The Manual

Alternative Spring Break Destinations for the Adventurous Traveler

From jet-boating in New Zealand to paddling the Grand Canyon to seeing the Northern Lights in Iceland, get off the beaten path (literally and figuratively) this season.

Food & Drink

This Cookbook Will Teach You to Cook Better Funeral Food

You don't want to be the jerk who doesn't bring a dish to the wake, do you?

Culture

Honomobar is the Shipping Container Bar That Can Go Where You Go

Proof: You can watch Honomobo haul this bar up the side of a mountain.

Podcast

Beards, Booze, and Bacon: The St. Patrick’s Day and Ireland Episode

From the best cocktails for St. Patrick's Day to the best places to eat, drink, and sleep in Dublin, the guys spare no details of their experiences with the Emerald Isle.

Culture

Smoke in Style at These 5 Luxury Cigar Lounges Around the World

Forget the Eiffel Tower or Big Ben — travel the world for a stogie.

Auto

This Bandit9 L-Concept Motorcycle Looks Straight out of Star Trek

Unfortunately the L-Concept does not have a warp drive, but it does boldly go where no motorcycle has gone before.

Outdoors

This Danish Observation Tower Is Unlike Any You’ve Seen Before

Get your head in the clouds at this stunning new observation tower in Denmark.

Auto

Old Ferraris and F1 Champs Shared a Stage at this Year’s Amelia Island Concours

Here's look at the cars awarded with Best in Show honors at the 23rd annual Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance.

Travel

Tokyo Snake Center is Like a Japanese Cat Cafe … But With Snakes

Where else can you belly up for a macchiato with a carpet python?

Culture

World’s Oldest Message in a Bottle Discovered on a Remote Australian Beach

And Sting only had to wait a year after he wrote his note.

Culture

This A-Frame Home Offers Stylish Cabin Living in a Kit

Avrame is designed for people who value their freedom but still want a place to call home.

Culture

Stephen Hawking, Acclaimed Theoretical Physicist and Author, Passes at 76

Leaving behind a lasting legacy within the scientific community, renowned author and physicist Stephen Hawking passed away in Cambridge, England early Wednesday morning.