Is your desk drab and boring? Whether you’re going to work or school, the accessories that sit on your work area can make a huge difference in your productivity. In fact according a University of Exeter study, people who were allowed to design their work area were actually up to 32 percent more productive — […]

That Brooklyn spirit of artisanal, local, handmade entrepreneurship is spreading like around the globe like a virus (Don’t turn your nose up at it! It’s a good thing!), and so are the websites that hock their wares. MadeClose, one of our new favorites, created by three guys who live in Brooklyn — Peter Smith, Zachary […]

Swill is our bi-monthly column dedicated to liquor, wine, beer, and every other delicious dram that falls under the broader umbrella of booze. But it’s more than just tasting notes scribbled on a cocktail napkin — Swill is about getting outside of your comfort zone, trying new things, and exploring the big, wide world of […]

Eyewear has become so hip you’ll want frames even if you don’t have sight issues. We especially love the new styles we see emerging from Warby Parker. Its Fall 2014 collection features nine new shapes, three styles in crystal and two new hues (Striped Pacific and Petal Tortoise). The design staff also updated three hardworking acetate frames with […]

It’s that time of year again — Roll up your bathing suits, put the aloe back under the sink, and throw out those well-worn flip-flops because autumn is upon us! This is really one of our favorite times of year. It’s time to start drinking the brown booze more than the vodka and gin, we […]

Hummus used to be considered hippie food but over the past decade it has made it’s way into the mainstream. It’s a great alternative to those fatty cheese dips and sometimes tasteless salsas (or mind blowing hot ones). When we learned about Roots out of North Carolina, we were instant fans. Hey, how could we […]

Many a visitor to the big city has had the same experience: tiny, sterile hotel rooms that make your bedroom at home look like a mansion. If you had the choice to stay in cozy accommodations, why not pick somewhere that offers a one-of-a-kind experience? Enter the tiny house hotel. Tiny houses have become the […]

The French accented voice of 27-year-old air racer Mika Brageot crackled in my ear, “Ok, take the stick.” With a brief flutter of panic I reached down and grabbed the controls of the EXTRA 330 LX acrobatic plane and pulled. The plane pitched back, and – before I knew it – I was hanging upside […]

This post originally ran on our brother site, Digital Trends: Dolby Atmos, the powerful cinematic audio format Dolby calls “all-around sound,” has been stunning audiences in theaters for a couple of years now. But today, the company announced that the system will finally make its home theater debut with the release of Transformers: Age of Extinction on Blu-ray September 30. The release […]

Neoprene is great at regulating body temp when surfing, but it's not the most sustainable to produce. Thankfully, Patagonia is looking to change that.

When you think of Utah, high quality spirits probably don’t factor in to the list of attractions. Between five national parks and more than four hundred inches of snowfall at Utah’s ski resorts, we couldn’t blame you for overlooking Park City’s High West Distillery and Saloon, at least until now. As Utah’s first distillery since […]

Summer flew by way too quickly for our taste. But at least the changing of seasons brings all kinds of  new and exciting things into our lives. Fall, in our opinion, is the best time of year for men’s style with all the new layering pieces up for grabs. It’s one of the best times […]

One of the great ironies in the watch world is the chronograph complication.  Although equally classic and useless, it happens to be a staple in every man’s watch collection.  While the function of a chronograph, a stopwatch, is not very useful these days, it is the multiple hands and symmetrical dial layouts that have made […]

Today we speak to Charles Jackson, co-founder of august, a leather accessories collection made in Los Angeles. I grew up on the East Coast, born in New Jersey actually, and because of my father’s career as a basketball coach we ended up living in 12 different homes before I left for college. We followed him […]

The ZeroGrand is a brogue fitted with flexible uppers in beautiful suede or ripstop nylon, and an outsole that looks like it was pulled off a running shoe.

Summer can only stick around so long. Thankfully, we've put together a versatile roundup of some of the best outdoor gear to help you through autumn.