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Products of the Week: Chris Stapleton Plaid and Le Labo Candles
Each week, our inbox runneth over with news of gear, apparel and tech releases from around the world. In this feature, we’ll parse through the best of it. Today: Le Labo puts out a new candle fragrance reminiscent leather and earthy wood, Chris Stapleton puts out another co-created collection with Filson and J.Press drops yet […] The post Prod
From Air Fryers to Flannel-Lined Jeans: The Best Deals on the Internet This Week
You might not have all day to online shop, which is why we’re committed to doing it for you every week. No need to thank us or anything. This week: Ninja’s elevated air fryer is $30 off and L.L. Bean discounts its seasonally appropriate flannel denim. Plus, more deals from Salt & Stone, Wallace & […] The post From Air Fryers to Flannel-Lined J
Halloween Bar Etiquette, From a Bartender
Last Halloween, I dressed as a cow for my Friday night shift behind the bar. The whole point was a pun: look at me, the cow, asking to be tipped (here’s hoping, anyway). Retrospectively, perhaps I should have anticipated just how many men would read “tip me” as “touch me.” One man stuck half of […] The post Halloween Bar Etiquette, From a Bart
The Most Beloved Bar in New Orleans Is Still the Real Deal
From Mardi Gras to second lines, New Orleans knows how to let the good times roll. The French Quarter remains one of the city’s most historically rich and charming neighborhoods, but Bourbon Street — with its wall-to-wall T-shirt shops and neon-colored slushies — has a reputation for being a tourist mecca void of personality. But […] The post
The 21 Best Gifts for the Home, From an Ingenious Alarm Clock to the Year’s Greatest Coffee Table Book
You’ve got lots of gifts to buy this season: for your significant other, for your parents (or your kids, or both!) and for those friends who invited you to their holiday party and said they don’t want anything but of course you’re not going to show up empty-handed. That’s just not how we do things […] The post The 21 Best Gifts for the Home, F
Strap in, People: Robot Legs Have Landed
When developers add public space to a city like New York, they do so with reasonable expectations of how it will be used. They add ballfields and amphitheaters and running loops, and life fills in as expected. Trees shade lunchers. Benches host breakups. The years pass and our behavior mimics the renderings until the calendar […] The post Stra
These Diptyque Colognes Deserve Just as Much Celebration as Its Candles
Few names are as synonymous with luxury candles as Diptyque, the ultra-popular gateway to a better-smelling home for the luxury-curious. Once you’ve stepped through its Parisian gates, lesser scents — And yes, you need a chic candle this fall — simply won’t cut it anymore. But the French house is so much more than wax, with […] The post These
Celebrating the Return of the Cartier Roadster in Austin for the F1 United States GP
When Cartier sends you an invite — especially one in Austin to celebrate the relaunch of one of its most iconic watches, during Formula 1 week, no less — accepting it is a no-brainer. I’m happy to be at a point in my career where I don’t fit any one mold. I take photojournalist style […] The post Celebrating the Return of the Cartier Roadster