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Tribit StormBox Pro If you’re looking for a portable speaker to bring some atmosphere to an outdoor gathering, then the new StormBox Pro from Tribit could be a perfect party guest. With a battery life of 24 hours’ listening time, a durable handle and water resistant design, it’s an ideal gadget for people on the move. Also, the battery has the ability to charge other devices such as phones and tablets.  While the functionality and design is top-notch, where the StormBox Pro really shine...

Donald Driver and Son Collaborate and Partner With Leather Outfitter Moral Code (Image: Twitter) In September 2020, Premium announced that its direct-to-consumer men’s leather footwear and accessory brand, Moral Code, was collaborating with former Green Bay Packers legend, Donald Driver. According to Inside Hook, the Super Bowl-winning wideout and his 17-year-old son, Christian Driver, recently designed a new line of shoes with Milwaukee-based leather outfitter Moral Code. This partnership p...

With closure of Royal Oak, the San Francisco fern bar is dead Dianne Rommel, provided by InsideHook March 15, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail The Royal Oak in San Francisco.Danny M. via Yelp The Royal Oak is closing, and with it comes the end of the original fern bars of San Francisco. It’s on sale for $8.5 million. That buys you not just the bar but the entire 4,900-square-foot property, with its corner location on Polk and Vallejo, plus the four apartments above. “It can be the same thing, or ...

Texas Man Uses Dealership Loaner As Getaway Car for Bank Robbery Tobias Carroll, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Drive and Baby Driver have made this into the stuff of high art; last year, S.A. Cosby’s superb novel Blacktop Wasteland pushed the subgenre into a higher gear. But in the more mundane world, finding the perfect solution to the getaway car conundrum remains a challenge. For one Texas man, that challenge was one he readily accepted — with a particularly resourceful solution. T...

26 Popular Streaming Services, Decoded Eli London, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail No longer are we sweatpant-clad, popcorn-fed, tube-gazing masses beholden to the whims of the local cable company. But cable-cutting isn’t just about getting back at the man. With content coming faster and thicker than ever, you now have the means to create your own bespoke viewing experience, all while cutting out all the crap you pay for but never use. So we put together a brief guide to getting started, fr...

A New Book Reveals James Bonds Vietnam War-Era Origin Story Tobias Carroll, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail If you’ve encountered any of James Bond’s adventures over the years, you’re already familiar with the basics: a license to kill, a car full of gadgets and a penchant for martinis. But let’s not forget some of the other elements of the James Bond mythos, like the Vietnam War-era origin story or the young relative getting into international misadventures of his own. Right about he...

All of Forias Intimacy and Arousal Products Are on Sale Logan Mahan, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail WOMEN25. Save on the brand’s best-selling Awaken Arousal Oil, a topical made to enhance pleasure and help ease discomfort, especially for those with endometriosis, vaginismus and other pelvic and genital pain conditions. You can also shop Foria’s Intimacy Natural Lubricant with CBD, a clean-feeling lube that has quickly become a staple in our own bedrooms, plus the brand’s Intimacy Sup...

Inside Fly Ranch, Burning Mans Permanent Space in the Desert Bonnie Stiernberg, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail The 2020 edition of Burning Man — the annual desert gathering in Black Rock City, Nevada — was canceled due to COVID-19, and this year’s event remains a question mark for the time being. But devoted attendees still have something to look forward to as The Burning Man project recently unveiled some possible plans for Fly Ranch, an off-grid, 3,800-acre ranch in the Great Basin. ...

The Story of the Internets "Silk Road" Feels Way Less Sinister in 2021 Nadja Sayej, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail In 2013, Ross Ulbricht was hunted down by the FBI while sitting in a San Francisco library. He was arrested for making half a billion dollars running Silk Road, a “dark web” marketplace for buying and selling illegal goods. Ulbricht liked hanging out in the library’s sci-fi section for its quiet and free wifi. It makes for an ironic juxtaposition: one day you’re an aloof...

Are We All Just Pointlessly Addicted to ChapStick? Tanner Garrity, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail At least once a day, I put my ChapStick down somewhere really stupid. Earlier this week, I reentered my bedroom, post-shower and ready for bed, and I reached toward the tube’s usual place on the nightstand. No dice. It wasn’t in its second or third-most likely locations, either. So, of course, I elected to spend six or seven minutes ripping cushions off couches and peering under dressers. Wh...