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The Best Sour Beers To Drink This Summer

Increasingly, craft beer brewers and patrons have turned toward lagers - pale, dark, Pilsners, Helles, bocks - as the breezy de facto alternative to the God Emperor of the craft industry, the IPA. People want options, and they want beer they can recognize immediately as “beer” as codified by America’s…

The 7 Most Overrated Video Games (and What To Play Instead)

There are great video games out there. Some are just plain beautiful, while others started out good and turned great after an update. Others still are as fun to watch as they are to play. And then there are the overrated video games. These are extremely hyped games that don't…

The 5 Best Whiskey Glasses for Bourbon

There are enough whiskey glasses on the market that you could probably use a different one every day of the year and two on federal holidays and still have some you never quite got to. A lot of those glasses also come with various claims about how effective they are…

It’s Time to Buy a Corduroy Suit. Here’s Why.

At some point in my early 20s, I started to really like the idea of owning a corduroy suit. Maybe it’s because I have a love for English aristocracy, or perhaps it’s because I studied English at uni, or maybe I was inspired by the style in Wes Anderson movies.…

9 Cars From the 2000s That Are Actually Cool

When people talk about vintage cars, the first ones that come to mind may be vintage SUVs, classic cars from the ‘50s and ‘60s, or, of course, glorious rides from the ‘80s. But unless you happen to have near-limitless funds to purchase exclusive vintage collector cars that are beyond the…

Polaroid Releases Colorful, Retro Speakers

Polaroid already has the nostalgia-induced instant photo market cornered, so the American brand has decided to test out the audio industry with a range of colorful, stylish music speakers. The collection has four options: the portable P1 and P2, the boombox-esque P3, and the P4. The P1 and P2 offer…

7 Extinct Car Brands We Wish Still Existed

The new crop of electric SUVs and cars are obviously things to be excited about, but there's just something about a classic automobile (and those great old school automobile advertisements) that defines cool. Internal combustion engines, manual transmissions, timeless designs, analog gauges, and even the accompanying lack of reliability come…

The Best Touring Motorcycles for Road Trips

The summer isn't over just yet, so there's still ample time for a road trip... on two wheels. Even with current stratospheric gas prices, there's still nothing like an open-road motorcycle road trip to escape the rigors and monotony of work, free the mind, and take in the scenic routes…