When it comes to cooking, we’re the kind of people that look up a recipe and improvise at will instead of following it exactly to the letter. While it’s certainly possible we’re neurotic, we’re willing…
Books
The Furniture Bible
Christophe Pourny’s The Furniture Bible–aka The Furniture Bible: Everything You Need to Know to Identify, Restore & Care for Furniture–delivers on everything you’d expect from the full title of the book. If you’re looking to…
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ELEVATOR Is the Email You Should Be Reading Every Week
ELEVATOR is like finding $10 in your pocket. It’s a welcome surprise each time it lands in your inbox. Every edition is filled with interesting, thought-provoking eye and brain candy from the corners of the web. It’s not the news news; you can get that elsewhere. It’s a collection of unique, compelling articles that give you interesting things to talk about. In the time it takes to ride an elevator, they’ll make a guy’s life richer.
Porsche Offers a Sneak Peak into Its Top-Secret Designs with ‘Porsche Unseen’ Book
For the past few days, Porsche has been using their social media accounts to tease all of us with cryptic images of unreleased concepts from the Porsche Design Studio. The curtains have finally been drawn…
The Star Wars Archives 1999–2005
As a follow up to the excellent Star Wars Archive Volume 1 from 2018, publisher TASCHEN has just released The Star Wars Archives 1999-2005. The 600-page hardbound book covers the making of the prequel trilogy:…
Dieter Rams: The Complete Works
Dieter Rams might not be a household name, but if you know anything about minimalist design, you know Rams is a god. The German designer might just be the most prominent designer of consumer goods…
‘The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A Memoir of Friendship, Loyalty, and War’
John “Chickie” Donohue is a guy that had a rep as a wild child back in the day. What started as a Pabst Blue Ribbon Presents Special has now turned into a full-fledged, hardcover book…
New in Shop: Anthony Bourdain Appetites Cookbook
Anthony Bourdain continues to leave a mark on the culinary world with his TV specials, documentaries and books like the Appetites Cookbook. Originally released in 2016, Appetites was the first cookbook the renowned chef published…
‘Ready Player Two’ Is the Follow-up Book You’ve Been Waiting For
Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One was a nostalgia-fueled, video game forward, literary powerhouse that harkened back to everything we grew up loving. In addition to being one of the 20 best books from the last…
‘Bob Marley: Portrait of a Legend’ Coffee Table Book
Even though he was taken from us way too soon–almost forty years ago–there’s no denying the fact that Robert Nesta Marley (aka Bob Marley) was an absolute musical legend. In honor of his seventy-fifth birthday,…
Fast Forward: The Cars Of The Future The Future Of Cars
We’re all for pounding the pavement at dealerships, auctions and auto shows looking for the latest and greatest in the world of motoring, but if you want a unique automobile, there’s nothing better than the…
Assouline’s Latest Thousand Dollar Book Is All about Whiskey
When it comes to the ultimate coffee table books, you won’t find many more impressive than what’s available in Assouline’s collection of the same name. First there was the Rolex Book, then the Cigar Book…
At Home: Read ‘How I Built This’ Book Then Start Your Own Business
Since many of us are still home, we decided to do some digging to find useful products to help stay productive, occupied, entertained and fit while you’re At Home. We’ve spent the past handful of…
At Home: Read ‘Chicken and Charcoal: Yakitori, Yardbird, Hong Kong’
Since many of us are still home, we decided to do some digging to find useful products to help stay productive, occupied, entertained and fit while you’re At Home. When it comes to Yakitori–aka that…
At Home: Read ‘Why We Drive: Toward a Philosophy of the Open Road’
Since many of us are still home, we decided to do some digging to find useful products to help stay productive, occupied, entertained and fit while you’re At Home. If you have any friends interested…
‘Button Power: 125 Years of Saying It with Buttons’
Whether you’re using them to display your favorite bands, memes, political affiliations, sports heroes, social heroes, or other parts of history, the button that you can pin to anything you’re wearing or carrying has been…
The Sartorialist: MAN
Acclaimed style photographer Scott Schuman, otherwise known as The Sartorialist, has become an icon in the fashion world. His new book titled The Sartorialist: MAN: Inspiration Every Man Wants, Education Every Man Needs is all…
At Home: Read ‘Butch Cassidy: The True Story of an American Outlaw’
Since many of us are still home, we decided to do some digging to find useful products to help stay productive, occupied, entertained and fit while you’re At Home. As much as we’re all hoping…
At Home: Learn How to Drink Wine With This Book
Since many of us are still home, we decided to do some digging to find useful products to help stay productive, occupied, entertained and fit while you’re At Home. Throughout quarantine, COVID and the rest…
Rock Covers
There’s no denying the fact that music is an essential part of our cultural lexicon and identity. We owe as much to the art that accompanied the music itself, and that’s where Taschen’s Rock Covers…
At Home: Learn from One of the Best with Bourdain’s ‘Appetites’ Cookbook
Since many of us are still home, we decided to do some digging to find useful products to help stay productive, occupied, entertained and fit while you’re At Home. Even now, more than two years…