Dave Robson 
Good news for you rum connoisseurs out there: there’s a fifty-year-old rum by Appleton Estate, and you can buy some! Not that much though; only 800 bottles were produced, and Canada won’t be getting many. In fact, we hear that Ontario only gets three. The story goes that back in … Read More
Chefs are the new rock stars. Perhaps that used to be a disputable statement, but no longer. To be sure, the field has its poseurs—if the Rolling Stones had to compete with the Monkees, then Thomas Keller must tolerate Guy Fieri—but the culinary world combines elegance and grit in a … Read More
Know what pairs well with great music, great films, great photography, and great art? An extra pale ale, that’s what. Specifically, I’m thinking of Rhyme & Reason Extra Pale Ale by Collective Arts Brewing. Pick up a six-pack of this very hoppy seasonal IPA (for the beer nerds: Citra, Centennial, … Read More
George Pelecanos is nothing if not prolific. He’s written twenty crime novels based in DC, written and produced for The Wire, Treme, and The Pacific, and won a handful of prizes while doing so. His latest book, The Double ($29), in bookstores now, marks the return of The Cut’s compelling private … Read More
Here’s a hypothetical scenario for you: You’re given a car. It’s yours for three days, to drive wherever your want, as far as you want—so long as you make it back by the end of three days. It’s got pretty great mileage too, so you could drive a thousand kilometres, … Read More
