I love America, and you love America, and we got a whole day off, and we don't want to spend a whole day off angry. So let's take a moment to reflect on what we still love about this country, this concept, this exasperating friend who unlike most friends has the unchecked power to show up at our door and throw us in a van and lock us in a cage in the Everglades if we get too mouthy, because, you know, things have accelerated a bit since 2004. Here are a few things I still love about America. I don't need to tell you this, but the tone is going to be all over the fucking place. |
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Amazon Prime Day is almost back—and it'll be better than ever. The retailer just announced that this year's annual blowout will run July 8 through 11, giving you an extra 48 hours to shop deals from Apple, Dyson, Oura, and other top brands. Here's even better news: You don't need to wait for the mega-sale to begin to score major discounts. Amazon has already dropped hundreds of incredible early Prime Day deals on tech, fitness equipment, furniture, menswear, grooming products, you name it. No matter what you're after, there's a good chance it's priced way below normal right now. To help you save big and beat the crowds, we compiled a list of all the best early Prime Day deals below. |
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Tucked into an unassuming street near Union Square in New York City, the Michelin-star Korean restaurant Oiji Mi is known for elegant dishes such as beef tartare, served with pickled radish and caviar, and lobster ramyun, which comes over noodles with spicy chile oil. It also features a drink menu full of inventive cocktails and mocktails. Recently, Oiji Mi deployed a secret weapon to add some fizz—literally—to its drink offerings: an industrial-size carbonation machine. The payoff? A popular new mocktail concoction called Orange Soda. Think of it as a luxurious spin on an Orange Julius. Some customers order tequila on the side and ask the bartender to mix it in to create a refined Tequila Sunrise. The members of the bar staff at Oiji Mi are leaning into the bubbles. They're expanding their cocktail and mocktail offerings by turning fresh ingredients like rhubarb and ginger into effervescent libations. But they're hardly the only ones catching on to the carbonation craze that's sweeping through the drinking world. |
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Style doesn't have to be expensive. If you've gone to great lengths to save some cash–especially in this economy–but still look great in quality jeans, coats, and sneakers, surely you can apply this philosophy to your wristwear too. And wouldn't you know it: great watches can be obtained for just a teeny bit more than a pretty penny. We're talking $500 and below. The world of horology isn't all luxury Swiss brands and high-end pieces that demand a fortune. Centuries after mankind transformed timekeeping from sundials to pocket watches, events like World War I necessitated watches become a wrist-worn device that could withstand the volatile conditions seen in the trenches and up in the sky. The first men to wear wristwatches weren't aristocrats but soldiers whose lives often depended on the accuracy of a second. |
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Happy Fourth of July weekend, readers. We know that you'll likely spend most of the weekend outside, but you'll need something to watch as you wind down each night. If you want something patriotic—but not too patriotic—we recommend something light, like The Sandlot or National Treasure. Or, you could watch something that reminds you of the days when American leaders were interested in changing this country for the better. A lost art! Fire up Lincoln and Selma, in that case. Here are fifteen films we recommend for your Fourth of July watchlist. At the very least, these movies (Independence Day, especially) will help you tune out the sound of your neighbors blowing up illegal fireworks in their backyards. |
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For the first four hours of the 2025 USATF 100-Mile Championships, I was just running along, happy as a clam. Nothing hurt. I didn't feel fatigued. But I knew that the next 30 miles of the race were going to get a little more intense. I was running a faster pace than I should've been, around seven minutes per mile, probably because I was competing against professional ultramarathoners who were trying to set records. This wasn't my first 100-mile race. But all the 100-milers I'd done before were on some sort of trail or high elevation with lots of obstacles in the way. I was curious to see how fast I could cover the distance when there were no rocks, roots, or mountains in my path. This race was on a 1.16-mile road loop around a lake in Henderson, Nevada. I wondered what I could do when the biggest obstacle was just my brain telling me, Hey, I'm tired! |
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