There are two schools of thought when it comes to Christmas movies: Die Hard or everything else. For those of you who feel McClane triumphing over Hans Gruber is the ultimate feel good holiday story…
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Reading Chairs We’re Loving Right Now
We all have a few very important pieces of furniture in our homes and offices. Beds, couches, table and desks are the first things that come to mind, but that list should really include a…
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Where to Drink Coffee
Phaidon’s “Where to” books are as indispensable as Trip Advisor, Untappd and Google Maps when it comes to travel resources. Joining the likes of Where Bartenders Drink and Where Chefs Eat on your coffee table this fall…
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‘Playboy: The Complete Centerfolds, 1953-2016’
Playboy is giving a gift to all the people who pretend to read their magazine for the articles with Playboy: The Complete Centerfolds, 1953-2016. The “voluptuous new edition” (their words) celebrates every single nude centerfold from…
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‘Ready Player One’ Trailer
Ernest Cline’s 2011 sci-fi epic, Ready Player One, is one of our favorite books in recent memory, and we have documentation to prove that. So it should come as no surprise that we’ve eagerly been awaiting a…
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The Best Book Covers of 2016
If you were to judge a book by its cover, each of these would win the Pulitzer. AIGA Design Archive, which has been cataloging great design since the ’20s, teamed up with Design Observer to crown the…
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Book Darts Are Better Bookmarks
It seems like every time we actually try to make good on our resolution to spend more time reading books than things on the Internet we always get pulled away. Picking up where you left…
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Learn to Be a Rubber Band Engineer
We’ve all seen videos of office workers who built medieval weaponry only out of stuff they found at their desks and we’ve all been jealous of them. It always looks simple, but when we actually…
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The Burger Lab: The Art and Science of the Perfect Burger
Written by the acclaimed New Zealand-born chef Daniel Wilson—who has multiple restaurants including burger joints—The Burger Lab tackles all the elements that go into a great burger. From the types of buns, meats, cheeses and…
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Day Drinking: 50 Cocktails for a Mellow Buzz
Growing up with European parents, Kat Odell was exposed to alcohol at an age without the traditionally American gateway of the 21st birthday. Odell pulls from that same upbringing and an extensive list of alcohols to…
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The Aviary Cocktail Book
If you’ve never been to The Aviary in Chicago, you don’t know what you’re missing. The Grant Achatz cocktail joint has won more awards and developed more influential cocktails and products than we could ever…
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9 New Books to Read
Whether you read on a tablet, Kindle, or still prefer the smell of a freshly cracked paperback, finding your next book is never easy. You could never read all the new novels, biographies, or nonfiction…
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11 Good Books to Read If You Need a Laugh
We’re all for binge-watching the latest Netflix or network television hit, sometimes you need to conserve some much needed battery power and save the great stand-up specials in favor of some good old fashioned written…
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Icon – Official Land Rover Book
The Land Rover Series and Defender models are some of the most iconic vehicles the British manufacturer has ever produced, so it makes sense that they would be commemorated in a book titled Icon. Icon chronicles almost…
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‘Custom Bike Life’ Is a Coffee Table Book for Motorcycle Lovers
There are plenty of coffee table books out there for gear heads and grease monkeys, but Custom Bike Life is the coffee table book for motorcycle lovers. Published by German imprint teNeues, Custom Bike Life…