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The Future of Bourbon Is Behind This Door

The Future of Bourbon Is Behind This Door

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World’s First Driverless Race Car

At first glance, this curious vehicle looks like the future of Formula class race cars. But something's just not right. The driver, well, isn’t there. There isn’t even room for a driver. You are looking at the completed Roborace Driverless Race Car made specifically for the world’s first autonomous racing…

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The Only 5 Cookbooks Every Man Should Own

Listen… We all go through it—that phase of life where you eat 20-piece McNuggets and DiGiorno pizzas for dinner on the daily. But when it comes time to grow up and stop clogging your arteries, you realize cooking is one of those things that’s actually exceptionally rewarding and fun to…

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An Alfa Romeo 1950s Italian Military Truck Is up for Auction

One look at this 1952 Alfa Romeo 1900 M ‘Matta’ reconnaissance vehicle was probably all it took for you to decide you want to be the winning bidder when the gavel falls at the Sotheby’s auction in London this September. There’s more to the story of this vehicle than the…

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Sariel Built a Working LEGO RC Land Rover Defender 90

There have been plenty cool LEGO versions of real cars over the years, but Sariel built a working LEGO RC Land Rover Defender 90 that blows them all out of the water. Powered by two PF XL motors and featuring four-wheel drive, a four-speed transmission, locking differentials, front-mounted winch and…

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Brathwait Watches are for Gentlemen

Taking its cue from Richard Brathwait, 17th century author of “The Complete Guide to the English Gentleman,” Brathwait watches creates wristwatches for men who value quality and transparency. Not literal transparency, since that would make the time difficult to read. Financial and manufacturing transparency. You know exactly what you’re getting,…

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