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Happy long weekend, my fellow Americans. The 4th of July is the middle holiday of the Summer Cookout Holiday trilogy – Memorial Day being the New Hope, Labor Day being the Return of the Jedi – and we thought it prudent to chat about some cookout essentials to make the most of your Independence Day at the grill and Independence Night under the fireworks. And hey, we’re not morons here. We know that America is currently, let’s say… going through some stuff, to put it mildly, and you may not exactly be in the mood to celebrate it. But damn...

Complete this phrase: “it’s the little things…” Maybe you went with “that count,” or “that make life worth living,” or “that tend to be cute and fluffy.” No matter what you went with I bet it was on the positive side because we love the little things. They’re just so little! And such things! Sometimes we can take all the little things for granted because they’re just being little and doing they’re on thing, so let us now praise one of our most beloved but not always celebrated little things- buttons. Admit it, most of the time we think about...

Pablo Picasso is famous for a great many things- his Blue Period, Cubism, being quite an ass hole with a mean infidelity streak, etc. His artistic legacy and impact are hard to overstate, the guy was the de facto leader of the 20th century art world and one of those rare artists that were as famous alive as they are dead. Despite that, I’d bet dollars to donuts that even though you could think of a half dozen of his paintings off the top of your head you barely have any conception of how the guy looked. This is a...

Swimwear is powerful. Aside from the occasional overalls or jumpsuits it’s the only time most men wear only one item of clothing. Your style is honed into one singular garment. Is your preference for trunks leaning towards a roomy board short, or maybe you prefer something barely there? No wrong answers here, folks, nor any dictum that says you got to look a certain way to wear a certain thing. If you’re most comfortable in something baggy then that’s cool. You got a belly and want to keep things brief? I say more power to you, and I’d recommend adding...