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100 Essential Movies Every Guy Should See

Cinematic history is littered with gems. In the hands of a brilliant director, a skillful cast, or a visionary writer, a masterpiece can be born. There are so many, in fact, that selecting just 100 as essential viewing was extremely challenging. We debated. We consulted reviews. We rewatched forgotten films.…

10 Authentic Irish Pubs for St. Patrick’s Day

Barring a handful of borderline offensive stereotype-reliant Irish sports bars, we’ve never had a bad time at an Irish pub. In fact, the quickest way to get us out the door is telling us some friends are off to the local Irish place, especially if that place was started by…

20 Martial Arts Movies Every Guy Should See

Few things are as enjoyable and adrenalizing as martial arts films, whatever their make and model. Sometimes, plot is a necessity for stringing together cool fights. Sometimes, it’s as much of a pleasure as the cool fights. There’s nothing wrong with coasting along in anticipation of the next round of…

The Best Holiday Movies To Stream Right Now

You’re about to sit down with your family for Christmas dinner and spend a long (or, depending on your relationship with them, really long) weekend with them eating too much food and running out of ways to keep yourselves entertained. Streaming being the untamed landscape that it is, with curation…

Al Capone’s Estate and Heirlooms Are Heading to Auction

Everyone knows Al Capone as the notorious gangster of Prohibition-era America. Few know the more intimate elements of the Capone family. Until know. Luxury auction house Witherell's is presenting a collection of memorabilia from the Capone family. Titled 'A Century of Notoriety: The Estate of Al Capone,' this lot of…

The Best Books of 2018

There were so many books published last year we can’t believe people are still talking about print dying. As a society, haven’t we put that concern to bed? If you still doubt it, just look at 2018’s published works. The diversity of the field was crazy high, with stories we’ve…

The Turbulent History of Rye Whiskey: The Real American Spirit

For brewing and distilling, these are days of revival. Brewing was a macro-lager mess up until a few years ago, when craft brewing exploded, giving us roughly ten million choices in even the smallest liquor stores. Craft distilling is seeing a similar revitalization. Where we once had only a few…

Bad Movies That Aren’t: What Rotten Tomatoes Got Wrong

While Rotten Tomatoes puts a nice succinct rating on a movie, it’s really just a conglomeration of people’s opinions. That might sound like we’re stating the obvious, but we’re always surprised at how often people forget critics are just people with opinions. So while it might seem like a pure,…