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For men with more than one thing on their minds
EVERY THURSDAY / ISSUE 45 / 7 AUGUST 2008
NEWS
4-10 Notebook
This week’s dollop of must-know
info includes man’s next moon
car, the world’s most expensive
flat and exclusive shots from
Ricky Gervais’s new movie
11 The To-Do List
Head out for Josh Hartnett’s
performance in Rain Man and
watch opera in a rubber factory
12 The PlayList
This week’s indoor fun includes
Colin Farrell’s In Bruges and
Bloc Party’s new single
FEATURES
28 The Boss
Chelsea’s new manager Luiz Felipe
Scolari lets us know if he’s kissed
and made up with the UK press
34 The best bets for the new
Premier League season
Our friends at Paddy Power pick
out some of the finest footballing
wagers to tempt your wallet
36 Rough justice in Rio’s favelas
The true story behind the
heavy-handed police unit tackling
the shanty towns of Brazil’s capital
STYLE & GROOMING
17 Louis Vuitton ankle boots
Our wardrobe whiz reveals why
you should be showing less leg
18 Return of the three-piece suit
The trusted triple-garment look
is back thanks to Jeff Banks,
Hugo Boss and many more
20 Best grooming websites
Treat your body to the very finest
lotions, potions and smellies at
the simple click of a mouse
SPORT & FITNESS
6 Beijing Olympics goes hi-tech
See how this year’s athletes will
be helped by some of the most
advanced sport science ever
42 Exercise to the extreme
The world’s greatest living
explorer explains the fitness
behind his next four-year mission
36
We’re back in two weeks
The bags are packed and the cab’s outside – yep,
we’re off on our holidays. We will be back, though,
bronzed and with the following great stuff…
Steve
Carell
The man currently
competing for title
of the US’s funniest
man talks about the
art of comedy and
what happened
when he met Ricky
Gervais in a toilet
Trouble in the favelas:
up close and personal with
Rio’s elite police squad
Best upcoming games
ShortList leaves its
darkened room to show
you the 10 best titles
you’ll be playing soon
EVERY WEEK
14 The ShortList Tens
Wondering who the 10 harshest
art critics on the planet are?
Your answer’s right here
22 Danny Wallace is a Man
And as such should be able to
exercise maturity when dealing
with rude friends. Not so…
26 Expert ShortList
This week we’re giving man-size
cookers, wall clocks with style
and books that give you skills
the aficionado treatment
46 The
Guest List
Ex-England
rugby legend
Matt Dawson’s
top 10 holiday
destinations
41 Free Hellboy II screening
See Guillermo del Toro’s
new film before everyone
else at a cinema near you
Style:
loafers
Back and d
bang on
trend,
the
loafer is
the shoe e
to be
seen
in this
season
SEE YOU
AGAIN ON
THURSDAY
28 AUGUST
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