The Worldwide Hunt for a $7 Million Stolen Car

Joe Ford, car detective, searches the world for stolen rare automobiles on the black market. The case he’s on now could set him up for life. [Image] [Image]( Inside the Twisted, Worldwide Hunt for a $7 Million Stolen Car Joe Ford is sitting at the Pelican Landing, an outdoor restaurant in a fancy marina on the Intracoastal Waterway. Across the way is a 180-foot yacht, the name abbracci painted across the stern. Joe’s cell phone rings. Wah-wah-waaahhh. The theme music from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Joe’s ringtone. “Hold on,” he says. “It’s the FBI.” It’s midday, and Joe has just finished his first Corona. He’s self-­employed. The Pelican Landing is off the main channel in Fort Lauderdale, part of the Pier Sixty-Six Hotel & Marina, a twenty-two-acre, four-star resort where deckhands refuel yachts before they sail out to sea. When you’re sitting at the bar, the boats look like shimmering skyscrapers. Crew members scrub down decks; owners sip cocktails and shout into smartphones. It’s a place Joe goes. He hangs up his call. “The FBI says this is the most fun case they’ve ever worked—and I’m going to help them solve it,” he says. [Read the Full Story]( [Image] [Image]( Flint and Tinder's Waxed Trucker Jacket Will Get Better and Better as You Beat It Up In this ode to the flannel-lined waxed trucker jacket from Flint and Tinder, outerweight enthusiast Michael B. Dougherty writes, “This thing ticks all the boxes: three-season weight, infinitely layerable, and brimming with patina potential, thanks to that waxed cotton finish. Tack on the style’s august history and this one’s made-in-the-USA pedigree, and you’ve just given me even more reason to make some room in my (very crowded) coat closet.” [Read the Full Story](  [Image]( Inside the Twisted Making of Basic Instinct Thirty years ago, the erotic thriller was at the apex of what would be a relatively short-lived, albeit glorious, golden age. The erotic thriller genre wouldn’t exist—or at least would never have thrived like it did—were it not for another film that came out 29 years ago this month, Paul Verhoeven’s Basic Instinct. If Basic Instinct was only responsible for the kudzu-like proliferation of the erotic thriller genre, it would still be noteworthy. But the truth is, the story behind the making of Verhoeven’s naughty neo-noir is far more interesting than just that one lurid footnote. [Read the Full Story]( [Image]( Forget Leather, Mr P.'s High-End White Sneakers Are Made From Grapes The move to researching viable alternatives to leather in fashion has gathered pace significantly in the past three years. Driven by the need not only to replace leather in an environmental way but also create viable materials that perform like leather and have its luxury and suppleness, scientists across the globe have been experimenting of late with plant-based options derived from pineapples, mushrooms, bananas, grapes...you name it. It's definitely a thing at online men’s shopping specialist Mr Porter. This week the store launched its first eco-edition Larry sneaker under Mr P., the in-house label which prides itself on making accessible yet interesting fashion. The sneaker is made of “marc”: basically the unpleasant sludge of grape skins, stalks and seeds that is left after all the good stuff—the juice—has been squished out for fermentation into your favorite Chianti. [Read the Full Story](  [Image]( The 26 Jeans Brands Every Denim Fan Needs to Know The thing about finding the perfect pair of jeans isn't that it's impossible. Thankfully, a little knowledge goes a long way. We've pulled together a list of the 26 best jeans brands out there, ranging from your mass-market standbys to your hyper-niche specialists, with a little of everything in between for good measure. So whether you're in the market for Carhartt or Levi's, Visvim or Fear of God—and by the way, have you heard of Glenn's Denim, because you should have—we've got you covered. [Read the Full Story]( [Image]( The 60 Best Movies to Stream on Netflix Right Now Netflix has about a billion-and-one movies for your perusal. Not every one is a hit (looking at you, The Kissing Booth—yeah, we said it), but there's plenty worth watching. You have Chadwick Boseman's Golden Globe-winning final performance in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. Plus, one of Morgan Freeman's greatest performances of all time as Nelson Mandela in Invictus. We sifted through Netflix for the best films on the platform. [Read the Full Story](  Follow Us       [Unsubscribe](  [Privacy Notice](  esquire.com ©2021 Hearst Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved. Hearst Email Privacy, 300 W 57th St., Fl. 19 (sta 1-1), New York, NY 10019   Â