| | | No need for dad to know you scrambled as the clock ran down to June 20. | | If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a browser. | | | | |  | | | | 38 Last-Minute Father's Day Gift Ideas for the Forgetful Son | | | | Another day, another day closer to Father's Day. If it has become abundantly clear that you won't have time to haul your ass to the store, buy a gift, and ship it to your pop's place in time, then let us lend you a hand. Here, you'll find 38 pretty awesome suggestions you can get dad either in the form of a digital gift card or subscription (so he can be notified immediately via email), or with the fastest shipping you can wrangle these days (huge props to Amazon in times of logistical struggle). All for the kind of guy who likes next-level stuff and deeply cool experiences. And hey, maybe set a calendar reminder next year so you're not running the clock down to the last minute. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | The Only Justice in History Is the Justice We Insist Be Included in It | | | | Black American citizens created this holiday and pushed for over 25 years to enshrine it into the law and onto the calendar. The movement accelerated over the past couple years, especially in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, as American corporations went into a frenzy to find ways to show their solidarity that wouldn't also cost them money. Many of them unilaterally decided to give their workers a holiday for Juneteenth. (Which is this coming Saturday this year, but it's the thought that counts.) Striking while the iron was hot, the supporters of the Juneteenth movement moved it swiftly through the Congress. That it is a day worth celebrating should be beyond question. But, of course, it's not beyond question, because it's 2021 and we still have a Republican Party on our hands, and they have questions, as daffy as those questions might be. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | The Summer of '94 Wasn't Supposed to Be the Summer of Speed. Here's How it Happened. | | | | The plot is absurdly simple: A mad man has rigged an LA bus with a bomb; if the bus drops below 50 miles per hour, the bomb will go off, killing everyone on it; he wants $3.7 million in cash. And yet, this barebones set-up resulted in what I'd argue is the most perfect action movie of the '90s. Released 27 years ago, Jan de Bont's white-knuckle workout, Speed, entered the 1994 summer blockbuster season well below anyone's radar. If anyone talked about it at all before it hit theaters, it was usually in the dismissive shorthand of "that Die Hard on a bus movie." But thanks to its unlikely leads, its deliriously unhinged villain, and its breathless, unrelenting, what-next pacing, Speed soon snowballed into the crowd-pleaser of the year. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | The Best Amazon Prime Day Menswear Deals to Shop Early | | | | Instead of sorting through hundreds of pages of search results, just start here. Because even though Amazon Prime Day has yet to arrive—seriously, mark your calendar for June 21 and 22 before you forget—there are already early Prime Day deals aplenty to be found if you click on over to the internet's everything store. You can score discounted watches, marked-down denim trucker jackets, steals on sweats and sunglasses, and so much more. So start shopping before the hordes descend and get while the getting is good. Then check back for the frenzy (June 21 and 22!) and gird your soul. It's gonna get a little wild. But that's half the fun. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | The Best Thrillers on Netflix Will Get Your Heart Racing From the Comfort of Your Couch | | | | Netflix offers a massive library of movies at your fingertips, but the best of them when you need a real, absolute distraction is a good thriller. Here, we've rounded up the best thrillers on Netflix, which include true crime, horror, noir, comedy, action, and more. When your'e done with that, go ahead and browse our list of best movies of all time, which has a fair share of classic thrillers to keep the thrills coming. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | |
No comments:
Post a Comment