At Man of the World, we are always moving forward—there are too many things to see to stop being curious. We celebrate the classics but we’re looking for new directions, from musicians to artists, climbers to craftsmen. So many creative people are doing good work that it’s hard to fit them between two covers. But that’s why we love our jobs.

For this issue we traveled from San Francisco to Amsterdam, from side streets to grand canals. We sought out dining counters and great tables, backstreet barbers and impeccable bookstores. Men today look for greatness wherever it lives, from accomplished names to emerging talent. We’ve pulled together some people who have succeeded on their own terms, from a West Coast painter to a New England forager. It’s time to revisit the novelist and screenwriter Bret Easton Ellis, who gives an insightful interview about how he’s learned to navigate the film industry.

No. 3 Index

Debut color covers featuring Alexander Skarsgard, photographed by Randall Mesdon and Justice, photographed by Mariano Vivanco . On Stands April 1st, 2013

· Greg Hatton by RAYNOR PIERCE · Alex Olson BY TIBBY ROTHMAN · David de Rotschild BY CHRIS WALLACE · Kevin Jorgenson BY JOHN LONG · Evan Strusinski BY CATHERINE DESPONT · Curtis Kulig BY T. COLE RACHEL

WILD AT ART, PHOTOGRAPHED BY ANTHONY COTSIFAS DIVERS WATCHES BY BENJAMIN CLYMER of HODINKI SPRING SCENTS BY KATHERINE CHAN, THE MAD PERFUMISTA BUNGALOW 13, PHOTOGRAPHED BY MARIANO VIVANCO BELSATFF BY MAX BLAGG ON THE WATERFRONT, PHOTOGRAPHED BY MILAN VUKMIROVIC POWERPLANT CHOPPERS BY MATTHEW PORTER , WRITTEN BY DAVE REEVES BRET EASTON ELLIS BY T.COLE RACHEL BILLY AL BENGSTON BY TIBBY ROTHMAN CASTING A SHADOW BY JIM MEEHAN, master mixologist at PDT in the East Village PASSPORT: AMSTERDAM PASSPORT: SAN FRANCISCO