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Black Book: 13 Products Our Editors Loved in June 2026
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How Bartenders Around the US Are Using Fermentation in Cocktails

The new cocktail trend is inspired by a centuries old tradition.

By Christopher Osburn
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The Coolest Places to Watch the World Cup Around the Globe

A pool house in Austin inspired me to spend way too much time looking into this.

By Lanny Fuller
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On Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth, 20 Years Later

And how horror went from critically hated to the latest Cannes "it" genre.

By Andy Crump
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The Turbulent History of Rye Whiskey: The Real American Spirit

For brewing and distilling, these are days of revival. Brewing was a macro-lager mess up until a few years ago, when craft brewing exploded, giving us roughly ten million choices in even the smallest liquor stores. Craft distilling is seeing a similar revitalization. Where we once had only a few…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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We Melted All Our Halloween Candy Together to Make the Ultimate Candy Bar

Ask 10 people what the best Halloween candy is and you'll get 10 different answers. It's a topic most are fairly passionate about. (The correct answer is Take 5, by the way.) It would seem, then, that there's simply no way to make every party guest or trick-or-treater happy on Halloween. Or is…

By Mike Newman
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Spotify Playlists Every Guy Should Know

Having a general knowledge of music is only going to do you good. A few up-and-comers, reliable mainstays, and personal favorites round out a personality and help people get to know each other. Plus, if you have people over or you’re carpooling somewhere, having a few reliable go-to playlists will…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Climate Change and Booze: What Could Happen to Your Favorite Adult Beverages

Talking about climate change without going darkly pessimistic is difficult. Carbon emissions and their impact on the environment have been the subject of general scientific study for nearly two hundred years. The existence of man-made climate change was first hypothesized back in 1896 by Svante Arrhenius. We’re not writing this…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Beers That Taste Like Your Favorite Halloween Candies

What was your prized candy during your trick-or-treating days? Reese's? Almond Joy? Stale-ass pretzels from the weird neighbor no one talked to? Or worse, Good 'N Plenty? Your candy hunting days may be over, but that doesn't mean you can't take your preferences over to something more adult oriented—drinking beer. That's why…

By Mike Newman
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