Let’s face it: 2020 sucked in an unprecedented way, by every single measure known to mankind, except one—television! With nowhere to go and nothing better to do, we’ve had little choice but to rely on the TV gods to entertain us, and the powers that be did so well at their one job that a […]
Fire up the transmogrifier and we’ll see you out there I discovered Bill Watterson’s comic strip Calvin and Hobbes in elementary school on a family—a copy of Something Under the Bed is Drooling suddenly appeared on the floor of my family’s minivan. The book’s foreword made a lofty promise only a kid would take at […]
Good advice from a few people who’ve been there and back again. In 1974, Kurt Vonnegut asked the graduating classes of Hobart and William Smith Colleges, “What should young people do with their lives today?” Like any good graduation speaker, he answered his own rhetorical question: “Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is […]
Of All the Multi-tools You’ve Made, What’s Your Favorite: The one I carry today — the Leatherman Charge TTi. How and Why Did You Invent the Leatherman Tool: Here’s the story in a nutshell. In 1975 my wife and I were young and took a budget trip to Europe. We bought a used 1969 Fiat […]
More than just a choppie op die vuur. Growing up I always loved braaiing. In our house it wasn’t just a way of cooking meat, but a way of life. It would usually start after playing the dew of the grass on a Saturday morning at a primary school rugby game when, hungry and bruised, […]
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100 Movies to Watch During Lockdown You’re stuck inside, we’re stuck inside, Idris Elba’s stuck inside, everybody’s stuck inside. And whether working from home or just chilling, it’s good to take a cinematic break when you’re social distancing during the coronavirus crisis. With movie theatres closed and blockbusters-in-waiting being postponed all the way to next […]
The story of Charlie, a champion vending machine hauler, steady road trip companion, and intrepid mountain climber. Davy Crockett named his gun “Betsy” after his favourite sister. Keith Richards named his guitar “Micawber” after a Charles Dickens character known for misguided optimism. And Shayd Johnson named his Land Cruiser “Charlie” because…it was brown. In Japanese […]
A field guide for identifying common species on the golf course. You probably don’t pause your pickup basketball game to shotgun a High Life, or take a breather to eat a kielbasa during a jog, but when it comes to the sport of golf, the rules are a little different. The same applies to golf […]
A hot tub will make you healthier, happier and a little more groovy. Few words or phrases in the english language elicit feelings of relaxation like “hot tub.” A close second is “long weekend,” which happens to be about as much time as you need to follow our advice and get a hot tub for […]