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The Bols to Invent
Bols, The oldest operating distillery in the world, turns gin on its head by fusing it with bourbon…to the betterment of us all Anyone who has luxuriated on a back porch in July ...
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The Scarlet Letter
RED’s Scarlet-X is the most anticipated digital movie camera in history, and puts the hobbit cinema standards smack dab into your trembling hands For all the democratization of movie production that high-resolution home cameras are supposed ...
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Summa Cum Steampunk
The Devon Tread 1 is the apotheosis of the whirring gear, belt, and motor design trend In deference to those who have just emerged from a chrysalis of suspended animation, one of the most ...
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Deep Chill
The Sub-Zero PRO 48 may be the best U.S.-made appliance or simply a status symbol fascination, but to purists, there is simply no substitute Shopping for kitchen appliances with an eye for U.S.-made labels ...
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OH, HENRY
THE CIVIL WAR ERA HENRY RIFLE IS CASE OF DESIGN THAT WA S PERFECT FROM THE FIRST, AND THIS HISTORIC MODEL IS STILL MADE RIGHT HERE IN BAYONNE One of the many reasons why ...
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Surf City
Kayaking is the perfect way to blend urban and wave-based living, and Staten Island shorelines are the perfect place to do it For a city surrounded by and seemingly woven into waterways, New York is ...
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John the Resonator
When John Dopyera came up with an amplified guitar that never needed to be plugged in, he set the world on its ear Before the 1920s, if you wanted something louder than an acoustic guitar to make ...
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Magic Eye
Legendary optics maker Leica just made the finest rangefinder camera on the planet. It doesn’t truly rank with selling my Apple stock in 2003 or thinking that tequila and Jagermeister would be suitable drinking-dance ...
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Killer Gem
Now re-set by Harry Winston, the Hope Diamond—along with its legendary curse—are available for a unique viewing at the Smithsonian until the end of December There is little we can add in these pages ...
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