BMW M2 price yet to be announced.
BMW M2 release date set for spring 2016.
The car will accelerate from zero to 60 mph in 4.2 seconds.
A 365 hp, 6-cylinder inline engine provides 369 ft lbs of torque.

When compared to the other impressive driving machines from Bavarian Motor Works’ M series, the 2016 BMW M2 (announced yesterday) promises to be like that jealously inspiring younger sibling that seems to do everything better. It is powerful, agile, and presumably more fun behind the wheel. Instantl…

On October 15, Swann Auction Galleries in New York will present its Icons & Images: Fine & Vernacular Photographs auction, demonstrating how, regardless of subject matter, the finest photographers reveal hidden majesty within even the most run-of-the-mill moments. The collection comprises 362 lots of images by masters of the medium, capturing the legendary and ordinary with equal artistry.

In the vernacular vein, Dorothea Lange’s penultimate portrait, Migrant Mother ($9,000 to $12,000), defines the …

Originally published in the October 2015 issue of Robb Report Collection as “Night at the Museum”

Before guests even enter the new Art Hotel in Denver, they are greeted by a shimmering installation by Leo Villareal—the mastermind behind the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge’s The Bay Lights—fashioned from more than 22,000 white LED nodes that create perpetually shifting patterns in the ceiling of the porte cochere. Just inside lies a Claes Oldenburg steel-and-aluminum sculpture, along with Sol LeWi…

The photographs that accompany the recipes in The NoMad Cookbook ($100 retail) look so mouthwateringly delicious that taste buds around the globe are sure to jump for joy. The full-page color photographs highlight everything from the signature roasted chicken with foie gras and brioche to the butter-dipped radishes with fleur de sel. Created by chef Daniel Humm and his business partner Will Guidara, the 329-page hardbound cookbook, which was released today, gives step-by-step instructions for creating the rust…

Nothing says fall like crisp weather, pumpkin spice lattes, and graphic sweaters. Cozy up in the following designs, which can transition from work to play all season long.

The new Jaeger-LeCoultre Geophysic collection is the horological equivalent of a gateway drug: At first glance, its signature timepiece looks like a classic men’s model with a simple date complication; dig deeper, however, and it becomes a seductive portal into the world of high watchmaking.

Introduced at Watches & Wonders in Hong Kong on September 30, the collection comprises two models—the Geophysic True Second and the Geophysic Universal Time—that take their historic cues from an antimagnetic chronom…

Originally published in the October 2015 issue of Robb Report Collection as “Refined Rebels”

They are called the Outlaws: vintage Porsches that have been highly modified, fitted with fat wheels, and souped-up with enough power to leave just about anything from their era in the dust. These dissident delights are fashioned by Emory Motorsports (emorymotorsports.com) founder Rod Emory, a third-generation craftsman who learned to rebuild cars in the back of his father’s Porsche parts shop. Emory participated in…

Donned by Humphrey Bogart, the Rat Pack, and nearly every noir actor from roughly the 1930s to the 1950s, fedoras were the epitome of cool. The felt, wide-brim hats date back much farther, however, first popularized in 1882 with dramatist Victorien Sardou’s play Fédora where the titular character wore a soft, creased hat. Although many will argue that the timeless topper has never fallen from grace, recent television shows are creating a resurgence in general fashion both for men and women. For example, in AMC…

Built by the Netherlands-based Heesen Yachts, the 163-foot Project Nova-Hybrid yacht—a fast displacement, full-aluminium yacht with an environmentally friendly footprint—was revealed at the Monaco Yacht Show in September. The yacht emits an incredibly low noise level of about 46 decibels while cruising, providing a quieter environment for guests and a more desirable dining experience (as noise levels of 80 decibels or above have been shown to negatively affect the sense of taste). At cruising speed, Nova consu…

Originally published in the Fall 2015 issue of Robb Report Health & Wellness as “Balancing Act”

Los Angeles surgeon juggles his philanthropic endeavors with his work in the O.R. and time on the athletic field with his family.

Reza Jarrahy’s Triumph Street Triple R may be the ideal metaphor for his life: a powerful machine held in check—and propelled forward—by the slightest nudge or recalibration of its expert driver. 

Such a deft hand underpins both professional and personal endeavors f…