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Sports today are tame by history’s standards. Ancient societies didn’t seem to think twice about spending blood and lives in the pursuit of great athletic entertainment. People have been hacked, poked, drowned, punched, cut, smashed, and skied to death, all in some of history’s greatest games. The good news, depending…
Note taking isn’t something that ever goes away. You might not be in school anymore, and you probably aren’t a journalist about to break the Watergate scandal wide open, but you still need to be able to copy down accurate information quickly. The skill comes in handy anytime you’re talking…
For some, the supernatural is a guilty pleasure they’d get ridiculed for if brought up in polite company. For others, they still get made fun of, but they don’t care because they eat these stories up. We’re somewhere in the middle, with a strong appreciation for a good ghost story,…
Whether you read on a tablet, Kindle, or still prefer the smell of a freshly cracked paperback, finding your next book is never easy. You could never read all the new novels, biographies, or nonfiction tomes released each week, so we’re here to help. These are a handful of the…
Not too long ago, this thread on Reddit got us thinking. OP is right. We hear all about the companies that are ruining the world/environment/economy/politics, but we never hear about the companies working to make the aforementioned better. The thread inspired us to do some research of our own into…
Since the quality of the camping trip depends so heavily on how well educated and prepared you are, you should always stay on the lookout for tips or tricks on how to better handle your trip. It doesn’t matter how many times you’ve been or how experienced you consider yourself,…
Whiskey is ripe for experimentation right now and distillers are switching up every step of the process. They’re using new grains, changing their casks, and taking the aging process mobile. Some of these experiments make for great new whiskeys, while others end up tasting like something you’d use in a…
If someone were to tell us the automotive world is boring, we wouldn’t agree, but we’d understand where they were coming from. Most of the cars we see on the road are Honda Civics, Toyota Camrys, and whatever similar vehicles other car manufacturers are offering. SUVs are obviously popular as…
We love documentaries. They educate us about the world we live in, help us empathize with the struggles and share in the triumphs of others, and provide fascinating accounts of history or glimpses into the future. And luckily, Netflix is chock full of the good stuff. There are days worth…
The bag is usually the least glamorous part of photography. We’ve seen so many cumbersome, bulky, inefficient designs we’d almost resigned ourselves to wrapping our gear in bubble wrap and sticking it in a duffel bag. That’s about when we started looking for better camera bags and, surprisingly, finding them.…
When people think of the National Park Service, they think of Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon, and Yosemite. But there are 417 sites across the country overseen by the National Park Service, which means there are 414 that most people don’t think to visit. In a selfish way, we like that. It…
Despite being pretty decent fans of video games, we have to admit they’re not productive, at least in the traditional sense. Yes, they have the potential to tell great stories and to be cinematic, as we’ve covered before, but you’re not playing those types of games all the time. The…
It’s finally getting to the time of year when we can take a long walk outside without turning our clothes into soaking messes of human sweat. Let’s take advantage of that. Get your backpack out, pick a national park (domestic or international), find your tent, and get back out there.…
At some point in your hosting life, you’re going to leave guests alone in your living room. It’s not because you’re a bad host. We’re sure you’re not. It’s just one of the inevitabilities of having company. While you’re gone, make sure they feel as comfortable as possible by leaving…
Players in the pocket knife industry are constantly trying to build a better, more durable, more versatile knife and, in the interest of fairness, we think they’re doing a pretty good job. Every year knives in a dozen different price ranges are released, each of them making full, punishing use…
