1. Despite the layers of tape securing his jaws, building security wouldn’t allow this alligator inside for our interview with cast members from History Channel’s Swamp People.
     

  2. In early March, Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira injured his wrist in preparation for the World Baseball Classic. Since then, he has been engaging in an aggressive, high-tech East-West therapy regimen. Photograph by Randy Harris

     

  3. Ping pong has been gaining in popularity over the past few years, so it only makes sense that Table Tennis Nation, founded by the late great Marty Reisman — a main player in getting younger crowds interested in the sport — would create custom paddles.

     

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    Alexander Skarsgard, photographed for Men’s Journal by Albert Watson on August 13, 2011, in New York City.

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  5. In the studio with Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton. Photograph by Kat Erardi

     

  6. Chef Marcus Samuelsson recently joined forces with Skyy Vodka to create a menu of drinks rooted in classic cocktail recipes (think gimlet, martini, and punch) but spiked with modern flourishes, like ginger syrup and hibiscus-infused tea. Our pick of the litter — this simple vodka sangria. Try it for yourself tonight.

    Ingredients
    •  2 cups Skyy Vodka
    •  2/3 bottle white wine
    •  2 ounces lime juice
    •  8 ounces orange juice
    •  8 ounces apple juice
    •  1 mango, cut into cubes
    •  2 pears, cut into cubes
    •  Pear and strawberry for garnish

    Soak fruit in juices and vodka for two hours to overnight (feel free to add more vodka for a stronger drink). Stir together in a pitcher and serve in wine glass. Garnish with pear and strawberry. Yields six cocktails.

     

  7. Gluttonous restaurant week #lunch at Hill Country #barbecue in #NYC — beef and pork rib, 1/4lb. brisket, 1/4lb. chicken, green bean casserole, corn pudding, and corn bread. What’s your favorite BBQ joint? We like Oklahoma Joe’s in Kansas City. (Taken with Instagram)