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The Future of Bourbon Is Behind This Door

The Future of Bourbon Is Behind This Door

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

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Consider this your homework before You Can See Everything arrives October 16.

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Bourbon has never been bigger. And somehow, it still has secrets.

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Hosting is a laborious and often thankless task. Be a better house guest with one of these gifts that go beyond the cliché bottle of wine.

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This Los Angeles-Based Microbrand Makes the Best Tool Watch Under $1,000

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Herschel Supply Co. Military Surplus Collection

For Fall 2016, Herschel Supply Co. took a decidedly different approach with the Herschel Supply Co. Surplus Collection. In contrast to their normal m.o. of bright, contrasting colors and colorful details, Herschel opted for individual camouflage tones for this collection inspired by U.S. infantry supplies from the late 60s. Whether…

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The 10 Best New Things on Netflix in October

October is going to be a bittersweet month for Netflix. Subscribers are getting a ton of fun new programming, but we’d be lying if we told you not to prepare for some pretty staggering losses. We’re losing the entire Back To The Future franchise, along with The Exorcist, Congo, The…

By Mike Newman
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Honda Civic Type R Prototype

Based off the recently unveiled Honda Civic Hatchback, the Civic Type R prototype, which is being shown off at the Paris Motor Show right now, is a straight stunner. Okay, we don't know what's under the hood, but this is some serious eye candy from Honda. Best of all, it's a Civic Type…

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We Tried to Rebuild a Vintage Motorcycle in One Month

For some time now, we've had this dream of building an office bike. The idea being to find an old ride that's seen better days, fix it up, and use it for rides around CM HQ. It's a thought we've tossed around over beers for ages. Well, about a month ago, we got to…

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The Digimoto Is a Motorcycle Designed in Virtual Reality

We are just scratching the surface when it comes to the potential of virtual reality. As proof, look what industrial designer Christian Zanzotti along with GRAYDEV and Wunderlich just built with some VR assistance. The Digimoto started life as a BMW R1200R. Then, after completely dismantling it, Zanzotti donned a…

By Mike Newman
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