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Bodum Fyrkat Mini Charcoal Grill

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Look, our first (and second, and third . . .) choice of grill will always a big hulking beast that can cook enough food to fill forty people and will double as a smoker. However, modern urban life isn’t kind to the average massive charcoal beast. Small apartments, tailgates, cookouts … Read More

The Stiff Tobacco Pipe

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Time to retire your beat-up old briar; until you can afford meerschaum, the Stiff Tobacco Pipe ($800) from Sweden is one of the most luxuries smokes you’ll ever have. The tobacco pipe has long been overdue for a design update. This is the world’s first plastic pipe; around a briar … Read More

Nessie Adaptive USB Microphone

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Whether you’re recording music on your weekends, or are just sick of the crappy on-board laptop microphone you’ve been using for Skype calls, the Nessie Adaptive USB Microphone ($100) has you covered. In fact, the Nessie comes with a studio-grade pop filter, zero-latency headphone monitoring, adjustable head, adaptive processing, and … Read More

1920s Vintage German Lightbulb Voltage Tester Bar

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Amazingly, this was a real light bulb testing machine (or is based on one, anyway) that was used in the 1920s, not the fevered dream of some steampunk enthusiast. Now it’s been repurposed as a bar, ($1,995) which is our favourite purpose for repurposing. It’s crafted from iron and opens … Read More

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