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The Color Combos I’m Wearing a Lot Right Now
By Lanny Fuller
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Why Your Favorite Bartender’s Favorite Drink Is Amaro

And a few bottles of it to add to your own bar cart.

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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The History of the Honda Monkey, the World’s Favorite Minibike

You are either completely in love with the Honda Z series or you have no idea what it is. For those in the latter category, here’s a quick intro (which will then be followed by a longer story about the origins of the bike). The Honda Z50 was a street-legal…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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The 25 Greatest Directors and Their Highest Rated Movies

There are a few comments we could make about every one of these directors, so we’ll reserve this space for those. Each director on this list is distinctly their own. If someone walked into any of these movies halfway through, they could tell you who made it and might even…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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8 AmazonBasics Products You Didn’t Know You Wanted

If you're anything like us, most shopping experiences start with Amazon. Whether it's prices, selection, or the convenience of never having to leave your own home, you can find just about anything you need on Amazon. In their continuing bid to completely monopolize shopping as a whole, the AmazonBasics house…

By Cooper Fleishman
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8 Scientific Studies That Prove Beer Is Good For You

A 110-Year-Old woman in Englewood, New Jersey, named Agnes Fenton drinks three beers and a shot of whiskey every day. That’s a good enough reason for me to believe that beer drinking is good for your health. There might not be any factual reasons to assume that beer consumption is…

By Christopher Osburn
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The Best Massages You Can Give Yourself

Self care should be an important part of your everyday routine. Like pressing your shirts, brushing your teeth, and combing your hair, setting aside some time every day to stretch or give your tired joints and strained muscles a little attention is imperative to easy movement and staying mobile. Do…

By Maxwell Barna
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