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Epic Bar Packs Protein in One Nutritious Snack
With our fast, busy lives we often find ourselves on the go without enough time to eat. For those of us who are into working out, we need something that gives us the nutrients we need, not extra-added stuff like sugar. Taylor Collins and Katie Forrest, two outdoor enthusiasts who hail from Austin, Texas, discovered […] -
Brooks Hits The Ground Running
Brooks Running shoes are making a “style” comeback this spring. The company is celebrating its centennial with the Brooks Heritage collection featuring its vintage Vanguard remake. Originally created in 1976, the Vanguard sneaker was the brand’s star and the epitome of the 1970s running boom. We have to mention the retro color combos on the new collection. […] -
Feel Good Friday – Zady
As we go to Whole Foods (or our local Farmers’ Market!) to support brands and people we think are making the world a better place, Zady is doing this for the fashion world. Launched in August of last year, the site is a shopping destination where guests can find brands that have a backstory. Won […] -
Winter WonderLuxe: Skiing and Spa-Dates and Bentleys, oh my!
I guess you could say that the Bentley PR guy did his job well; he mentioned something about the “luxury of spontaneity”, and now that phrase has lodged itself inside my head. He didn’t say anything beyond that; there were no details about what it meant. He simply planted the seed, and what grew from […] -
An SS14 catch-up with Common People
We’re so impatient for summer; we want to talk to everyone about it all the time. So when we saw Scottish label Common People’s SS14 collection film, we knew we wanted to wax lyrical about outdoor roaming and their lightweight jackets, which just happen to be the colour of sunshine. Fortunately, the assistant designer Gail […] -
Worthy of her grandeur, this is how you take a photo of a luxury cruise ship
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Queen Mary 2 ocean liner, Cunard commissioned a photo shoot that harks back to the posters of luxury transatlantic ships of the early 20th century, which involved the ship’s captain playing a daredevil role. Once the largest cruise ship in the world, the QM2 was launched in January […] -
New York Goes Nuts for Narcissa
Naming your restaurant after a cow? Well, when that cow has a spunky personality and grazes at one of the best looking farms in Upstate New York, it makes a hell of a lot of sense. Meet Narcissa, the dairy cow and the restaurant, André Balazs’ newest culinary adventure. Located in The Standard East Village […] -
The Manual Wind: Zenith’s First Flight
How do you update the classic pilot watch design? Make it vintage. Pilot watches for the most part have the same design features; big diameter, big crown, big hands. The watchmakers at Zenith have taken their Pilot Montre d’Aeronef Type 20 GMT back in time for the 1903 limited edition. As a tribute to the […] -
SXSW 2014: Acts to Hear This Year
We just returned from South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, TX where we spent a glorious week listening to endless live music, dancing into the wee hours of the morning and, of course, eating our fill of delicious BBQ. As the music conference approaches it’s 30th year, there were around 2,200 national and international acts […] -
Body Dryer is like a Dyson Airblade for your whole body
You know that high-speed blowdryer from Dyson that dries your hands so fast that it eliminates the need for hand towels — the AirBlade? Yeah, well, somebody just took that same concept a step further and developed a device that blow dries your entire body, thereby eliminating the need to use bath towels at all. At […] -
Worn Out Wednesday – Dan Rookwood
Understanding style is something we (hopefully) convey in a simple and straightforward way to you, our reader. We applaud others who do the same. One site we are especially fond of is MR PORTER.COM. The brands they sell range from classics such as Dunhill to new comers such as Thom Sweeney. They also carry stellar […] -
Masters of the Beard: Brooklyn Grooming
Long gone are the days when facial hair was synonymous with a slovenly man. Today, beards aren’t just pervasive, they’re treated like royalty, and as such beard grooming is giving shaving a run for its money. There are no shortage of brands vying to help you spruce up your face follicles, but among them, Brooklyn […] -
Talking March Madness with Villanova’s Jay Wright
March Madness is already underway all over the country, so we at The Manual figured we had to get involved somehow. Luckily, we were able to grab some time with the long-time head coach of the Villanova Wildcats, Jay Wright, who was in New York as part of the Dove Men + Care “Easy Decisions” […] -
The Manual’s Top 5 Sunglasses For Summer
It’s nearing the end of March, and while it’s still bone-chilling temperatures for many of us, the thought of warmer weather really gets us hot. So now that we’ve thrown a pun out there, lets get started. Sunglasses. We need them to protect our eyes from harmful rays, especially after that gnarly hangover on Sunday morning. There are […] -
Hudson Sutler: Our go to duffle bags
If you’re rushing to make the next flight, we’ve discovered a new must have for your trip. It’s a garment bag from Hudson Sutler that’s hardwearing, durable, and fashionable at the same time. The bags are crafted from 18 oz. canvas that doesn’t flinch no matter what you throw at it. Plus, the hanger hooks […] -
Unfiltered: Brewing the Best at TEDCoffee 2014
Unfiltered – a monthly column by coffee expert Sam Mylrea of CoffeeKind.com on what’s brewing in that world. If you’re up in Vancouver or Whistler for TED 2014, you’re going to be enjoying some extraordinary coffee along with the extraordinary ideas presented at the annual symposium of creative thought. This year, the coffee at TED will be […]
