To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Andrew Richardson’s erotic Richardson Magazine, Kim Kardashian posed for a steamy new cover photoshoot that leaves very little to the imagination.
Shot by famed photographer Steven Klein, the cover of the “A9” issue was “inspired by the Japanese adult animated psychological thriller, ‘Perfect Blue,’ directed by Satoshi Kon.”
If you aren’t familiar with the movie, check out the trailer:
When he landed Kim for the cover, Richardson told Vanity Fair:
That would be the dream for anybody publishing a magazine, to be able to have Kim Kardashian on the cover.
I basically was working with Kanye on a couple of projects, so I had met with Kim … That was about a year and a half ago. A lot of energy went into getting it to work and making it happen. It was very cool, but logistically probably more challenging than anything we’d done before.
Even though this cover is for the magazine’s 20th anniversary, it’s only the ninth issue that’s been published. Previous cover girls included Sasha Grey, Blac Chyna, and Jenna Jameson.
If you’re interested in seeing more of the most famous Kardashian, you can check out the issue right here.
Boxing superstar Canelo Alvarez is set to become the world’s richest athlete after signing a blockbuster new contract–and the good news is that boxing fans will be paying much less to watch his pay-per-view fights under the deal.
Alvarez, 28, inked a 5-year, 11-fight deal with a new streaming outfit, DAZN. And DAZN is ready to basically give the guy an ocean of money—$365 million at minimum, pretty much crushing the record set when Giancarlo Stanton signed his Yankees contract four years ago.
Canelo vs. Gennady Golovkin
HBO’s decision to drop boxing coverage after more than four decades pretty much left the pay-per-view field wide-open. In signing Alvarez, DAZN is making a pretty bold statement to other broadcasters..as well as making it much cheaper for boxing fans to watch Canelo fight.
Alvarez is boxing’s biggest pay-per-view star of the post Floyd Mayweather/Manny Pacquiao era, generating hundreds of millions of dollars for events on HBO PPV and, before that, Showtime PPV.
But the move to DAZN will take him off HBO PPV — where his fights cost around $80 apiece for viewers — and place his two fights per year on the all-sports streaming service that charges $9.99 a month for a slew of combat sports offerings.
As for Alvarez, he next steps into the ring on Dec. 15 to face Rocky Fielding. This time he’ll be fighting as a super middleweight. A super middleweight with a super heavyweight bank account.
“The most important thing to me was being able to give the fans the opportunity to see me fight without having to pay the $70 or $80 for my fights on pay-per-view,” he said. “That was the most important thing, more important than what I am making.”
Alvarez added that it’s important to him that he be able to “give the fans the biggest fights and the most important fights, and I promise you I will always do that.”
Pretty sure he should be, given he’s making that kind of money
Truffles, those funky and flavorful funghi that are typically found underground near the roots of trees by specially trained dogs, are beloved by foodies the world over.
And luckily for us, we’re currently in the midst of peak truffle season. But what should you know about truffles before ordering them at a restaurant or enjoying them at home? Read on….
First off, there are two types of truffles: white and black. My favorite is the white truffle, which is extremely hard to find. Alba, located in Piedmont among the hills of northern Italy’s famed Langhe region, is famous for its white truffles.
Each year in early October, the town of Alba has a truffle fair during which truffle hunters and merchants show their products. Umbria also produces a fair number of white truffles annually.
Generally, truffles are available all year long, but the white truffle is only available from autumn until December. Peak season always takes place from November to December, which is perfect timing for Thanksgiving and the holidays.
However, production is controlled by weather conditions. If it’s too dry, the truffles cannot grow. Ideal conditions include a very rainy summer followed by a humid autumn, which means this year, there should be a strong supply of truffles.
Each season, the supply directly impacts the price when combined with the already limited availability of these truffles, which is why they’re so expensive. The smaller the production, the more each truffle costs.
Here’s a few things to keep in mind when enjoying truffles:
When Ordering Truffles in Restaurants…
Ask about its origin
You should always ask where the truffle is from.
Buy truffles by weight or shave
You should also know that there are two ways to pay for truffles: by the gram or by the shave. When you order by the gram, a server should come tableside with a scale to show you’re paying for what you ordered.
When you order by the shave, you should check if the menu lists “one shave costs X.” Otherwise, if the price is not fixed, the waiter may shave more than you want to use or spend money on.
Understand the difference between white and black truffles
If the truffle is high-quality, 3-4 grams of the white truffle is enough for one meal and approximately 10 grams of black truffle will do the trick.
Black truffles don’t have a strong taste or smell, so they’re priced more reasonably. Because of this, I always recommend that truffle novices try black truffles first before graduating to the rarer white truffle.
Know which dishes pair with truffles
All truffles are best complimented with eggs—either fresh egg pasta, or egg yolk. Fonduta (Fontina cheese mixed with eggs yolks and milk to create a creamy cheese sauce) with truffle on top is the best.
When Buying Whole Truffles…
When you purchase a truffle, we recommend eating it that same day, or within three days maximum—the sooner the better. If you’re not eating it the same day you buy it, avoid subscribing to these common myths:
Don’t put truffles in rice
Storing it in rice will dry your truffle out, and it will be less flavorful.
Don’t freeze truffles
This will also ruin the flavor
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Don’t cook raw truffles
Truffles are meant to be eaten raw. If your truffle feels spongy, then it’s already old and only then is acceptable to cook it into butter or pasta.
Dino Borri is Eataly’s vice president of purchasing. Head to Eataly.com to order them online before truffle season ends.
No matter if you’re traveling for work or for pleasure, jet lag is a bitch. You can’t sleep when you’re supposed to, you’re still tired and disoriented when you wake up, and you just can’t wait until you feel normal again.
Luckily, there are some ways to get over jet lag quicker and tackle your business trip or vacation feeling fresh, rested, and totally ready.
With that said, here are five ways to beat jet lag, according to science.
1. Start adjusting to the new time zone before you fly
To get a head start on the time difference and make it easier to adjust, set your watch to the new time zone before you even get on the plane, and if you can, try to get on the new time zone’s sleep schedule beforehand.
Charmane Eastman, a professor in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and the founding director of the Biological Rhythms Research Laboratory at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, says the trick is to “gradually shift your circadian clock to the new time zone a few days before flying.”
This is done by changing when your body is exposed to light and when it is exposed to darkness “to trick your circadian clock into thinking that day and night have changed,” she says.
She suggests changing the time of light and dark gradually by one to two hours each day depending on the direction you are flying in.If you are flying from Dallas to London, for example, you’ll be facing a six-hour time difference. To get ahead of the jet lag, Eastman suggests gradually shifting your body to London time while you are still in Dallas. That means going to bed an hour earlier each night and waking up an hour earlier each morning for six days before your trip.
2. Don’t eat during the flight
According to Dr. Clifford B. Saper from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, food — or lack thereof, actually — is incredibly effective at getting your circadian clock back on track during travel.
Saper explained to the Harvard Business Reviewthatyour “master clock” is located in the dorsomedial nucleus, which responds to hunger.
The researchers reason that because food is as essential for survival as sleep is, hunger can influence circadian rhythms as much as changes in light/dark patterns do.
So, why not manipulate your feeding clock, rather than your sleep clock, the next time you try to fend off jet lag? Specifically, as Saper has discussed in the press, you can try fasting both before and during your long flight, then eating in a pattern that puts you in sync with local time. For instance, if you’re taking a 14-hour flight from New York to Beijing, it would work like this:
Avoid all food from the time you get to the airport (i.e., about two hours before departure)
Don’t eat during the flight — but still drink plenty of water
Eat soon after you land, as close to a local meal time as possible
Long story short, fasting resychronizes body rhythms, so if your health allows, try fasting next time you fly.
3. Take a cold shower in the morning
Max Lugavere, health and science journalist and director of upcoming film Bread Head, tells Air Help that “taking a shower on the coldest setting could theoretically trigger a hormone response akin to what normally occurs waking up – helping to put you back on track.
“I do this regularly and when I’m fatigued the cold makes my brain feel like it’s coming back online,” he adds.
To elaborate, showering with cold water increases blood and lymphatic fluid circulation, which boosts energy levels, helps accelerate recovery, and helps eliminate waste products in your body like lactic acid, all of which help you get over jet lag that much faster.
4. Take melatonin
According to a study published in the scientific journal Pharmacy and Therapeutics, taking melatonin, which is the hormone that helps control your sleep cycle, can help get your body back on track when you jump around time zones because it’ll tell your body that it’s “biological nighttime.”
Eastman recommends taking one to three milligrams two hours before bedtime in your new time zone instead of taking a big dose right before hitting the hay.
Furthermore, AirHelp.com suggests getting natural light in the morning and taking melatonin at night to fast-forward your circadian clock when you travel east, and taking melatonin in the morning to rewind your body clock when traveling west.
Pycnogenol, or maritime pine, is an anti-inflammatory and antioxidant that’s been proven to ease that nasty jet lag in a couple different ways.
First off, studies have shown that Pycnogenol works similar to but even better than compression stockings when it comes to reducing swelling, which most of us know is a huge bummer during air travel. We tend to get a little puffy when we’re up in the air, sadly.
But more importantly, a study titled Jet-lag: prevention with Pycnogenol found that compared to travelers who didn’t take Pycnogenol, those who did had significantly less symptomatic jet lag symptoms, namely in terms of cognitive function.
Remember that time the Waterboy showed up at half-time to help the South Central Louisiana State University win the Bourbon Bowl? Adidas sure does. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of that momentous occasion, they’ve released a time capsule of gear from the beloved Adam Sandler football flick.
The capsule collection, as Adidas is calling it, puts the Boucher Mud Dogs jersey front and center. It’s an absurdly high quality re-creation of the one from the movie and has touches like Mud Dog branding and a patch to commemorate their victory in the Bourbon Bowl which, really, should be added to the BCS immediately.
The rest of the collection that will be available for retail on October 20th at the Sneaker Consortium in Baton Rouge is rounded out by other re-creations from the movie including Coach Klein’s (Henry Winkler‘s) windbreaker, an SCLSU cap and, of course, a Mud Dogs water bottle that you can fill with sweet, sweet H2O.
The finishing touch on the Waterboy time capsule collection is a partnership with Adidas and Riddell that will turn Baton Rouge’s University Lab High School football team, the Cubs, into the Mud Dogs for their October 9th tilt against their Mentorship Academy rivals.
Adidas continues to create fantastic partnerships with the media world, from their collaborations with Kanye and Pharrell to their own imagining of sneakers that would exist in the Dragon Ball universe.
No one knows what’s next for the three-striped brand but it’s impossible not to be excited by the prospect.
