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The Ancient Art of Cooking Dinner Beneath Your Feet

Across nearly every continent, cultures have discovered the same thing. The earth makes a pretty incredible oven.

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Jim Beam’s Small-Batch Booker’s Bourbon Is A Must-Buy in 2026
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The Anti-Algorithm Guide to Discovering New Music
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Black Book: 10 Products Our Editors Loved in March 2026

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The Story You’ll Tell When Someone Compliments Your Shirt

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Ellusionist Kingslayer Playing Cards

There’s no time like the present to commemorate the final season of Game of Thrones but not with cosplay or meat pies. Instead, get yourself a deck (or two) of Ellusionists’s new Kingslayer Playing Cards so named for Jaime Lannister who gave up a perfectly good hand in the ultimate…

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Etch A Snap Camera Does the Drawing For You

The Etch A Sketch might just be one of the most challenging toys ever created. The toy was created in France in 1960 and uses an internal stylus to carve a path in the aluminum powder housed within. It takes the kind bomb-diffuser/brain surgeon-like skill to create anything resembling something,…

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The Hoverpen Will Change the Way You Take Notes

We want more from our pen than committing ideas to paper. We need beautiful design, modern technology, unparalleled construction and that special something to create a pen we aspire to use every day. The Hoverpen delivers. This titanium pen floats over a zinc alloy pedestal with a magnetic field that…

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An Insane 75% Off Deal on Shinola Headphones

Detroit's beloved Shinola brand makes just about everything shy of cookware. Beautifully designed watches, leather gear, bikes, accessories, and even branded hotels, of all things. They even make headphones, and there's a mad sale going on at Nordstrom Rack right now. Whether you great need in-ear, on-ear, or over-the-ear sound…

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“Camel Finds Water”

It seems just about everybody wants new. New cars, new furniture, new smartphone. The list goes on. And then there are those who find hidden vintage gems that require some TLC and a hell of a lot of work to resurrect. Trevor Gordon is a seeker and rebuilder of the…

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