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The Last Thing Most Home Bars Get Wrong: Ice
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The Last Thing Most Home Bars Get Wrong: Ice
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Black Book: 14 Products Our Editors Loved in July 2026

The products our editors have been obsessed with in July 2026.

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What I'm buying, wearing, and using, this week.

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The Rug That Really Tied the Room Together Is Headed to Auction—And I Spoke With the Man Who Saved It

Nearly 30 years after The Big Lebowski, the film's rug is up for grabs.

By Lanny Fuller
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Day of the Dead Sugar Skull Wallpaper

The words "awesome" and "wallpaper" are rarely used in the same sentence. Normally we associate wallpaper with pastels, flowers, and grandma's house. This wallpaper is different. The repeating pattern of golden Sugar Skulls is both ominous and amazing. Printed on a dark charcoal background, the design will add more character…

By Mike Newman
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Sharm Murugiah Tarantino Screenplay Art Prints

There have been plenty (maybe too many) adaptations of alternate cover art for films that everyone knows and loves--Tarantino's works especially. Few of them go the route of the screenplay cover, and that's part of what makes Sharm Murugiah's work really cool. Django Unchained, Inglorious Basters, Death Proof, Kill Bill…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Nomad Espresso Machine

When we need to get things done, our spark usually comes in the form of espresso. Problem is, we either need to run to a coffee shop or fire up the ole pod machine to get our caffeine infusion. The Nomad is an ultra portable, green (not just in color)…

By Mike Newman
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Drink Tank Growlers

There's not much room for innovation in the growler market. It's a jug that holds beer. Simple. Turning one into a mini keg (like The TapIt Cap we recently featured) is the one smart move we could think of to help out the standard growler. Drink Tank Growlers are another…

By Mike Newman
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Adrian Tomine Illustrations From The New Yorker

You can tell a lot about a man by the magazine he's reading on the train. Juxtapoz - He's a design and art type. Maxim - He's a college kid who has a room full of empty red Solo cups. Hustler - He's a freak, nobody should be reading that…

By Mike Newman
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