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Why Your Favorite Bartender’s Favorite Drink Is Amaro
By Christopher Osburn
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The Anti-Algorithm Guide to Discovering New Music

Streaming made music infinite. Which made discovery harder. Here’s how we’re finding our way back.

By Cool Material
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Bar Cart Bracket: The Best Whiskies for March Madness

Whether you’re toasting a perfect upset or coping with a completely busted bracket, these bottles have you covered.

By Beau Hayhoe
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Nick Offerman Wants You To Drink More Lagavulin

We caught up with the distiller’s number one fan to talk woodworking, craftsmanship, and the best way to enjoy Scotch.

By Beau Hayhoe
Entertainment
The Surprising Reason You Should Listen to Video Game Soundtracks at Work

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…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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The 7 Toughest Hiking Boots for Your Outdoor Treks

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.…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Inside the Insane and Delicious World of Voodoo Doughnut

Maple Blazer Blunt. Tangfastic. Cock-N-Balls. To get a glimpse inside the minds of Kenneth "Cat Daddy" Pogson and Tres Shannonn, founders of Portland-based Voodoo Doughnut, it's easiest, perhaps, to look at some of the flavors they offer. To delve deeper, we spoke with Sara Heise, Executive Wrangler, and Pogson about their favorites,…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
8 Space Documentaries That Will Blow Your Mind

With all the buzz surrounding the new film First Man, set to release on October 12, we’re seeing quite the uptick in people interested in learning more about outer space—how far we’ve gone, what we’ve discovered, how we got there, etc. While First Man is receiving early praise for its…

By Maxwell Barna
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10 Home Features You Never Knew You Wanted

The whole point of buying a house is to make your mark on the place. You’ve shelled out the cash (or, more likely, taken out a mortgage) to get your own home, so naturally it should be a reflection of your own interests, likes, dislikes, and preferences. Most of the…

By Maxwell Barna
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