ELEVATOR 08.13.25 | Former Strippers Swindle Men Out Of Thousands

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@kathe_rinee_ by @franckbphotographe   The Wild Story Behind Hustlers, And How A Group Of Former Strippers Swindled Men Out Of Thousands A crew of ex-strippers with Wall Street-sized grudges ran a champagne-soaked con that left wealthy men wondering where their Amex bill went wrong. It was equal parts seduction, strategy, and scandal. Hollywood even made a movie out of it. One could argue the movie was the real crime.  Anyway they pulled off this little hustle. Until they didn’t.   The Smartest Way to Listen (That No One Will Ever Notice) [Partner]  You don’t realize how muffled your world’s gotten until you hear it through the Horizon IX. This isn’t your grandpa’s clunky earpiece. It’s a precision-tuned, dual-processing device that filters background noise and sharpens voices like a high-end stereo for your ears. It’s nearly invisible. Fully rechargeable. Smartphone connected. You’ll forget you’re wearing it. Until someone speaks and you catch every single word in perfect clarity. More than half a million people have already made the switch. You can now try it risk-free with hear.com's 45-day trial and hear the difference yourself.  Try the world’s first and smallest dual processing hearing aid risk-free.   SHOP NOW   The Polite Way To Spit Out Steak Gristle When Eating At A Restaurant We’ve all been there. You bite in. Chew once. Realize you’ve made a terrible mistake. The gristle’s not going anywhere. There’s a polite way to handle it that doesn’t involve theatrics, napkin origami, or pretending to “go to the restroom” just to get rid of it.  Save your dignity. And your dinner.   What It Feels Like to Crash a Rally Car Most of us will never take a corner at 100 mph in the rain. Probably for the best. Let’s just let Travis Pastrana walk us through what happens when the laws of physics, momentum, and bad luck all meet in a ditch. Spoiler: it’s not slow motion.  Buckle up. (Esquire🔺)     15 Hard Truths That People Swear Made Their Lives So Much Better When the guys at SHIFT shared this one with us, we started thinking of other truths that were hammered into us. Here’s one. Don’t split infinitives. That was a tough one. But fear not. This list is more about the truths you already know but maybe just don’t want to readily admit to yourself. Sorry. To admit readily. (Yes, that was a grammar joke, no, don’t try them at home, they don’t work there, either.) Consider this your friendly reality check. Read Article Subscribe to Shift for more health and wellness advice for men.   The Mixer The last planet parade of 2025. Inside the rise of restaurant run clubs. Why early refrigerators could’ve killed you. Martin Scorsese names the two scariest movies he’s ever seen. The tourist who found a 2.3-carat diamond at a state park. Dicing an onion the mathematically optimal way. 14 old-fashioned no-bake desserts people still love today. Larry McMurtry’s famous bookstore, reopening as a literary center. The hearing device that transforms your ears from AM radio to hi-fi stereo.* *Partner       Quotes From Smart Men “There are few things more liberating in life than having your worst fear realized.” —Conan O’Brien       GTFO @goncarvalho_ | Singapore     Love Elevator? You’ll probably dig our other newsletters too. Check out Shift, Jimmy, and Blazer.   Advertise in Elevator  |  Instagram  |  Forward to a Friend  |  Contact Us     @2025 Rotary Digital 300 Witherspoon St Suite 201 Princeton NJ 08542     Preferences  |  Unsubscribe