Day: June 11, 2026

Lifestyle

A Beloved Philanthropist’s Hillside Retreat Above Palm Springs Lists for $19.5 Million

When Palm Springs Life published a living history feature on Harold Matzner in 2017, the editor had to impose a strict deadline just to cap the overwhelming response from his friends and associates. The flood of tributes made sense. As the CEO of an East Coast shared-mail advertising giant, the New Jersey native had built a towering commercial legacy that overflowed into his adopted hometown of Palm Springs, eventually earning him the

Industry News

Don Pepín García Clásico 20th Anniversary

Most people who smoke cigars these days probably only think of one brand when they hear the name, Pepín García. But before My Father Cigars, Inc. existed, the García family sold most of their cigars under a brand named after the family patriarch: José “Don Pepín” García. The brand was sold through El Rey de los Habanos, Inc., which was also the name of the factory in Miami’s Calle Ocho

Lifestyle

Rivian’s Highly Anticipated Compact SUV Coming in a ‘Couple of Years,’ CEO Says

The Rivian R3X is taking its time, but it’s coming. The EV maker’s founder and CEO RJ Scaringe confirmed to The Drive earlier this week that his company still plans to put the sporty compact SUV into production. His comments also suggest the eagerly anticipated model should arrive before the end of the decade. The statement was made during an interview on the most recent episode of the website’s podcast,

Industry News

STG Discontinues 21 Cigars

Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG), the parent company of General Cigar Co. and Forged Cigar Co., has informed retailers that it has discontinued 21 cigars. Through Forged and General, two different American sales divisions, STG sells brands like Alec Bradley, CAO, Room101 as well as the non-Cuban versions of Cohiba, Hoyo de Monterrey, La Gloria Cubana, Partagas and others. More than half of the discontinuations affect Alec Bradley and Room101, two

Lifestyle

Meet the 170-Foot Superyacht Starring in the Latest Season of ‘Below Deck Mediterranean’

Bravo’s hit reality TV series Below Deck Mediterranean returned to screens this week, with captain Sandy Yawn and the rest of the crew climbing aboard yet another spectacular (and pricey) superyacht for another dramatic charter season.  The star of the latest installment is Akira One, a 170-footer that Benetti delivered in 1998. It is currently up for charter at Fraser Yachts, with rates starting at 176,000 euros, or roughly $203,000,

Industry News

Smoke This Trust Me Arrives at Stores

At the 2026 PCA Convention & Trade Show, Pospiech Inc.—best known as the distributor for Powstanie—announced a new non-Powstanie brand. It’s called “Smoke This Trust Me” and it’s based on experiences that the Szczepankiewicz brothers have had running Cigar Hustler, a retail store in Deltona, Fla. For more than a decade, as a way to compete with online stores, Cigar Hustler has offered a brand of house cigars that have been

Lifestyle

This 44,000-Square-Foot Residence in Southern India Is Built Around a Soaring Atrium

Kerala, at the southern tip of India, is known for its traditional nalukettu courtyard homes. A recently completed project by the architecture firm Taliesyn reinterprets that centuries-old vernacular as an opulent contemporary residence, where nearly every room maintains a physical or visual connection to landscaped green space.  Spanning roughly 44,000 square feet and known as Kubos (a stylized nod to its interlocking cubic volumes), the home is organized around a soaring central atrium crowned

Guides

23 SKUs Across General and Forged Brands Discontinued | Cigar News

Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) has announced the following SKUs have been discontinued in the General Cigar and Forged Cigar portfolios. General Cigar CAO Bones This line is no longer on the CAO price sheet. Chicken Foot Blind Hughie Maltese Cross Hoyo de Monterrey Maduro Sultans Gold Honey Petie Corona Room 101 Big Payback Maduro Gordo (*) Room101 Big Payback Connecticut Toro (*) Gordo (*) Room101 Big Payback Nicaragua Toro (*)

Guides

601 La Bomba Warhead 11 by Espinosa Cigars | Agile Cigar Review

Today, we review Espinosa Cigars’ 601 La Bomba Warhead 11. Warhead is an annual limited-edition series that debuted in 2013 and has become one of the most popular limited-edition cigars on the market over the past decade. Warhead was an offshoot of the original 601 La Bomba line, in which the La Bomba’s Nicaraguan Habano wrapper was replaced with a Broadleaf wrapper. As the name Warhead suggests, it is intended

Pairings

Bars Are Ready for the World Cup — Here’s What to Know

Baseball is “America’s Pastime,” and (American) football is the only thing people in the U.S. watch on television these days, but soccer is the world’s most popular sport and a truly global game, so it’s a huge deal that the FIFA World Cup is being played in North America this year. The last time the men’s tournament was played in the U.S. was 1994, and a lot has changed since