Love craft beer so much that you’d fashion a vacation around it? You’re in luck. Asheville, North Carolina, which has claimed the title “Beer City U.S.A.” several years running thanks to the Examiner’s online poll, provides a mega thrill for beer lovers. With its cool downtown, 11 microbreweries, scenic beauty and a plethora of outdoor […]

Ursa Major has made great strides in their indie, Vermont-based, sustainable, natural men’s skincare line since they started a few years back. They now sell in over 75 stores nationwide (and a few in Europe) including Odin, Orvis and Unis. Now they’ve teamed up with esteemed makers of stylish performance wear, the Colorado based Topo […]

Brooklyn: the new frontier. Or as some of us like to call it, home. In what is likely NYC’s most diverse borough, there are people creating everywhere. But some of the handiwork stands out above the rest. These Brooklyn artisans have started their companies with heart and soul at the base, and we can’t get […]

Apples, cranberries, butternut squash…most of us are familiar with the idea that some of our favorite produce is harvested during the fall and winter. But this time of year is also a prime time for meat lovers. Like carrots and Brussel sprouts, the flavors and textures of game meat are at their finest during this […]

1883 was a good year for boots. That is when the Wolverine factory in Michigan began stitching up boots that were worn around the country building railroads and skyscrapers. Although they are still proudly made in the USA they haven’t had a retail presence outside of Michigan. Luckily for us (and just in time for […]

Elevating the concept of a country weekend to a whole new level, The Treehotel provides an achingly cool modern alternative for some quality green time. Located in the midst of the Boreal forest in Sweden, this awe-inspiring concept hotel will blow your mind. Fusing boyhood nostalgia with cutting-edge architecture, each treeroom was born out of […]

Ah, male grooming. So much hair, so little time.  Where and how much to trim seems to change faster than you can say “back wax.” But do women really care? It is one of those weird conversations that guys might not discuss with one another, but most men do wonder: Bush, bare or somewhere in […]

Denim should be easy.    Like your favorite whiskey, your choice of jean should be a reliable and solid go-to for any occasion.   Finding the perfect pair, however, is not always so simple.   With the mass amount of brands, fits, and sizing, the search can seem daunting.  Your solution: Simon Miller.  The men’s denim brand, which […]

It was 1865 and John Boultbee Brooks left his home in Leicestershire, England with a pocket full of pounds and headed to Birmingham where he established a horse harness and leather goods company and did quite well for himself. Sadly, in 1878 his favorite horse puttered out and unable to afford a new one he […]

With the $40 million restoration of the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial at The American Museum of Natural History recently dedicated, we began to look back at our 26th President and realized – damn, he had style. The man not only carried a big stick but he knew what to wear when riding a moose, scaling the […]

Image used with permission by copyright holder There’re certain rewards for the intrepid traveler who ventures down paths not regularly featured by professional tour companies—like coming home with some badass pics and experiences that’ll make for some good round-the-dinner-table fodder. One such place is Puerto Inca—a quiet, beachside ruin of the principal port of the […]

Men just weren’t meant to spritz. We dig smelling good but squirting cologne on pulse points or necks is just weird. That is what we are all about the return of ‘eau’. Eau de Cologne is all about shaking and splashing with abandon. Perfect for after the shower, you can douse a bit of scented […]

Our eyes always roll when friends sloppily order a vodka soda to get their night going and never consider something more intriguing. There was a time when men would spend hours pouring, mixing and tasting till the wee hours, coming up with zany names, many of  which have been forgotten. Luckily we have the elegant Lesley […]