 20 bands paying
Our NY editor referred to this
VANS’ private venue in Williams-
beach party on Gov’s Isle as “the
burg will play host to a whole new
homage to the Fab Four on the 50th anniversary of Beatlemania in a bucolic, lake-dotted Connecticut field? What’s not to like?
collection of musical miscreants this
best night of my 2013.” The per-
summer, from Charles Bradley to
fect, toned-down alternative to
STRFKR.
the larger music fest shitshows.
cariously balanced drinks. Look straight ahead. People will get out of your way.
J U LY 26 T H - 27 T H
J U N E 22 N D
J U N E 12, 13, J U LY 3, 10, A U G U S T 7, 14
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A FEW WORDS ON SUNSCREEN
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1. La Bella Donna Sunscreen Powder, $65 For those of us with a thinner head-forest who need well-placed protection up north, this stuff has you covered. 2. Jack Black Sun Guard Sunscreen SPF 45, $10 (1.5 oz tube), $21 (4 oz tube) Oil-free, sweat and water-resistant. For “extreme conditions.” 3. Neutrogena Ultimate Sport Sunblock Spray, $10.50 (5 oz can) For a gentle, misty sun blackout.
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WHO TO FOLLOW ON SPOTIFY
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• Annie Mac’s Musical Hot Water Bottle Downtempo beats for weekend chill • Sean Parker’s Hipster International From Napster to legit pop tastemaker • Dustin Newman’s Late Night Tales A melange of classics and crunchy beats • Blue Note’s History of Jazz Because jazz is the best soundtrack • Mad Decent Block Party Instant party playlist via Diplo
21 YOUR SUMMER PLAYLIST Your summer needs a perfect beginning. Hence, we start our summer soundtrack with “Summer,” the next hear-every-five-minutes song of the season. And from there, it’s all the best of the season — from The Black Keys to tUnE-yArDs to, oh, look, Pharrell. Never said this summer would be different from the last... 1. Summer - Calvin Harris
9. Aerosol - Major Lazer
17. Come With Me Now - Kongos
2. Lazaretto - Jack White
10. Ten Feet Tall - Afrojack + Wrabel
18. When People Cheer - The Roots
3. Pass This On - Dan Sartain
11. Prague - White Sea
19. Words I Don’t Remember - HTDW
4. Kanye West - Atmosphere
12. Come On Over - Royal Blood
5. Fever - The Black Keys
13. Double Digit Love - Leisure Cruise
6. Wait a Minute - tUnE-yArDs
14. Glory - Wye Oak
7. Midnight - Coldplay
15. So Now You Know - The Horrors
8. Jealous - Chromeo
16. Air Balloon - Lily Allen
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@EIZAGONZ ALEZ
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SUMMER Reading EVEN MORE READS • The Painter by Peter Heller #horsebeating #murder #cops #painting • Cutting Teeth by Julia Fierro #middleage #sex #moresex #familylife • Motor City Burning by Bill Morris
THE MAD AND THE BAD What happens when you escape the killer your uncle hired to take you out? You track him down. Follow along as hunter and hunted make their way across France to the remote mountain estate where bullets fly and bodies accumulate. Crime noir the way it should be.
THE EXPLORERS Friendship turns into bitter rivalry when two legendary explorers go on the hunt in uncharted Africa for an answer to unravel mankind’s greatest geographical mystery.
Guys searching for stuff
COLORLESS TSUKURU AND HIS YEARS OF PILGRIMAGE 35 year old revisits his high school friends to understand why he was alienated. The latest by Murakami (author of 1Q84) is going to be in everyone’s hands in August. Don’t be left out of the conversation.
#Detroit #murder #guns #cars #raceriots • The Hippest Trip in America: Soul Train and the Evolution of Culture by Nelson George #souls #trains #authoritative #georgeisdope
Guys with friendship issues
• The Noble Hustle by Colson Whitehead #gambling #poker #kids #anhedonia
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THE BARBER Justin Virgil is an alum of the renowned
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The Cuts of Summer ADVICE FROM MASTER BARBER JUSTIN VIRGIL
Freemans Sporting Club NYC. More recently, he worked as the director of men’s grooming for Kiehl’s. He now does house calls, designs menswear and mans a chair at Persons of Interest.
WHERE TO GET IT CUT • Neighborhood Cut & Shave
SIDEPART AFRO
THE HIPSTER CROWN
Tell Your Barber: A basic short textured Afro. Soft around the edges and textured throughout. Cut in a part on one side.
Tell Your Barber: Very top heavy, 3-5 inches, textured. Horseshoe part around the head to separate the top from the back and sides. Clippers all the way to the part — go as short as a no. 2.
Nouveau classic West Village gem. Ask for
To Style: Use a bit of pomade and a comb to separate the hair to either side of the part and hold it in place.
owner/master barber Alex Nuñez – ridiculous attention to detail and will recommend the proper product for your specific cut. •Blind Barber Williamsburg
To Style: Use a pomade like Cool Grease Flat for a slicked-back look or Magic Move Yellow for light styling with more texture.
Up front: a cafe dishing out beer, wine and killer espresso. In back: four vintage chairs where Eric Holmes & co. provide of-the-moment cuts and hot shaves. • Justin Virgil See above - the dude who curated these haircuts for us. And since you live here in NYC, you’re lucky enough to have him as an option. At home, no less.
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THE BUTCH CUT
HOLLYWOOD LONG
Tell Your Barber: Quarterto-half-inch (tapered) on the sides. An inch or so longer on top.
Tell Your Barber: Three-tofive inches; generally the same length all over or 1-2” longer on top.
To Style: Work pomade or texture paste into the hair and start with a schoolboy part. Comb the front off the forehead and then muss it up (“like you just pulled off your motorcycle helmet”).
To Style: Work a blueberry -sized dollop of gel completely through the hair immediately after towel-dry. Finish with a texture paste.
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Shoes of Summer
A FEW WORDS ON PEDIS Whatever stigma you may think still exists around men and a proper foot cleaning -
DRESSY
forget it. Pretty feet are no longer an exclusively female concern. It’s more a question of courtesy to those around you, especially since your hindpaws have been caged up all winter. No one wants to have
TASSEL LOAFERS
to look at your dry, scaly soles all day. So don’t force them to.
DRIVERS SABAHS
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VE R SAT I LE
SPECIFIC
DOGS DONE
Place 1 | JOHN ALLAN’S Four locations citywide devoted strictly to
BOAT SHOES
the fellas, with foot techs who know a man’s burden, plus Scotch and billiards afterward. ESPADRILLES
Place 2 | TRUMAN’S Two levels of “foot repair,” depending on how far gone yours are. Also on offer: massages, waxing and men’s facials.
SNEAKERS
FLIP-FLOPS
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BAREFOOT
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THE GET-THE-HELL-OUT PUNCH LIST
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Which Bag Should I Take?
Because sometimes a getaway means getting all the way away.
MAHALI MZURI African safari by day. Billionaires’ luxury suite by night.
Fossil Estate Framed Duffel The Weekender DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Canyoning, kiteboarding and ziplining in a jungle of friendly spider monkeys. Believe the
Your deceptively spacious leather weekender, eye-catching in both a rich dark brown or cognac.
hype, we tested this trip out personally.
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Steele Canvas Basket Corp. Coal Bag For The Beach
Your water-resistant, tear-proof beach bag, a colorful collab between a near-century old Massachusetts manufacturer and J. Crew.
THE SUMMER DOPP KIT
Use the J.W. Hulme Dopp Style Travel Kit Your dopp kit is not a product repository. It doesn’t need shampoo (they’ve
GOOD Kit For Camping The only camping carry-on you’ll need, the GOOD bag fits a sleeping pad, sleeping bag, pillow, headlamp, book and whatever other outdoor wares you possess. • 3 FL OZ Men’s Essentials Kit • The Art of Shaving Manicure Set • Jack Black 1.5 oz Sun Guard Sunscreen • Advil
SCHÖNBRUNN PALACE
got it). It doesn’t need three different eye creams (one at most). In short, it
Book your next suite at a 17th-century emperor’s Palace in Vienna.
doesn’t need a bunch of unecessary bullshit. It needs the things on this list
• Toothbrush
and nothing more. Streamline yourself, man.
• Toothpaste
• Floss
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Daytrips & Weekenders A Decision Tree YOU LOOKIN TO DRIVE OR FLY, FELLA?
Leavin’ on a jetplane
The open road, por favor!
TO THE BEACH OR TO THE MOUNTAINS?
UPSTATE OR OUT EAST?
Eastward
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Northward
The wooded wilds
Sun & sand
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The new love child of the Hamptons and Williamsburg - awesomely laid-back beach culture without pretense, sticker shock, or people trying to talk to you about their horses. Stay | Playland Motel Boho kitsch meets beachfront bungalow at Playland, now in its second year of operation. Best part: the medley of up-and-coming NYC music acts that parade through all season. Play | Skudin Surf Founded by two pro big-wave surfers (and brothers) who’ve tackled Waimea and Maverick’s, Skudin’s wave-shredding team will have you up and gliding in less than a day. Eat | Kennedy’s Paddling works up an appetite for more than just beachfront tacos. Throw some pants on and head to white tablecloth’d Kennedy’s for a char-broiled NY strip and views of Jamaica Bay just steps away.
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32 The middle of nowhere, in the best possible way – a tiny upstate hamlet where your cellphone probably won’t work, but you’ll be too caught up in the kitschy local culture to notice. Stay | The Roxbury Motel Every room is themed (“The Shagadelic”; “The Noir Boudoir”). We recommend booking a different one for each night of your stay. To borrow from Hooters: delightfully tacky, yet unrefined. Play | Rail Trail A 26-mile, gentle-grade bike trail beginning just outside of town and winding through several small villages around Plattekill Mountain. Eat | Ommegang Brewery Just an hour outside of Roxbury lies Cooperstown and the wellspring of Ommegang’s tasty brews. Tour the facility then sip Belgian ale alongside steamed mussels and fries.
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Basically like living in The Sound of Music, only significantly closer and with fewer Nazis – an exceedingly charming Swiss-style village tucked amongst gorgeous Qubecois mountain vistas. Stay | Hotel Quintessence The gold standard, situated on the verdant shoreline of Lac Tremblant. Opulent suites and a spa they’ll have to drag you out of. Play | Via Ferrata du Diable “Via Ferrata” means “iron road.” Clipped to a steel cable, you’ll hike/climb Tremblant’s imposing Vache Noire rock face, getting bird’s eye views of the valley and village below. Eat | Smoke’s Poutinerie Sure you can (and should) get fancy at Le Cheval de Jade, but if you are in French Canada you eat poutine, and if you eat poutine you do it at Smoke’s, where they’ve been known to top it with chipotle pulled pork.
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34 A relaxing cross between Florida beaches and Southern gentility – killer golf, killer beaches, killer food and locals so friendly you may look into buying a second home. Stay | The Restoration on King Smack in the center of the King shopping district, The Restoration boasts fully furnished apartments of hardwood and exposed brick as opposed to traditional rooms. Request the top floor for less noise. Play | The Ocean Course Golf Digest’s #4 public course in the country. Designed by Pete Dye. Host of the 2012 PGA Championships. How many reasons do you need to tee off? Eat | Butcher & Bee A daily-rotating cast of drool-inducing artisan sandwiches and Charleston’s only BYOB setting make this a local fave. Get the newsletter to find out about their hush-hush pop-up dinners.
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THE GIRLS OF SUMMER ( YO U FO L LOW E D T H E M FO R A R E ASO N )
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CHARLOTTE MCKINNEY
Charlotte appeared in InsideHook’s Spring Style Issue. We got letters. Lots of letters. She’s since been popping up everywhere, touted as model of the moment and perhaps (*gasp*) successor to Kate Upton.
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EIZA GONZALEZ
Straight out of Sonora, Mexico, she sings. She acts. She frequently plays with large snakes (check her Insta). And she can now be seen sporting some pretty intense fangs on Robert Rodriguez’s new From Dusk Till Dawn series.
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DEVIN BRUGMAN
Can a bikini connoisseur parlay her love for triangle tops into a career as a swimwear magnate? She can if her name is Devin Brugman, whose A Bikini A Day has become a go-to resource for ladies looking to cop a hot summer look.
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