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Jim Murray’s Best Whiskys from the 2020 ‘Whisky Bible’ Have Been Revealed

Every year, Jim Murray–an equally loved and loathed critic on the world whisky scene–unveils his list of the best whiskies in the world. It led to a bottle of Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye getting…

Phonocut Lets You Make Your Own Vinyl Records at Home

There’s no denying the fact that we’re in a full vinyl record renaissance at this point. But while you can get thousands of great vinyl albums from both old and new bands these days, the…

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Avana Makes the Only Insulated Bottle You Should Be Carrying

If you're like us, you've amassed a collection of various stainless steel bottles and tumblers that you use for water or coffee regularly despite the fact you don't really like any of them. Throw them all out. Buy Avana's Beckridge. With stainless steel construction, double-walled vacuum insulation, 12 hours hot / 24 hours cold temperature retention and a retractable carry loop on the top, this Avana bottle is as ready for adventure as you are. What really seals the deal is the patented FreeSip Spout that allows you sip or swig when you're drinking. Upgrade…

Become Smarter in Just 5 Minutes with Morning Brew

There’s a reason over 1 million people start their day with Morning Brew, the daily email that delivers the latest news from Wall Street to Silicon Valley. Written in a witty and conversational tone, it…

Monocole’s The Entrepreneur

An annual subscription to London-Based Monocle’s publications gets you some of the best writing and insights on global affairs, culture, design, business, and many other topics of interest. Now, they’re launching an annual called “The…

Kurt Cobain’s Guitar and Cardigan Sweater Among Items for Sale in Rock N’ Roll Auction

What do Kurt Cobain, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Queen, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Bruce Springsteen and Elton John all have in common other than being famous rock stars? Each one…

HRDL The Vinyl Table

Audiophiles dedicated to vinyl love it for varied reasons. The purity of the sound, the nostalgia, the absence of perfect digital distillation, and the community of vinyl subculture are just a few. Now vinyl devotees…

‘Web Design. The Evolution of the Digital World 1990–Today’

The Internet has changed a lot since the days when you needed a computer the size of a small car and a telephone line to get horrendous dial-up connections that would take minutes to load a…

‘Cocaïn: History & Culture’

Blow. Shneef. Flake. Nose beers. White. Dust. Booger sugar. Powder. Stripper salt. Pearl. Uptown. Cocaine–yes, that cocaine–has as many nicknames as it has had various uses over the years. In Assouline’s Cocaïn: History & Culture,…

Matthew McConaughey Is Teaching a Class at the University of Texas

Say what you want about his bourbon ambassadorships, his Lincoln commercials, or the television shows and films he’s starred in–Matthew McConaughey has done quite a few interesting things over the course of his career. But the…

Standard Manual “Parks” Coffee Table Book

Just because you and your kids may not have been to one of our country’s breathtaking national parks doesn’t mean you can’t experience some of it in an analog fashion. The new book “Parks –…

Another Giant Collection of Hollywood Props is Going Up for Auction

When you’re looking to pony up serious cash for the pleasure of having a piece from one of your favorite films, there’s no better place to shop than a Prop Store auction. For more than…

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Reddit Just Launched an Old School Style Public Access Network

As much as we love having instant access to many more tens of thousands of hours of television and movies than we could ever watch in a lifetime, there’s still a part of us that…

Robert Stilin ‘Interiors’ Design Book

For the better part of three decades, Robert Stilin has been a renowned designer known for the strong, clean and masculine interiors he’s been creating across New York and the Hamptons. Stilin’s genius has been…

The Lighthouse | Official Trailer HD | A24

Director Robert Eggers comes across like an industry veteran, having delivered a horrifying tone in 2016’s “The Witch”, and now comes back to the big screen with a tale of two men and the sea…

‘Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954–1975’ Criterion Collection

Sixty-five years ago, in 1954, the world of pop culture would change forever when a kaiju named as a portmanteau of the Japanese words “gorilla” and “whale” would emerge from the water for the first…

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Apollo 11 Customs Forms

Short of maybe going to the DMV, there are few things we dread more than airport security and customs. We know we’re only bringing back a few bottles of export-only Blanton’s whiskey and Cantillon beer…

‘Hi-Fi’ Explores the World of High-End Audio Design

Whether you want to read about countries, the universe, burgers, graphic design, bars or coffee, it’s a fair bet that Phaidon has published at least one gorgeous coffee table book on the subject matter. Their…

‘The Shining’ LEGO Trailer by kreimkouk

This hilarious, albeit still creepy stop motion LEGO trailer for a nearly 40-year old film feels fresh and rightly timed before the “Doctor Sleep” sequel hits this November. Brilliantly and meticulously created by YouTuber kreimkouk,…

Parts Book Secret Stash Box

Whether you’re about currency, USB drives, travel documents or something that’s a little more shall we say “illicit”, we all have need to camouflage or otherwise obscure certain items from prying eyes. For all those…

“Top Gun: Maverick” Official Trailer

Top Gun is back and Pete “Maverick” Mitchell returns (Tom Cruise) in top form 34 years after the original movie. The first peek at the long-awaited follow up to the iconic combat pilot action/drama just…

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