The Weekly DT is a weekly tech story from our brother site, DigitalTrends.com. Samsung’s Level series of headphones are the company’s first go at a high-end headphone series. The new lineup is headlined by the Level Over, a full-size over-ear set of cans with Bluetooth wireless and active noise canceling on board. And based on our initial experience […]

As a child, you wanted a tree house. You’d spend hot summer nights at your lucky friend’s house, climbing makeshift ladders to play in a wonderland under the stars. That dream doesn’t have to die. As an adult, you can release your inner child at tree house hotels around the world. Some are located on […]

In our dreams we own a yacht…a super slick yacht with a full crew, a swimming pool and a swish built-in bar. As ultra-luxe as that may sound to us, when we saw the line-up for the upcoming Cannes Yachting Festival, our humble dreams were well and truly put to shame. These yachts are on […]

With vintage design taking the modern watch world by storm, the fight becomes who can embody an era most accurately.  One brand with a release that was ahead of its time (by five years) was Glashutte Original.  This German watch manufacturer captured the the definition of their collection, 20th century modern, with the Senator Sixties […]

Today we speak with Creative Director Ward Williams about his career and personal style. I was born and raised in the Mississippi Delta. The area is famous for producing some of the most colorful artists and generally strange people in the world. Because it was a riverbed at some point in history, farming is the […]

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 […]

Here’s something they won’t teach you in school: The United States has more than one canyon! Really, it’s true. The Grand Canyon is big and beautiful, but it’s not the only chasm in our land worth visiting. Our canyons stretch from New York to Hawaii, span the spectrum of colors, lengths and foliage and all […]

We are a big fan of music festivals here at The Manual, if you haven’t noticed already. As we enter into the second half of summer, we look back at some of the year’s best like SXSW, Governor’s Ball and Hudson Music Project. But to kick off the month of August, we’re counting down the […]

The Jordan Future Premium matches high-quality materials and beautiful color blocking with a classic outsole for shoes that are versatile and comfortable.

It’s tough being a chef in New York City. It’s even tougher being a female chef who is trying to bring Filipino food to a metropolis filled with dining options. However, that is what Leah Cohen is doing at Pig & Khao, her Lower East Side restaurant, with great success. Chef Cohen, a Top Chef […]

Image used with permission by copyright holder “They rival The Shins, or The Magnetic Fields, or any of the innumerable indie touchstones, but what truly sets Who Will Cut Our Hair apart is the near-total absence of traditional verse/chorus/verse framework in their songs; to nail beautiful, memorable lines with such remarkable ease is a feat […]

One of the oldest and most historic rivalries in motorcycling is the fierce competition between American icons Harley-Davidson and Indian, and after a decades-long hiatus, it now appears the rivalry is about to heat up, again, with the introduction of yet another new Indian model: the lighter-weight, high-performance Scout. Wait: Harley-Davidson and who? Some backstory: The […]

When it comes to classic speaker designs, few are as iconic and distinctive as Stig Carlsson’s OD-11, a solid block of sound from the 70’s that offered performance, and aesthetic sensibilities that were far ahead of its time. Recently, Carlsson’s fellow Swedes at Teenage Engineering decided it was time for the famed “Carlsson Cube” to […]

Gin is no longer that staid, old man’s spirit that it used to be. This summer, the Juniper berry-based classic has taken a whole string of new identities in a number of various cocktails. The Manual met with the folks at Bombay Sapphire, who shared three cocktails with us: the Sapphire Peppered Peach Tea Collins, […]

What drives millions of Americans to abandon the comfy confines of safety-caged and airbag-filled four-wheeled conveyances to pilot unprotected, unstable, highly-powered fancied-up bicycles? That’s the question a new documentary on motorcycling, aptly titled Why We Ride, seeks to answer. I took in the movie at the first annual (and sold out) Portland Motorcycle Film Festival, which also […]

We first mentioned Flint & Tinder back on Valentine’s Day when the company rolled out its’ made-in-America undies for women (hope y’all bought those up for your ladies!). Today we are talking about the fantastic menswear site again because of their recent partnership with Operation Gratitude. For a limited time, Flint & Tinder is partnering […]