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To use leisure intelligently and profitably is a final test of a civilization. — Jay B. Nash, Philosophy ...

A lot of people feel like they've seen and done everything there is to see and do in their local area. ...

For nearly two hundred years, the private detective has been a literary archetype of manliness. Edgar ...

Pizza. It's ubiquitous. It's a fixture at parties and office break rooms, and there's a good chance you ...

Cast-iron skillets are great. They last forever, cook pretty evenly, offer an all-natural form of ...

With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Sunday to ...

If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and ...

When it comes to lists of men's favorite movies, The Godfather is a perennial inclusion. And as hard as ...

With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Sunday to ...

From ancient times til the present, the ideal warrior has been celebrated as a man of both thought and ...

Have some leftover steak that you want to eat? Warming it up in the microwave will give you a rubbery chew ...

While shopping at a grocery store a few months ago, my 10-year-old son, Gus, bought a copy of The Old ...

In addition to being a cold, effective secret agent, the James Bond of Ian Fleming’s novels is also ...

With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Sunday to ...

 Gary Hoover loves books. Among the nine companies he founded was the bookstore chain ...

With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Sunday to ...

The other day, I found myself walking around a large grocery store, after a several-month hiatus from ...

The economist Tyler Cowen describes books that fundamentally change your perspective as "quake books." ...

With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Sunday to ...

For soldiers at war, there aren't too many creature comforts at hand. Living conditions may be Spartan, ...