Design, Lifestyle, and Gear for the More than Modern
Dating, job interviews, public speaking, and death all rank very highly in the human fear factor, and that means each one can weigh us down with an excess of stress. Luckily, there’s things we can do before each one to prepare ourselves mentally and physically so that when the time comes, we’re as ready as …
Kids are exhausting little bundles of energy and want that never seem to run out of steam. Usually they’re someone else’s problem for much of the day as we ship them off to be taught the three R’s by the underpaid, underappreciated teachers who make our lives bearable. During the summer this isn’t the case, …
Once upon a time, in the days before everyone wore their pajamas to run errands, go to class, or get coffee, being seen outside of the house wearing a pair of sweatpants either meant you were working out in the cold, or you were an escaped mental patient. As laziness eventually overran style, and yoga …
Spotify is the devil.
Watches that bear a chronograph on their face are highly sought after, but often not for functional purposes. Straw polls suggest that many people, particularly young men, will buy a watch with a chrono because they find the aesthetic appealing. They enjoy the more professional and highly functional appearance, but as with many types of …
Internet dating. George Washington. Dead fathers. It’s what you do.
Living large used to be the American dream. Big house, big yard, big juicy steaks, and a big 12 cylinder chrome street rocket sitting in the driveway. Then, the recession of 2008 and the rise of sustainable living came along and people got smart; realizing that for saving cash and keeping life simple, smaller and …
The poor polo shirt has been taken over by the lazy and the sloppy when it should be celebrated as a breathable, casual shirt that shows you can reach higher than a basic tee, but don’t need to go with the full button-up shirt. Yachtsmen, athletes, and royalty have worn polo shirts, and done so …
Most of us can identify a T-bone or a filet mignon in a pinch, or by reading the package, but when you start getting into the world of flank vs. tri-tip vs. strip, it can get a little dicey, leaving many of us guessing. Furthermore, even if you can spot the difference at a hundred …
When choosing a yacht – or any boat – it’s impossible to say which ones are going to be ideal for you, since the whole point of a seafaring vessel is to do whatever it is you want it to do. Bowfishers will have different needs when it comes to yachts than strict pleasure-cruisers, and …