GUS KENWORTHY

Like most athletes, freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy spent years dreaming about going to the Olympics and bringing back some bronze, silver or gold. When the dust cleared and the Sochi Olympics were finished, Kenworthy found himself returning to the States with something far more precious than the...

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RICK WALTERS TALKING ABOUT TATTOOS

When Rick Walters starts talking about tattoos you better shut up and listen to him. Walters has garnered so much experience over the last 60 years that he is more than just an artist—he is a living almanac of tattoo history. When he was barely even old enough to tie his own shoes, the inquisitive...

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CIRCA SURVIVE

In many ways Circa Survive seem to have a life of their own. Over the course of five years and 10 albums, this Philadelphia-based fivesome have evolved from a scrappy post-hardcore act to one of the most original and uncompromising acts in rock, a progression that’s culminated with their latest...

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Smoking hot chicks come alive

A Brian M. Viveros girl hits you like a shock of nicotine. You draw her in; she enters your bloodstream and goes straight to your brain; your brain activates your adrenal glands; your heart speeds up a patter while dopamine increases in your pleasure center; you exhale. Viveros’s women, who hail...

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GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER

Guess who’s coming to dinner. For starters, the man on the opposite page, chef Michael Voltaggio will be there. He and veteran war correspondent, Mariana Van Zeller are traveling to hot zones and inviting both sides of the conflict to break bread together. For Travel Channel’s Breaking Borders Voltaggio...

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MY FAVORITE INK – BETTY BOMBSHELL

My favorite tattoo is my “B” on the inside of my upper right arm. It’s the letter B inside a human heart, with a prince’s crown—Traditionally done. I got it to represent my seven- year-old son Baron, who is my entire world. I live in Washougal, WA, on the outskirts of the big city [Seattle]. I wouldn’t...

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LIVE FAISST DIE LAST

With any progression-based sport there are just a handful of true pioneers—the fearless few who created it and set it on course. But of those originators, it’s rare to find one who is still relevant today. That’s Ronnie Faisst, one of the founders of freestyle motocross. Faisst grew up racing dirtbikes...

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