If you ever find yourself fiending for the sweet hoppy goodness of some Sierra Nevada Indian Pale Ale, but can’t quite slip away to knock back a dozen cold ones, then you can at least coat your lips with some Sierra Nevada Cascade Hops-N-Mint lip balm. Made using Cascade hop oils and all natural ingredients, […]

How many three Excedrin mornings have you pulled yourself from a Don Julio-induced coma, heroically dragged yourself to a thankless job, only to fool no one that you’ve got “allergies” and instead unwittingly reinforced everyone’s fears that you may indeed have a Bukowski-level drinking issue. The best you can do is channel your inner Costanza […]

Okay, the folks that came up with the name could’ve tried a little harder, but nonetheless Professor Cornelius Ampleforth has given us a drink we’d gladly partake in this holiday season. Much like their previously featured Bathtub Gin, the Proprietary Barley Spirit Drink is distilled using old techniques, this time that of treating their whisky […]

With the influx of coffee shops popping up like Anthony Weiner twitter pics, the quality of your lattes, cappuccinos and macchiatos seems to differ from shop to shop and from barista to barista. The original column espresso machine was a handcrafted piece of machinery made of brass and copper, featuring copious mechanical dials and switches. […]

Everyone’s favorite Party Ambassador Andrew W.K. has collaborated with LA promoter, illustrator and DJ extraordinaire Franki Chan on a mixtape for his Check Yo Ponytail! series. The 70-minute Party Tips mix was recorded at Diplo and Switch’s Major Lazer studios by Franki Chan and Greg from Acid Girls, and is a powerhouse set of party […]

A screwdriver that is simultaneously a corkscrew, cordless and electric powered. Because what goes better with heavy drinking than power tools — perfectly natural bed buddies. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve knocked back a couple bottles of pinot noir and hankered for a power drill to check off some quick home improvements. […]

A refined and reusable sort of straw from Glass Dharma. With 4 in a set, the glass offerings come in slightly varied shapes offering a bent option, or adorned with colored dots. Delicate and washable, theses “shorties” (I didn’t give it that name but I’m sure as hell going to use it) would look great […]

Smathers & Branson are the needlepoint guys when it comes to belts, wallets, and what really matters here, and that’s flasks. It’s a 6 oz. flask made in stainless steel. Its needlepoint casing comes in a variety of patterns, be it the South Carolina flag as shown, or the one perhaps far more appropriate to […]