Men want to be him and women want to be with him. Although neither are possible, it is possible to steal Daniel Craig’s style so you can at least look like James Bond.James Bond didn’t just save the world from corruption in ‘Casino Royale’; he also rescued the British actor who played the seventh version of the famous spy, Daniel Craig. Born in England, Craig – the blue-eyed blond – has always been a natural-born killer in the looks department, but the star’s style power only came to the fashion forefront as, “Bond, James Bond” – back in 2005.Ten years on, Craig has snagged himself the beautiful Rachel Weisz, and proves a dark horse in the fashion race, releasing a lethal blow to the common 47-year-olds who don’t look half as good as he does. Mission accomplished, Mr. Craig. Now, here’s your martini – shaken.

Breaking It Down

Taking cues from Bond, Craig’s civilian attire is blending American workwear, British heritage and European tailoring. He favours denim on an off-day or a cardie and brogues for meetings. Suits are sleek, and super-fitted, but never overdone, sticking to traditional three-pieces with the odd check to keep things interesting.The international man of mystery is big on accessories too; concealing his identity any which way he can – be it, shades or a flat cap. Luckily, Craig lets slip his fashion forte once in a while, just enough to see how classically stylish he really is.

Rakishly Grey

Daniel Craig was wearing the grey suit well before its comeback this season. Rolling with the likes of McQueen in ‘The Thomas Crown Affair’, Craig channels a corporate sophistication with a rakish three-piece suit in charcoal. The barely-there check creates more of a textural touch than a print-ish statement and the navy tie and shirt are kept neat via a suit-matching waistcoat.Other times, a monochrome grey look is maintained for summer affairs. A smokey, single breast suit blends seamlessly with a pastel long tie and white pocket square – matching the crisp, Oxford shirt. Boycotting brown, the black leather Derbies act as a more man-on-a-mission shoe, framed by midnight black wayfarers.

Double Denim

American workwear gets a reawakening with the Bond star. Off-duty from red carpets and shooting bad guys, Craig opts for comfort with an indigo-dyed denim combination in both jacket and jean. It’s a risky move, but a man who saves the world, can most definitely pull it off.Keeping the denim colours different between the top and bottom is key, slipping a polo in block navy to anchor the vintage-hued denim. And he does up the jacket at night for a slightly dressier look, tucking in the shirt and wearing a belt.The denim boasts a well-worn finish too, which adds rugged confidence to the outfit, appearing as if Craig couldn’t care less if you approve of his choice of style or not. We, Daniel, we do.

Comfort Cardie

Craig reinvents another classic item – the shawl collar cardigan – and shows just how the woollen knit came to be worn as a casual top layer or as suit jacket replacement.En route to the airport, the open-collared cardigan is snug of the shoulders and roomier on the torso – just like a knit should be – promoting comfort and sharpness. The plain tee is a go-to layer for Craig, working easy over mid-blue, relaxed denim and bright tan brogue lace-ups, with thick soles to match the industrial aesthetic of the roll-cuffed selvedge denim.Performing as a suit jacket, the cardigan adopts an even sharper cut, sitting flat and luxuriously woven across the chest, and fully fastened with tonal grey buttons for a dressier look to contrast ones. The sheen of a silk tie sparks up the matte-finished knit. The comfort cardigan never looked so dapper.

Trans-Atlantic Chap

All that to-ing and fro-ing between the States and the UK has seen Craig adopt a rather transatlantic off-duty style. At the airport, the actor taps a vintage aviator jacket in suede shearling and hard yakka denim, meshed with a Marlon Brando black tee and updated chocolate aviators.Touched down in LA, Craig feels more at home in a British cashmere knit with industrial leather lace-ups and again a plain tee, this time in white – both tops impeccably fitted.With the donning of a hat, the pommy Craig prevails with his penchant for the newsboy cap, made de rigeur back in the Victorian era. It’s a stylish clash or British aristocracy and American mid-century style pulled off by Craig’s attention to detail and keeping things neutral, minimal and well-cut.

Key Craig Fashion Items

Suit: Grey checked three-piece from Brioni, pastel single-breast suit from Tom Ford and Gucci tuxedos.Denim: Mid-wash blue from Ron Herman, dark denim from Levi and black wash from AG Jeans.Jacket: Denim jacket from Jean Shop, black topcoat from Givenchy, and trench from Burberry.Knit: Shawl collar cardigan from Isaia, Paul Smith or Polo Ralph Lauren and cashmere sweater from Lanvin or John Smedley.Shirt: Navy polo from Sunspel and plain t-shirt in crew neck fit from Calvin Klein or A.P.C.Accessories: Dark brown woven leather belt from Loro Piana, flat cap from Borsalino or Lock & Co. Hatters, aviator sunglasses from Thierry Lasry, wayfarer sunnies from Rayban, and black weekend bag from Bottega Veneta.Shoes: Tan leather brogues from Grenson or George Cleverley, brown suede boots from R.M. Williams, and black Derby shoes from Church’s.

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In a world of Google Maps it’s not often one feels lost. Chuck in Uber and your Apple Watch and it’s rare one feels out of breath, let alone stranded.

In other words: today’s city slickers take on nature about as often as a hipster drinks full cream milk.

Fortunately, one iconic Outback photo has surfaced on Instagram, reminding us all of a lost Australian art: the spirit of adventure.

 

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The image depicts the Outback railway line which carries The Ghan, Australia’s transcontinental conveyor belt (originally built by Afghan Cameleers in the late 1800s, hence the name), from Adelaide to Darwin.

It also shows how, even as Skyscanner is bookmarked by backpackers world over, in the heart of Australia train travel clacks stronger than ever.

And although it’s mostly retirees who embark on this three-day $3,000 journey, the adventure they seek reflects a broader feature of Australians young and old: even if we live firmly above it, we like to feel part of nature.

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Whether it was an entire lounge singing Waltzing Matilda, the prevalence of Akubra hats or the fact that — despite the voluptuous wines and helicopter rides on offer — at the end of the trip most passengers said sitting in a narrow cabin watching the red dust roll past was their favourite part, our time on the Ghan suggests Australians still value adventure over extravagance (even when they are indulging in both).

 

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And if it comes with a Barista-standard coffee, so much the better.

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In a world of lip (and butt) fillers, scrotox and Valencia filters, we can modify just about everything about our own bodies. Now, a new IVF technique that can segregate male and female sperm might take this to even scarier levels, enabling couples to choose whether they have a boy or girl.

The study, published in Plos Biology on Tuesday, showed that sperm with the X chromosome (which gives rise to females) slowed down when a certain chemical was added while sperm with the (male) Y chromosome sped up.

Using this technique, the scientists found they could produce mice litters that were 90 per cent male. When the experiment was flipped, with the intention of creating a primarily female litter, the success rate was similar: 81 per cent female.

As The Independent reports, “the researchers, led by Masayuki Shimada from Hiroshima University, believe this technique is likely to be applicable to other mammals.”

“The process – which could be simple and cheap to carry out – does not damage the DNA of sperm and could greatly simplify sex selection for IVF or artificial insemination, which is used in livestock.”

The Japanese researchers also say they have already used this technique to selectively produce male and female cattle and pig offspring.

However, it is currently illegal in Australia to select the sex of your baby during IVF (which has led flocks of parents-to-be to the US), and – as lead researcher Dr Shimada says: “Use of this method in human reproductive technology is speculative at the moment, and [still] involves significant ethical issues.”

Dr Peter Ellis from the University of Kent School of Biosciences, who was not involved in the research, told The Independent the findings could be extremely significant.

“This study makes the startling claim that there are cell surface markers on X- and Y-bearing sperm cells that ‘label’ these and selectively affect their function,” he said.

“This type of marker has been sought for many years in many different species, but thus far without success.”

“If this study were to be replicated,” he continued, “and… if it holds true in species other than mice – then the implications could be colossal for both animal and human artificial insemination and assisted reproduction, but we are certainly not at that stage yet.”

The overall implication? There are a number of moral and scientific barriers likely to prevent (or delay), for quite some time, scientists from discovering if this chemical has the same effect on human sperm.

Not to mention how ethically fraught moving beyond that point would be, with Professor Robin Lovell-Badge from The Francis Crick Institute reportedly saying, “While the mice born after the sperm sorting apparently appeared normal, it would be essential to verify that there were no long-term effects of activating these receptors prior to fertilisation.”

“In other words, do not try this at home in attempts to bias the likelihood of having a boy or a girl.”

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Spare a moment for that cup of liquid black gold you’re cradling in your hot little hands. It’s astounding how a diminutive package can bring so much caffeinated joy to the world’s working adults and flat lay fiends. There’s no doubt that coffee is a universal language and today we’re delving deeper to uncover what makes a humble cup of coffee worth $1, and what makes it worth up to $20.Helping us on this journey into the finer details between cheap and expensive coffee is 2019 Australian Barista Champion, Matt Lewin. The man who lives and breathes coffee also moonlights as a barista coach and coffee consultant so if there’s anyone who knows how to break down the bean to explain what you’re really paying for, it’s this man.This is the difference between a $1 self-serve coffee and a $20 high-end one prepared by dedicated baristas.RELATED: The Maximum Number Of Coffees You Can Drink A Day Has Finally Been Discovered

How Country Of Origin Defines Price

The most obvious aspect that distinguishes a cheap coffee from an expensive one is the bean’s country of origin. According to Lewin, Brazil has long held the crown as the base for your average-priced milk-based coffee.“It was sweet and round and perceivably offered those qualities in a cup,” says Lewin. At the other end of the spectrum, coffee connoisseurs get to enjoy something called Geisha coffee sourced from Panama. The latter is considered the pinnacle of coffee and is famous for its high turn florals, sparkling acidity and heady aromatics and flavours, thus putting it well ahead of the Brazilian sourced beans in terms of pricing. Just last year a 45kg sack of Geisha coffee grown in Panama broke the world record by selling for US$80,300.Times are changing though, adds Lewin. Thanks to the internet and greater education in the coffee scene, these fancy Geisha beans are now being grown in Brazil, Colombia and Ethiopia to respectable standards. As such, the price variance between coffee sourced from Brazil and Panama are quickly closing in on one another.

Where $1 Coffee Comes From

Lewin doesn’t know the exact country that non-coffee specialists like 7-Eleven acquire their famous $1 coffee from, but he does know that they’ll be contracting beans from somewhere in the world where they can roast reasonably good commercial quality beans with a low labour costs. The key word here is ‘good’.“Our market is more discerning than ever when it comes to coffee, even if it’s just 7-Eleven coffee,” says Lewin.“So they’re just paying less for coffee but it’s still commercial quality coffee. Commercial coffee or market coffee is just coffee that doesn’t reach a high quality standard and doesn’t have as much love put into it. There’s a lot less steps and labour and this is reflected in a cheaper coffee.”

Price Of Picking The Perfect Bean

So why does your favourite high quality coffee from a barista cost anywhere from $4 to $20? Like anything made to high standards, there are lots of little things that contribute.Coffee like the Geisha variety and some of the world’s most expensive are usually rated at the 95 to 100 point range. According to Lewin this level of produce requires:

• Strategy
• Technology
• Labour
• Time

“Obviously there’s less of it because it’s harder to make. Through supply and demand that will push the price up a little bit as well.”

Drying Process Of Expensive Beans

Not all fruits are like this, but according to Lewin “with coffee, the longer and slower it can grow[s], usually the better quality it can get.”Also.“Higher quality coffee grows higher up in the mountains [where] there’s less oxygen, [and] conditions are tougher,” which means there’s an element of fighting.“It has to fight to survive, but in that process, it develops more layers in the bean,” Lewin says, thus becoming a better quality product.To illustrate: “[It’s] like making a croissant. Through longer maturation you get more fats, more carbohydrates, more sugars and more complex acids.”This means that lower altitude grown beans (where it’s warmer and easier) can be grown in 4-6 months, while high grade stuff can be grown in 9-10 months (and that’s where the goodies come from).Then there are other variables, Lewin says, like picking it at the perfect ripeness, fermenting it to perfect approach and drying it slowly with full control over moisture level.

“The intensity in labour in making top-end coffee will blow your mind compared to what it takes to produce average grown commercial coffee. It is like a work of art. And it’s so easy to muck up at any stage. Very fickle.”

The Coffee Snob Effect

Does branding play a part in price? According to Lewin that’s both a yes and a no.

“I think there is a brand awareness by consumers out there. A lot of coffee companies are a lot more established. They say they’re specialty coffee but a bulk of their business is commercial. That’s upsetting a lot of people. There’s a huge percentage placed on branding in a cup of coffee. You pay what they want. The coffee market’s tough; you have position yourself where you want to be and – by your price and by your product – you determine what market you want to play against.”

These trends change over the years though, as Lewin’s next insight shows.

“For many years in Australia, we were all specialty coffee, buying more expensive stuff, roasting it light trying to prove ourselves. Now the market’s flipped itself and there are so many cafes, [the market is] so competitive and there are so many roasters in Australia, that cafes have to buy cheaper coffee just to survive.”

According to Lewin, “Farmers are now saying, ‘for 10 years you wanted good stuff and now you come asking for the cheap stuff’. Coffee companies are putting cheaper and cheaper coffees into the market and that’s what we call the race to the bottom.”

“Think about what a cafe does for $4. 10% for wages, rent and you have 10% left as profit. It’s not as simple as people think it is.”

Other Hidden Variables

Now to the juicy bit: how much does a barista’s skill add to the price of your coffee? After all, you don’t want to pay for your cafe’s 50 year old, monk-coveted, Himalayan roasted bad boys only for some second rate hipster to burn the beans.Here’s what Lewin had to say.“We’ve got a bunch of champions and world champions here. That strengthens our brand. We buy and have farms providing some of the best roasted coffee in the world which we give to our wholesale clients.”

“Do we charge appropriately for that? Absolutely. Does it mean the price of the lattes in their cafes are more expensive? No.”

“What they [the company] are able to do,” Lewin explains, “is be part of something greater and make coffee to a higher level than to other people.” That said, “I think it’s unrealistic to think that because Matt Lewin looks after your account, you’re now able to charge $7 for a latte tomorrow. It doesn’t work like that.”

“I don’t work in cafes. It’s an interesting market. Some people want good coffee and they’re willing to pay for it. Others are price conscious. I believe how we approach coffee adds weight and value to people being able to respect and pay for it. To be honest, we have coffees in the program that cost $20 – $30 a cup. If you want an experience like that you can have scotch or whisky.”

Do Milk Prices Affect The Final Cost

Yes. “A lot of people would pay 50c extra for soy, bon soy or oat milk,” Lewin says. However, if you’re after full cream milk then the answer is no “because it’s the industry standard.”

“Whether you buy the creamiest full cream organic milk or the cheapest, you’re still charging $4 a latte; that’s just the reality of the market.”

So why bother buying high-quality milk? “Because you’ll (hopefully) have more people walk through your door.”

How Does The Service Factor Affect Price?

“You get what you pay for. In the future there’ll be machines that put out coffee as good as baristas [but] there’s romance and nostalgia in coffee,” Lewin says.

“People like the ritual of talking to their barista. It’s cool. Automation makes it consistent but there’s nothing like the [human] experience.”

Can A Good Barista Save Poor Quality Beans?

Lewin’s response? “If a F1 driver hopped into an average car, they’d be able to get more out of it. I think anyone who understands coffee to a great level will be able to get something more out of it.”

“What’s really cool about coffee too though is that it’s not all about the barista; that’s why we’re creating systems for our clients that remove as much of that human element so customers can have a more consistent experience regardless of who’s on that machine.”

“Would I make a coffee 10x better than some of the best baristas in Australia? Hell no. I actually think there are many here a lot better than me.”

A Final Word

What needs to be known, Lewin says, is that when it comes to coffee there are many moving parts that people tend to forget: “We get this incredible experience in a cup that’s pretty cheap. But you have to farm it, pick it, process it, dry it and not mess it up.”

“Then you have to hand it over to a boat that travels for a month on water. Then it gets to a roaster who roast it to perfection without messing that up. Then you have to put it in a bag to de-gas it for a week before use, give it to a barista who has to open it, grind it, tamp it, extract it and they have to not mess that up either.”

“And only then,” he continues, “If 25 million steps haven’t been messed up you get this beautiful result. And you can see how much goes into a cup of coffee even before it hits a cafe. So many steps and those steps cost money.”On that note: it’s time for our morning brew.

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Casablanca is known for its spicy blend of Moorish architecture and European art-deco more than it is for its ease of access from the United States of America. However, American Airlines’ 2020 summer flight schedule — which includes the airline’s first flight to Africa (specifically, to Casablanca, a commercial hub in western Morocco) — suggests that is set to change.

As reported by The Lonely Planet, “Next year, the airline will launch a service to Morocco, making it the first time the company runs a service to Africa. The flight will connect Philadelphia and Casablanca beginning on 4 June, 2020… [making] American the only US carrier with a non-stop flight to Casablanca, which will fly three times per week on a Boeing 757.”

 

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Vasu Raja, American Airlines’ vice president of network and schedule planning said American Airlines has been studying Africa for a “really long time” (USA Today) and that Casablanca is a great starting point because it only requires a Boeing 757.

Another benefit of Casablanca is that it connects to many other African hubs including Marrakech, Morocco, Lagos and Accra, via its partner Royal Air Maroc, which – especially considering our recent run-in with the over officious Renfe train officials – is good news for anyone looking to travel around the country with a surfboard or excess baggage.

Long term, American Airlines’ plan, Raja said, is to offer its own (direct) flights between the United States and other destinations (like the hubs mentioned above) in Africa: “We think there’s a huge opportunity there… This is the first step along the way” (USA Today).

The new flight schedule for 2020 includes a number of other changes too, with new flights between Chicago and Krakow (as well as Budapest) to begin on the 7th of May, Chicago being connected with Prague from the 8th of May and a flight between Dallas-Fort Worth and Tel Aviv set to begin on the 9th of September.

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Catfishing may be illegal but compared to dogfishing it’s positively cute. Confused? Hear us out.

Dogfishing appears innocent and fluffy but is one of the most deceptive dating trends around. What is it? It’s when a man poses with a dog in their dating profile to seem more attractive than they really are.

What’s more, multiple studies (see here and here) have found about a quarter of men put their pet in their dating profile as bait.

But that’s just the beginning of the trickery.

Though this is a questionable psychological ploy even if one owns the ball-of-cute, true dogfishing occurs when a guy uploads a photo of himself with a pup that is not his own, luring in potential dates with a suggestion of commitment (and an emotional soft spot) that he does not possess.

Of course: this tactic has been observed in the past (see Elite Daily’s 2016 article, “Puppy Baiting: Why I’ll Never Date A Guy With A Dog In His Dating Profile Photo,”), but as apps like Tinder, Grindr and Bumble have become more widespread (and those using them increasingly savvy) it has now achieved mainstream recognition (and a new moniker), with The Guardian publishing an article entitled, “Dogfishing: beware the man who poses with pets on a dating app” on Tuesday this week.

The problem? While having a dog in your profile is a great way to start a flirty conversation (“rub my ears, lick my face, etc.“) dogfishing victims say it also conveys a false sense of carefree warmth and trustworthiness because, as The Guardian puts it (and as the assumption goes), “Only a nice guy would willingly share his home with an animal that eats its own sick.”

Why do men do this when they know they will eventually be caught out? The Guardian’s best guess is that, to them, it doesn’t matter as long as they can “postpone the moment of discovery beyond the having sex stage and into the getting bored of each other stage.”

Ouch.

Elite Daily’s analysis isn’t much more optimistic either, in their recognition that despite the dishonesty, “fluffs add a million sex appeal points.”

“I swipe on a zillion guys a day. I date a decent amount of them, too. But virtually every guy I’ve ever swiped on because I was into his dog was a huge jerk.”

Tough break. But hey: it’s a dog eat dog world out there. And you’ve now been warned.

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