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This Immaculate 2-Door Range Rover Is The Ultimate Road Trip Warrior
This Immaculate 2-Door Range Rover Is The Ultimate Road Trip Warrior

Today, when you think of Range Rover, you’re likely going to conjure up images of the tarmac-hogging behemoths being driven by mums doing the school run, or by guys who think they’re more important than you because they’re sitting a few inches more above sea level than you.

You’d be forgiven for forgetting that the SUV was once made for a different purpose, although the overall look hasn’t deviated too much since it was introduced in 1970. If you’re in the market for a new SUV, but don’t need all the bells and whistles that come with the modern-day machines, look no further than this immaculate 1981 Range Rover Classic, available on Carsales right now.

The first thing you’ll notice about this particular model is it’s the two-door version. The two-door models were produced for the first 11 years of the Range Rover’s life, from 1970 through to 1981, when it was succeeded by the now commonplace four-door. It was still available to buy up until 1994 (primarily in France, it was discontinued in the UK in 1984) when the second-generation was introduced, and it was given the new name of Range Rover Classic.

Following its launch, the Range Rover was widely regarded as the best multi-use vehicle of its time, offering great performance both on and off-road. It also introduced a new construction method for the body, whereby aluminium panels were hung on a steel safety frame, resulting in much-improved structural strength over the single-sheet aluminium body panels of Land Rovers.

This particular model for sale on Carsales has undergone a full restoration, bringing it up to ‘as new’ condition. The list of new or replaced parts is too exhaustive to list here, but the mechanics responsible have been sure to keep it in as original condition as possible, including the ‘Bahama Gold’ paint job. Which we happen to love.

Under the hood you’ll find a 3.5L Rover V8 engine, delivering 101kW/135hp, mated to a four-speed manual gearbox with permanent four-wheel drive.

It’s the perfect car to go road-tripping around Australia in, not only because of its size and off-road capabilities but because you can be all-but-certain it won’t break down on you. The price for the ultimate mile-muncher? A$127,500 (negotiable).

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World’s Fittest Man Proves Training Can Outweigh An Indulgent Diet
World’s Fittest Man Proves Training Can Outweigh An Indulgent Diet

You open your lunchbox and the smell of tuna hits you like a wet slap. Eugh. Fish salad. Again. Second only to “dry chicken breast” in the dieter’s go-to meal prep rotation, this ‘lunch’ may be one of the most popular for the health-conscious members of society in 2020.

But what if you were wrong? What if you were being overly finicky over your food? While there’s no resounding answer, the ripped body of the world’s fittest man, and his surprisingly attractive diet, suggests you shouldn’t feel guilty for trading your salad for a juicy toasted sandwich every once in a while.

Enter: Mat Fraser, a US athlete who earned the moniker “fittest man on earth” at the 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 CrossFit games, is an absolute unit and doesn’t fuss over lettuce leaves.

As News.com.au reported this morning, the 30-year-old eats “anything from steak and potatoes to enchiladas and tacos – and usually four to five meals per day.”

 

 
 
 
 
 
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“Fraser kicks off his day at about 7.30 am with a cup of coffee and a classic three-part breakfast of bacon, eggs and oatmeal. He’s then off to the gym at 9.30 am for four hours where you will find him doing anything between conditioning, weightlifting and metabolic conditioning.”

He then heads home for lunch, usually a sandwich, before heading back to the gym for another three-hour sweat sesh.

He also takes moments out of his day to make you jealous about what he’s eating, whether it be Maple Syrup laden (healthy style) pancakes…

… or a cheeky Cappucino.

 

 
 
 
 
 
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Salad and coffee.. they go together, right? #HWPO – #espresso #wellfed #breakfast

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While Mathew overall has a rather healthy diet, the point is, one needn’t castigate themselves for adding some indulgences to their routine, a la Mathew.

While we can’t guarantee it will lead to better results than the CrossFit champ in the gym, it might provide you with extra fuel reserves, and a happier Sunday.

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This $198 Italian Made ‘Shacket’ Is Year A Round Essential
This $198 Italian Made ‘Shacket’ Is Year A Round Essential

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Must-Follow Instagrams For Cinephiles & Aspiring Filmmakers
Must-Follow Instagrams For Cinephiles & Aspiring Filmmakers

Instagram is full of photographers, but it’s also home to some of the world’s most talented creators of moving images.

We’re not talking about the actors you already follow, or the big-time studios promoting their work. We’re talking about the industry players behind the cameras and screenplays, the organisations dedicated to spreading fine filmmaking, and the civilian cinephiles who simply want to share their love of the craft.

These writers, directors, cinematographers, producers, institutions, and fans make up an inspiring set of Instagrams for movie lovers and aspiring filmmakers alike. Below you’ll find a few of our favourites.

Jon Favreau

@robertdowneyjr @tomholland2013

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Actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and comedian Jon Favreau has been in the business for more than two decades. His credits include The Jungle Book, Elf, Chef, The Avengers, the Iron Man franchise, and an upcoming live-action adaptation of The Lion King. Follow his Instagram for snaps on set and at events, featuring a seemingly endless supply of famous faces.

Anti_CGI

13. Flash Gordon, 1980: Princess Aura. Welcome to Mingo City. Home to the gaudy and cruel court of Ming the Merciless. After subjugation you will be brought before the court for sentencing. Obviously, your sentence is death but whoa… Who is that foxy lady prowling the court wearing the gold skeletal bikini armor, rainbow plush scarfs and cape, towing an umpa lumpa sex slave on a gold chain? Never mind boring goody two shoes, Dale whatsherface, meet Princess Aura, played by Ornella Muti. She will burn her omnipotent father and her fiancée at the drop of a hat for a beef cake like Flash Gordon but prefers her men drugged and in coffins. Like a real femme fatale, when she is caught and brought in for flogging she wears her finest red spandex bodysuit and melts masacara with her hot pouty tears even better than Tammy Faye Bakker.

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Aramis Gutierrez, better known as @Anti_CGI, has created one of Instagram’s most active hubs for film buffs. The account’s stated purpose is to highlight non-computerised special effects, though it often deviates from that mission. On-message or not, Gutierrez digs up an impressive array of old-school gems, some more obscure than others and all guaranteed to give your IG feed a little retro flair.

Emmanuel Lubezki

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You may not recognise his name, but you certainly recognise his work. Emmanuel Lubezki is an Oscar-winning cinematographer who has worked on The Tree of Life, Children of Men, Burn After Reading, The New World, Ali, Sleepy Hollow, and Like Water for Chocolate. Most recently, his work in Gravity, Birdman, and The Revenant took home the Academy Awards for Best Cinematography an unbelievable three years in a a row.

American Film Institute


The American Film Institute is America’s promise to preserve the heritage of the motion picture, to honour the artists and their work, and to educate the next generation of storytellers. As a nonprofit educational arts organisation, AFI provides leadership in film and television and is dedicated to initiatives that engage the past, the present, and the future of the moving image arts.

The Black List


In 2005, Franklin Leonard surveyed almost 100 film industry development executives about their favourite scripts from that year that had not been made into feature films. That first list – many of which have been made since – became known as the Black List. Today, over 200 Black List screenplays have been made into films that have earned over US$16 billion and been nominated for 148 Academy Awards. The Black List is a must-follow for anyone with an interest in screenwriting.

Eli Roth

“You see that? What’s that look like?” “Looks like a trailer…”

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Eli Roth began shooting Super 8 films at the age of eight, after watching Ridley Scott’s Alien and vomiting, and deciding he wanted to be a producer/director. He went on to attend film school at New York University, and eventually earned notoriety with the release of Cabin Fever in the early 2000s. His credits since include Hostel, Grindhouse, The Green Inferno, Death Wish, and a role in Inglourious Basterds.

David Katzenburg

werk #ballers

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Hollywood scion David Katzenberg (son of DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg) has turned his legacy status into a thriving career of his own. The bulk of his work can be found on television (Awkward, The Goldbergs, Survivor, Ballers), but he’s making the jump to movies as a producer on Gremlins 3, Beetlejuice 2, and the much-hyped Stephen King remake, It. Katzenberg’s Instagram boasts just the right mix of humility and behind-the-scenes Tinseltown glamour.

Film Independent

“Something that’s benefitted me is to not really wait for projects to come my way—to make things that interest me and to create things even if no one is asking for them. It helps me to learn my craft, but also to have things that become calling cards in a way. Maybe that’s a short film or music video. But you don’t need anyone’s permission to go out and start making things. I always say absorb as much as you can. Watch everything and try to understand how it was made. You need to remember to focus on the story and the characters and how the camera is interacting with them.” – #WednesdayWisdom from #FiFellow and#GhostStory DP @DrozPalermo. Check out his full interview on the blog. Link in bio. #filmindependent #independentfilm #ghoststorymovie #cinematography #rooneymara #A24

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Film Independent’s mission is to champion creative independence in visual storytelling and support a community of artists who embody diversity, innovation, and uniqueness of vision. The organisation hosts over 250 annual screenings and events, including the Spirit Awards and the LA Film Festival. Film Independent also offers an Artist Development programme with free labs for selected writers, directors, producers, and documentary filmmakers.

Anthology Film Archives


Anthology Film Archives is an international centre for the preservation, study, and exhibition of film and video, with a particular focus on independent, experimental, and avant-garde cinema. Fuelled by the conviction that the index of a culture’s health and vibrancy lies largely in its margins, Anthology strives to advance the cause and protect the heritage of a kind of cinema that is in particular danger of being lost, overlooked, or ignored.

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These $85 Limited Edition Converse Are Too Cool For School
These $85 Limited Edition Converse Are Too Cool For School

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Rome Snapshot Reveals The Secret To Italy’s World-Beating Coffee
Rome Snapshot Reveals The Secret To Italy’s World-Beating Coffee

While Australians prance about taking photos of it, Italians have a more orthodox relationship with java – a morning constitutional you might return to at several points throughout the day.

The perfect grind, silky crema, fabulous foam; Italian coffee is widely regarded as the best in the world. But considering Australia now has world-class baristas, higher expectations and – arguably – the best physical product in the world, why is Italian coffee still said to be better?

 

 
 
 
 
 
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The above photo of Rome’s iconic Sant’ Eustachio Il Caffè reveals why: it’s the experience. Rather than rushing off with an espresso floating in almond milk in your keep cup like a turd, or rather than camping out for hours in lycra, Italians have mastered cafe culture and environmentalism in one fell swoop.

 

 
 
 
 
 
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Contrary to popular belief, it hasn’t always been that way: As Italy Magazine points out, “The concept of sitting down and sipping a coffee for hours on end [in Italy] is still quite ‘new’ compared to other countries.”

The good news is that you can now get the best of both worlds, with cafes like Sant’ Eustachio Il Caffè offering both throwbacks…

 

 
 
 
 
 
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… and slurpers.

The result? Italians tend not to use plastic takeaway cups, or even keep cups. They shot their espresso, have a round of small talk long enough to be enjoyable (but not so long as to get awkward), and leave. They then come back later to savour a Capuccino and have a bit more of a chat with friends but never overstay their welcome.

Oh and as an aside: their pastries are to die for…

 

 
 
 
 
 
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… as is the ambience…

 

 
 
 
 
 
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… and the staff.

 

 
 
 
 
 
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As a French diplomat once said, good coffee is, “Black as the devil, hot as hell, pure as an angel, sweet as love.”

 

 
 
 
 
 
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Here’s hoping you find yours in Rome.

 

 
 
 
 
 
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Score 20% Off The North Face’s Infamously Good Duffel Bags
Score 20% Off The North Face’s Infamously Good Duffel Bags

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Why The Flip Phone Is Making A Comeback After 15 Years
Why The Flip Phone Is Making A Comeback After 15 Years

With each passing year, smartphone manufacturers strive to develop new ways to keep customers interested or entice those using rival devices, to ditch them and join their ecosystem instead. Apple and Samsung may hog the limelight when it comes to iOS and Android respectively, but several other phone makers lurk in the background, all of which spend large sums of money on R&D to come up with new ideas.

If you’re anything like us, you’ll feel smartphones are beginning to plateau and we can now easily predict what the next year’s device will bring: more megapixels than you know what to do with, enough storage to hold a year’s worth of movies a couple of other new software features, to keep people interested. For the most part, customers will stay loyal to their manufacturer of choice, although sales of the Apple iPhone were down 4% at the end of Q3 2019, compared to the year before.

Why might that be? The most likely reason is that phone makers aren’t offering anything genuinely revolutionary, and a reason for customers to upgrade.

The solution? Offer them a new design.

Ok, so the recent trend for ‘all-screen’ mobile phones is still in its infancy, but reducing the bezel size by 0.1mm each year is hardly mind-blowing. Manufacturers need to rethink the design of the smartphone entirely. Enter, flip phones.

Flip phones as a product category aren’t anything new. They died in the late-2000s when the iPhone (and smartphones as a collective) was introduced. Back then, in 2007, the iPhone was launched with no real problem to solve, but instead, it offered consumers something genuinely new and out of this world, it was an “evolutionary and magical product that [was] literally five years ahead of any other mobile phone,” said the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs upon its launch.

For a while, consumers had a hard time grasping the idea. We were so used to small devices that could easily slip in our pocket, but then we were told ‘bigger is better’, and suddenly we not only had to switch to the idea of using apps, but we had to change out our wardrobes and fill them with clothes with pockets big enough to house the new generation of phones.

Since then, using apps has become second nature, and we boil up with rage the moment something doesn’t load at lightning speed. We’ve adapted and come to expect so much from our phones that we will never understand how we managed to use the first wave that was released nearly 15 years ago.

And now, with a sea of big-screen devices to choose from, no one device can now say it’s truly unique. Sure, one might have more cameras than the next, but ultimately, so what?

That’s where flip phones come in. While they don’t represent a new design, the way in which they’re now being made is. With technology coming on leaps and bounds, manufacturers are now able to marry the two designs together: offering a big-screen phone in a foldable body. Flip phones of old would have a screen in the top half and a physical keyboard at the bottom. Now though, manufacturers are able to produce bendable glass displays so that the entire inside surface is one screen.

Technology aspect aside, flip phones are just cool, plain and simple. The feeling you get when you’re able to flip open your phone to accept a call or flick it down with meaning when you’re mid-argument with the person on the other end is a feeling unlike any other.

Huawei and Samsung were the first two to really champion the revival in early 2019 with their Mate X and Galaxy Fold devices respectively, however, the former has yet to receive an international release, and the latter has been subject to its fair share of broken screens. So far, so technology.

Fast forward about a year and Motorola is back on the scene with its highly recognisable Razr design. The original, the V3, was released in 2004 and went on to become the best-selling clamshell design phone in the world, selling over 130 million units, and cementing itself as a truly iconic phone in the process.

With the newly reintroduced model, Motorola can not only tap into the nostalgic feels of those who grew up with the original, such as mCahill389 on Reddit, “I love the idea of this. When I think of folding smartphones, this has been what I always thought of. Yeah, it doesn’t seem super practical because we can fit the phones in our pockets regardless. But being able to slam it shut after a phone call is so satisfying.”

Motorola will also be hoping to pique the interest of Generation Z, who might be getting bored with the same design of their current phone year after year. The only real obstacle will be the price, as A$2,700 for a phone isn’t exactly pocket change.

Samsung too has recently announced its second-generation flip phone, the Galaxy Z Flip. This one will get a global release “in the coming months” and serves as Samsung’s second, more confident attempt to tap into the re-burgeoning market. And hopefully, it’s first to have a screen that doesn’t break.

Whether they’ll be a success remains to be seen, although, going by some other comments on Reddit, flip phones might not have quite the mass-appeal the likes of Motorola and Samsung are hoping for.

Creamynute11a says: “Imagine paying thousands of dollars for a f*****g flip phone. I really hope smartphones don’t go this way. It’s a technological gimmick at best, just to prove they can. It’s not practical”. Daronmal adds, “Nobody wants this s*** anymore.”

It won’t be until we see any other major manufacturers bend to the change in design that will allow us to know if the flip phone market will indeed be “the next big thing”. Nonetheless, it’s refreshing to see phone makers trying something new. However, there was a reason they died out once before and with customers so used to their glass rectangles, it won’t be easy for manufacturers to pry them away.

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Justin Timberlake Rocks The Freshest Sneakers Of 2020
Justin Timberlake Rocks The Freshest Sneakers Of 2020

When it comes to streetwear, nothing gets hypebeasts more jumped up than limited-edition collaborations. Whether the design is good or not, if it’s available for a short time or in limited quantities, they’ve got to have it. The latest collab to turn the hypebeast world upside down has appeared on the feet of Justin Timberlake.

Spotted leaving the BBC Radio 1 studios in London, England on February 13th, 2020 after promoting his upcoming movie Trolls 2, Justin could be seen wearing a pair of limited-edition Don C x Nike Air Force One sneakers in ‘AMEX Blue’ with red accents, to reflect the flag of Chicago (they certainly give David Beckham a run for his money). He teams them with light-wash denim jeans, a navy bomber jacket and a complimentary printed shirt.

The sneakers are the focal point though, and are a result of a collaboration between Don C and American Express, in support of the annual NBA All-Star 2020 exhibition game, which is set to take place on February 16th at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. Don C’s wife announced the sneakers back in January, confirming their launch date.

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The interesting thing to note about these AF1s is that they have already been released online, exclusively for American Express card members to purchase first, for $200. It may not come as a shock to learn they’ve already sold out. They’re set to go on general sale on February the 15th (though still in limited quantities) however, but those who already snapped up a pair have (unsurprisingly) listed them on StockX for upwards of US$600. Considering Justin was wearing them the same day they went on sale, it’s likely he got them ahead of time. Clearly, it pays to have famous connections.

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Why are the sneakers so popular? The answer is Don C. He’s a streetwear designer from Chicago, hence the tie-in, and was previously Kanye West’s manager and his best man when the rapper got hitched to Kim Kardashian. His Just Don label – which has famous customers such as Jay Z – has been going since 2011 and is heavily inspired by the NBA. The streetwear designer has also teamed up with Levi’s to produce a 90’s-inspired collection, in honour of the All-Star 2020 game.

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