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Nick Offerman Wants You To Drink More Lagavulin
By Beau Hayhoe
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The Iceland Most People Don’t See

From glacier caves to fermented shark, a deeper dive into the island’s raw, ritual-filled world.

By Brandon Withrow
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Oscars Postmortem

What won, what should’ve won, and what really should’ve won.

By Andy Crump
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Golf Style, But Make It Guinness

The second TravisMathew x Guinness collab leans into heritage, performance, and a color palette pulled straight from a perfect pour.

By Beau Hayhoe
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The Best Non-Alcoholic Drinks for Dry January

Year after year, the month of January brings with it the hope and expectation for personal and societal improvements. Resolutions, new fitness habits, and a renewed sense of optimism are hallmarks of the first month of the year. And that may include turning to non-alcoholic beverages as a replacement for…

By John A. Paradiso
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Fashion
It’s Time to Invest In a Dive Watch. Here’s Where To Start

My first dive watch happened to be a pretty fancy one. My father wanted to buy me a nice timepiece for my college graduation way back in 1993. I'm pretty sure my GPA or my utter lack of any diving intentions didn't qualify me for the watch I wanted, but…

By Amos Kwon
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Accessories
Meet the Next Generation of Footwear Designers Apprenticing at New Balance

Shoe designs feel inherently personal. Footwear can say a lot about a person, whether it’s a reliable classic or a rare vintage find bought off a sneakerhead on Ebay. But what a shoe says doesn’t start with the person doing the styling. It starts with the person who designed the…

By Nickolaus Hines
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Drinks
New England Is Home To Some of the Country’s Best Beer. These Were the 5 Best New Beers of 2022

Six states make up New England, but as those states all itty bitty, you’d be forgiven for putting the region on the small end of the scale. It's not, however, a small region in terms of its influence on beer. You might be surprised to hear that at dueling moments…

By Andy Crump
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The 5 Coolest New Supercars That Deliver Unmatched Speed and Style

Even the most die-hard motorheads wont ever have a chance to drive the fastest and most stylish supercars on the market. But that doesn't make it any less satisfying to read about all that they can do. From one-of-a-kind models to boundary pushing technology, these are the coolest new supercars…

By Nickolaus Hines
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