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Writer and photographer James Joiner is a senior correspondent for The Daily Beast.
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How to Have a Great American Cross-Country Road Trip
HIT THE ROADWhy not hit the highway? There's just something amazing about leaving your life in the rearview, especially since America has so much to offer.

The Classic Cool of Miles Davis
Trendsetter’Round midnight or just about any other time of day, the groundbreaking trumpet player dressed like the whole world was watching, and if they weren’t, they missed a class act.

This Is Your Brain on Burning Man
BRAIN ON DRUGSBurning Man begins on Sunday, and there will be plenty of people dropping acid for the first time. Here’s why that may not be a bad thing.

Tom Wolfe’s Iconic!!! White!!! Suit!!!
RADICAL CHICThe legendary New Journalist has one of the most flamboyant literary styles imaginable, and he dresses to match in his trademark ice cream suit and matching homburg.

How to Look Hot at Burning Man
BURNING COOLA style guide for getting down and dirty in the desert.

Kickstarter Wants to Be Your Everything
MODERN MARVELSFrom WWII wooden pens and levitating Apple Watches to boots and duffels, crowdfunding entrepreneurs want to refurbish your life from clothes closet to wine cellar.

McDonalds Is Using Your Kids To Survive
EVIL CLOWNThe burger giant isn’t winning kids over just through toys.

How JFK Taught America to Dress
CLASSICJohn Kennedy’s casual-but-classy cool look, the very embodiment of what was once widely known as ‘Ivy League’ style, is as hot as ever. But then classics never go out of fashion.

How the Beach Boys Invented Surf Style
SURFIN’ SAFARIThe Beach Boys introduced sunny Southern California’s aesthetic to pop culture, helping to make baggies and Woodies and surfing look and sound hip even in Kansas.

Cargo Shorts: It’s Not Them, It’s You.
Funky TrunksHated by fashion arbiters, they’ll get you banned from certain establishments. At this point, we’re not even fighting over a garment anymore—it’s deeper than that.
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