Maxwell Barna
The Best Airbnbs for a Surfing Vacation
As wise man Jeff Spicoli once said, “All [we] need are some tasty waves and a cool buzz, and [we’re] fine.” Unfortunately, we don’t exactly live in the surf capital of the world, so we spend a lot of our time—far more than we’d like to admit—staring out the window…
8 Books That Will Inspire You to Live Minimally
When we’re young, we focus on all the things we want. We think about the space we’d like to one day have, and what we want to fill it with. Beautiful furniture, toys, clothes—lots of stuff. But as we get older (and maybe have to move apartments a couple times),…
The 8 Best Lazy Meals
Some of the most incredible meals on the planet can take literal days to prepare. Sourcing the finest ingredients, seasoning and prepping the food, and then cooking it to perfection is an art form that takes time and effort to prepare with love. But sometimes we don’t have the energy…
8 Alternatives to the Classic Wedding Band
Here’s what you know: You’ve found the girl of your dreams and, somehow, you tricked her into committing to spend the rest of her life with you. You lucky dog. And here’s what you don’t know: Literally everything else. Tying the knot is a deeply, deeply fulfilling and beautiful experience.…
10 Books That Will Make You More Interesting
We’re firm believers in the power of a good book to change lives, and it’s for this reason we set aside time every single day to knock down a few pages in something new. Of course, we don’t just read for pleasure; we read to learn about ourselves, the world…
The Complete Guide to Making Your Own Cold Brew
Cold brew coffee is the newest coffee craze sweeping the nation, and quite frankly, we’re glad. It’s about damn time. Cold brew is smoother and naturally sweeter on the palate than regular coffee, which makes it more enjoyable to consume without high-calorie additives. Because of the brewing process, it’s more…
9 of the Best Travel Tips No One Ever Told You
Travel tips articles are a dime a dozen these days and our biggest gripe with them is that they’re always the same tired old tricks. Don’t forget a power adapter in this country, don’t drink the water in this country, don’t bring this in your carry-on, arrive this early to…
8 Better-Looking Motorcycle Helmets
For as much as we love riding motorcycles, we love riding motorcycles safely even more. That means having all the right gear. Of that gear, your helmet—the main thing keeping you alive in case of an accident—is the most important. Unfortunately, finding the sweet spot between helmet form and function…
8 Flea Markets in the U.S. You Need to Visit
Flea markets, swap meets, bazaars—whatever you want to call them—people have been using them to peddle antiques and original creations for centuries. We love them because you never know what you’re going to find. Whether we’re checking out locally made goods, old vintage clothing and records, or weird old junk,…
8 Frank Lloyd Wright Homes We’d Empty Our Bank Accounts to Live In
Frank Lloyd Wright is considered the one of the greatest American architects of all time. In his lifetime, he created a very distinctive style of architecture he called Prairie School, and was the lead designer of over 1,100 beautiful buildings. He utilized many different styles of design in his homes,…
The Best Opening Lines in Movie History
We love when films take us and pull us in the minute the cameras start rolling, and there’s no better way to do that with some mind bendingly good opening lines. It’s the filmmakers first opportunity to establish everything about the movie. It will define the character, world, and situation,…
Tasting George Dickel Tabasco Whisky, the Whisky Finished in Tabasco Pepper Barrels
From Tennessee gold to Straight Kentucky Bourbon; sometimes neat in a glass, and sometimes shaken into a bourbon bloody Mary; we’ve mapped out everything from the best cheap whiskies to even the best whiskey sour recipes out there. We take our whiskey any way we can get it. But one…
6 Famous Watches and the Men Who Owned Them
You can tell a lot about a man by the kind of watch he wears, and it’s particularly helpful when it’s celebrities. Normally, we’d never have a chance to get to know people at that level of society, so learning more about the ways they accessorized gives us the rare…
72 Hours in San Juan
Many Americans overlook Puerto Rico because they fall under the [incorrect] impression that it’s like other U.S. states. You may not need a passport to get there, and you may be able to use your standard U.S. currency, but that’s about where the familiarity ends. Puerto Rico is exotic as…
The 8 Best Bang-For-Your-Buck Bourbons
Damn, do we love bourbon. For whatever reason, people sometimes get the wrong idea about this distinctive and storied blend of whiskey. They think it’s super expensive and unapproachable, or exclusively reserved for devout followers of the Church of Good Whiskey. But that’s just not true. In fact, there are…