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Fine Art Bubbly

Not satisfied with your plain jane Dom Pérignon? Then how about limited edition bottles created in tribute to the great American artist, Andy Warhol? Sure, his iconic works may have been signified by more mundane items like Campbell’s soup cans, but that hasn’t stopped this top-tier bubbly from paying homage to Warhol. Upholding their intense [...]

Air-Force Functionality for the Modern Man

As men, we strive to squeeze out every last ounce of functionality and form from our modern-day devices. From smartphones to cars, from the cameras we use to capture memories to the beers we drink, the more bells and whistles we can get for our buying dollar the better, and no where is this compromise [...]

Tame Your Packing Mess

Packing before a trip tends to be easier because everything that goes into your luggage is “supposedly” clean. Once you’ve worn everything on a week-long vacation though is when things get tricky. The shoes you took to the beach still have grains of sand clinging for dear life and your t-shirts all reek of sunscreen [...]

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Worth Sneaking Past Customs

Nope, it’s not some bizarre dish served on Indiana Jones, but Monkey Shoulder is a foreign drink to us Yank’s, where it’s unavailable for import stateside. Blended from three Speyside single malts (Glenfiddich, Balvenie, and Kininvie), Monkey Shoulder is a triple-malt whisky blend crafted from a modern-day variation of its roots. The name comes from [...]

The Kitchen Sink

The new Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100 ($499) is one helluva spec monster, and priced just right for the budding shooter who wants the kitchen sink without the cost of a DSLR + lenses. Some of the DMC-FZ100′s features: a whopping 24x optical zoom (25-600mm equivalent), CMOS sensor, 14.1 megapixel with the world’s fastest full resolution burst [...]

Home Away from Nowhere

Sure, you may want to ascend a 45° rock-grade in your Jeep, but that doesn’t mean you want to sleep on crag. For the bed-spoiled off-roader, Jeep is introducing a new lineup of off-road utility and camping trailers to pair up with their ruggedly handsome lineup of Rubicon Wranglers (not that you have to). The [...]

Boa Nonconstrictor

Recognized as the #1 shoe in golf, FootJoy has been a long-time industry leader in terms of performance and comfort. With the recent departure of the tremendously popular FootJoy Classic and the introduction of their new flagship model, the FootJoy ICON undoubtedly has some pretty big shoes to fill.

Yes, You Can Pull Them Off

Almost everyone has owned a pair of aviators (thank you 2001), and when they realized they were unoriginal, they then bought Ray-Ban Wayfarers (circa 2006). Now you can’t turn around without seeing some variation on the theme – colored rims, lenses, brands, etc. This summer we’ve found a remedy: the Ray-Ban Clubmaster ($145). The iconic [...]

A Greener Greenery Manager

Those of you with serious swaths of property may laugh at electric push mowers, but for home owners with small plots to tend, they can be great. The Bosch Rotak Li Series ($300-$540) makes them even better — for a price — by eliminating the pesky cord in exchange for a lithium-ion battery that’s good [...]

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Pop Goes Your Office

There’s a reason people submit to the torture test that is building IKEA particle board furniture — and it has nothing to do with Swedish meatballs. Instead it’s the schnazzy and clever design factor the company consistently provides for a rock bottom price. The Vika Viene Table Top ($99) is just another example of this [...]

Because Aqua Shoes Are So 5th Grade.

Brand collaborations are taking over the world of men’s fashion and boutique label Opening Ceremony is leading the charge. In this latest tag-team effort, the brand has combined their detailing flair with Timberland to create a versatile shoe that should do good-by your feet on nearly any surface — including those that are submerged. Made [...]

For those on a quest for an all-around no frills product that simply works, look no further than ORIGINS: Save the Males Moisturizer ($34). Appropriately named, this moisturizer transforms your scratchy sandpaper skin into a well hydrated healthy dermis, which should come in handy for finding a date on Friday night. Engineered from all natural [...]

Because It's No Longer Just a Past Time

Whether you’re aware of it or not, there’s a growing debate in the U.S. over food. Led by writers like Michael Pollan, the so-called “Food Movement” questions America’s dietary habits and the production practices we’ve adopted to sustain them. In a similar vein, the New York Times seafood writer (yes they actually have one on [...]