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The Best Bar Spoon Does Much More Than Stir

The Best Bar Spoon Does Much More Than Stir

Bon Appetit — Whether your home bar is a corner of your kitchen counter or a full-fledged bar cart, it has likely seen many a shaken drink. But though we might fantasize about being Tom Cruise in Cocktail, shaking isn't always the best mixing method-no matter how much flair you put into it.
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'High on the Hog' Gives Credit for American Cuisine Where Credit Is Due

'High on the Hog' Gives Credit for American Cuisine Where Credit Is Due

Thrillist — History of The History of Tailgating A Gullah Diva makes magic from pig's feet while Black cowboys in Texas build hearty stews with intestines. In Brooklyn, Mothershucker Ben Harney reintroduces oysters to Black people who are unaware that nearly 200 years ago the Oyster King of New York was a Black man.
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Are Cannadrinks the Least Intimidating Intro to Weed?

Are Cannadrinks the Least Intimidating Intro to Weed?

Thrillist — "[Customers] still have to have choices of quality and that's where we need to get to, " says Jeffrey Meyer Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Industrial Sonomechanics (ISM). "When a package says nano it actually means a particle size around 35 nanometers, not 3,000 nanometers in a milky substance that is still separated with oil and water."
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EXCLUSIVE: On top of everything else, Quibi exploits a union loophole to underpay workers

EXCLUSIVE: On top of everything else, Quibi exploits a union loophole to underpay workers

Input (U.S.) — The many critiques of Quibi (rightfully) focus on its weak premise and even more dismal execution, but it may be the production of its shows that tells the most damaging story. Quibi aimed to use snackable, 10-minute or less "quick bites" to break up longer narratives for an on-the-go populace.
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Ashley Wells: The Somm Behind LA's All Time - The Manual | The Manual

Ashley Wells: The Somm Behind LA's All Time - The Manual | The Manual

The Manual — Ashley Wells' hospitality résumé reads like a "Where to Dine and Drink in LA" guide for the past decade. These days she's most known for Pour This, her currently shelved, boutique wine club, and is now the co-owner of Los Feliz restaurant All Time with husband Tyler Wells.
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Steven Grasse Went from Mad Man to Distiller and Never Looked Back | The Manual

Steven Grasse Went from Mad Man to Distiller and Never Looked Back | The Manual

The Manual — When asked about the early stages of his career, it felt as though he was reliving some intense trauma. As a former ad-man and current small-batch liquor proprietor, Grasse couldn't wait to be his own boss. At 23, he founded his own agency, then Gyro Worldwide, now Quaker City Mercantile, sparking an earth-shaking, two decades of evidently unsatisfying, advertising magic.
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How A Nudist Helped Me Get My Groove Back - J. Fergus - Medium

How A Nudist Helped Me Get My Groove Back - J. Fergus - Medium

Medium — I don't think there's any feeling more powerful for a Black woman than to hold the keys to a (white) man's sexual experience. E very part of my body shook as I told Paul how to pleasure himself. Not from nervousness or fear, mind you, but power.
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Hard Seltzer: When Your Sparkling Water Hits Happy Hour

Hard Seltzer: When Your Sparkling Water Hits Happy Hour

The Manual — Hard seltzer is the bubbly baby produced by the marriage of two competing beverage desires: healthy carbonation and innovative, craft-brewed alcohol. From the standard tiers of beer, wine, and liquor, alcohol has taken on many new and strange forms in the past two decades.
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Meet The Magical Sisters Behind Las Vegas's Coolest Bar

Meet The Magical Sisters Behind Las Vegas's Coolest Bar

FoodBeast — Recently, we got to see the Dylag sisters, Christina and Pamela, in action at Further Future Fest. Their art's district bar Velveteen Rabbit is nestled beyond the strip in sinful Las Vegas and it's the kind of rung of hell you wouldn't mind vacationing in...
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Meet Marijuana Mogul Jane West

Meet Marijuana Mogul Jane West

FoodBeast — I hate to break it to you, but Jane West is cooler than your mom. Not my mom, of course; my mom has flirted with Robert De Niro, has an unusual amount of photos of her leaning on expensive sports cars wearing evening gowns in the '80s, and can use a power saw as though it were a butter knife...
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EXCLUSIVE: Oscar's Governor's Ball Dinner Menu

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar's Governor's Ball Dinner Menu

FoodBeast — It's that time of year again! Before you get ready to sit down and discover which of your favorite white people will take home an Oscar, let's take a peek at what they'll be noshing on after ceremony. This year's Governor's Ball is catered by none other than Chef Wolfgang Puck and we have the exclusive menu...
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Food Fight: Chicago Deep Dish vs. New York Thin Crust Pizza

Food Fight: Chicago Deep Dish vs. New York Thin Crust Pizza

Tastemade — The lines in this war are thicker than the accents from which these pizzas call home. New Yorkers cling to the crown as thin-crusted pizza monarchs while deep-dish Chicagoans disagree with howling winds that rattle their skyscrapers. This week, they go crust to crust in a mozzarella and marinara fueled food fight for the ages.
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10 Gadgets That Will Be In Your Future Kitchen

10 Gadgets That Will Be In Your Future Kitchen

Tastemade — While the basics of cooking haven't changed much since humans began cooking meat over a fire or mixing stuff in a pot, the science of it has evolved by leaps and bounds. Many of our modern inventions take those basics, but make the process faster, simpler and most importantly, intuitive.
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Meet Juan Muñoz-Oca: A Washington Winemaker Taking Pretension Out Of Wine

Meet Juan Muñoz-Oca: A Washington Winemaker Taking Pretension Out Of Wine

FoodBeast — His infectious, childlike wonder surrounding wine stems from a family legacy. At the tender age of eight, Muñoz-Oca began learning about wine from his grandfather in Mendoza, Argentina. He went on to study winemaking and agricultural engineering at Argentina's National University of Cuyo, securing that a third generation of Muñoz-Oca would get into the family business.
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The 6 Worst Drinks You'll Try In College

The 6 Worst Drinks You'll Try In College

Tastemade — College is a time for exploration and experimentation. Sadly, this applies to alcohol as much as anything else. Nobody is born with a refined palate so we all must learn the hard way. Pop quiz: which drink above won't cause a hangover? Answer: trick question. They all will.
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The Powerful Food Symbolism in Season 3 of 'House of Cards'

The Powerful Food Symbolism in Season 3 of 'House of Cards'

FoodBeast — Friday, in the middle of the night, hearts palpitated with excitement as Netflix posted the entire third season of its hit series House of Cards. Based on the trilogy of novels and the BBC mini-series, this season marks a major departure from the US series' source material, resulting in some haphazard character development for everyone on the show...
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How Coffee Preferences Dictate My Love Life

How Coffee Preferences Dictate My Love Life

FoodBeast — Brushing shoulders in some hip cafe making small talk that we'll forget in a week, a vibrating tension hovers in the inches between us. They always offer to get my drink so that I can find somewhere to sit, but they'll most definitely get the order wrong and then I'll feel guilty about them paying for it when I throw it away...
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Price War Wages On: Why Milk Is Cheaper Than Bottled Water in the UK

Price War Wages On: Why Milk Is Cheaper Than Bottled Water in the UK

HuffPost — British supermarkets have not been living up to their superlative. The "Big Four" supermarket chains in the UK (Tesco, Walmart's ASDA, Sainsbury's, and Morrisons) are your standard, labyrinthian grocery stores that have faced some competition from the German discount chains Aldi and Lidl over the past couple of decades.
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The 5 Robin Williams Movies on Netflix You Should Watch (Again)

The 5 Robin Williams Movies on Netflix You Should Watch (Again)

collectivelifestyle.com — Robin Williams was a grand entertainer who shared himself with the world for a few decades. To help you through this difficult loss, I've compiled a list of great films starring this legend that are a few clicks away on Netflix.
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Nicki Minaj Flaunts Her Brand of Feminism in 'Anaconda' Music Video

Nicki Minaj Flaunts Her Brand of Feminism in 'Anaconda' Music Video

collectivelifestyle.com — Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda" music video attempts to make a declaration about third-wave feminism (and big butts), but falls into the intersectional trap of the hyper-sexualized black woman. Over the past few years, artists like Beyoncé, Rihanna, and Nicki Minaj have been making a very important, collective statement about the strength that stems from embracing your body.
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'Orange Is the New Black': A Sequel Better Than the Original (Spoilers)

'Orange Is the New Black': A Sequel Better Than the Original (Spoilers)

collectivelifestyle.com — Last year, despite my initial doubts about the show, I gobbled up the first season of Netflix's "Orange Is the New Black." Although I ultimately enjoyed the experience, I just couldn't bring myself to give it five stars and felt a little dirty even giving it four.
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#RichKids of Beverly Hills: Episodes 1 & 2

#RichKids of Beverly Hills: Episodes 1 & 2

jferguswritesstuff-blog.tumblr.com — In these first couple of episodes, we’re thrown headfirst into the lifestyles of the rich and…something. Let’s not fully get into how ridiculous this show gets and focus on the two major events: the blood drive and the pool party.
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'High on the Hog' Gives Credit for American Cuisine Where Credit Is Due

'High on the Hog' Gives Credit for American Cuisine Where Credit Is Due

Thrillist — A Gullah Diva makes magic from pig's feet while Black cowboys in Texas build hearty stews with intestines. In Brooklyn, Mothershucker Ben Harney reintroduces oysters to Black people who are unaware that nearly 200 years ago the Oyster King of New York was a Black man.
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