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The 10 Bourbons We’re Drinking Long After Bourbon Heritage Month
Lifestyle
The 10 Bourbons We’re Drinking Long After Bourbon Heritage Month
By Beau Hayhoe
The Future of Bourbon Is Behind This Door The Future of Bourbon Is Behind This Door
Lifestyle
The Future of Bourbon Is Behind This Door

Bourbon has spent the last decade getting bigger, older, and more expensive. What happens next?

By Lanny Fuller
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Lifestyle
Puerto Vallarta Beyond the Beach: A Journey Through Art & Culture

A guide to the galleries, murals, sculptures, and musical performances worth seeking out between beach days.

By Lola Méndez
Wears My Beer: Duluth Trading Co. x Miller High Life Collection Wears My Beer: Duluth Trading Co. x Miller High Life Collection
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Wears My Beer: Duluth Trading Co. x Miller High Life Collection

Tailgates, bonfires, and kicking back with a cold one after a long day just got more stylish and functional for fall.

By Beau Hayhoe
Drinks
Bottlejak

Our kitchen drawers are loaded with a ton of useless tools. Seriously, when have we ever used a pineapple corer?  In an effort to consolidate, consider knocking out two functions with one Bottlejak. The custom machined device is both a bottle opener and a bottle stopper. Made in the USA…

By Mike Newman
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Transportation
Nooka DeLorean

Nooka doesn't make your dad's watches. In fact, they might not even make the watches you are ready for yet. The best way to describe there style would be "futuristic." Apparently, they don't make your dad's taxi either. Art director, Mike Lubrano, did some ad work for the company and…

By Mike Newman
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Food
Dogfish Head Hard Tack Chowder

Adding beer to anything will make us like it better. When said beer is a brew from one of our favorite breweries - Dogfish Head - well, that's even better. The Delaware brewery just released some belly-filling clam chowder that's infused with their 60 Minute IPA. Hard Tack Chowder is…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
The Atlas of True Names

The last time we unfurled a map, we were in the passenger seat of some van ready to embark on an epic road trip. While the convenience of a fold-able map may be history, the of beauty of many of them remains. The Atlas of True Names easily falls in…

By Mike Newman
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Transportation
The Homer

Homer Simpson might not be the man you want to turn to for product innovation. That said, when he designed his car, The Homer, for his brother's car company, dude was on to something. Now, Porcubimmer Motors has brought the design to life. The ride, complete with horns, stairs, and…

By Mike Newman
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