Afterimage: My Fathers Birthday Today is my father's birthday. He would have been seventy. Try as I might I can't see him at this age just as I can't seem to picture myself at...
La Floridita’s Contribution to Society The Floriditas contribution to society As we have been on a Papa kick lately the concoctions that either helped him hang...
Man in the Kitchen: E.M.M’s Chicken Adobo Our man, E.M.M. has a bit of a thing for Cuban dishes and time spent in Miami as well as ceaseless travels through the West Indies have brought some...
The beauty of Gin & Coconut Milk Its an out island Bahamian classic that is served by the pitcher around regatta time. Don't let the mixture of gin and coconut put you off. It's...
1963: A year in the life of Steve McQueen It's easy to say that McQueen was and still is the quintessential king of cool but it's easy forget that he was a pretty simple man living an...
The Dogs Nose: The holy union of Guinness & Gin We like gin. We like our gin more than a little bit. We also like our Guinness almost as much as we like our gin. Dating back to the 19th...
Heaven is a place: Fishing Cuba’s Jardines De La Reina Think about a place where you can fish more than 100 miles of flats without seeing another fisherman, a place where the flats fishing is so good that...
Reich Remixed: Essential listening for the wandering mind ABOUT THIS ALBUM "Few living composers have created a style so fiercely original, immediately recognizable and wholly accessible ... it...
Lady Bund & our Shanghai favourite Bund 22 has to be one of the most enviable addresses in the city. We think that the staff and group behind the newly opened Lady Bund has an...
Awaiting a new born inside the Porsche Factory The boffins in Stuttgart are gearing up for a press conference next week and on of our own is awaiting a new addition to his much loved Porsche...
Redemption Song: Bob Marley’s Land Rover Reggae legend Bob Marley's 1977 Series III Land Rover pickup was almost as cool as the man himself. Yet it spent some thirty years waiting in vain...
Fastnet portable Speaker: Very British, Very Lovely Fashion brand Ted Baker’s surprise entry into serious audio continues apace. Its sweet-sounding and beautifully retro Rockall headphones, which I...
Becoming Winston: Lessons from the master It's been 50 years since the great man's death and still his legend and philosophy live on and show no sign of slowing down. School children can...
Man in the kitchen: Beer Braised Brisket For our readers stateside (at least those Super Bowl inclined) we've done a riff on one of our favorite dishes fit to feed a small army....
Beautiful Patina: Cafe Racer Dreams BMW R100RS Madrid based CRD have finished another stunning air cooled BMW build. Up to date electrical systems and suspension...
Polar Explorers: the faces of struggle We know its cold out but put yourself in the mind of adventurers from the golden age of Polar exploration who somehow managed without all...
Paint it Black: 12 houses of a darker hue Paint it Black: 12 MODERN HOUSES WITH BLACK EXTERIORS By Marni Katz It was once about a modernist cube with weathered vertical siding. Or...
in defense of elitism & black sheep I have always said that we never set out to sell shirts and were more than quite happy to go about our travels in our own manner. Picking some...
The Fiendish Vincent Black Shadow Hunter S. Thompson was obsessed with the Black Shadow, and referred to it in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (he jokingly offered to enter...
The Perfect Dark N Stormy Ingredients 2 ounces dark rum 3 ounces ginger beer 1/2 ounce lime juice Glass Type: Collins glass Instructions Before we...
Remembering Ned Gillette: Bad Ass Extraordinaire Early in the morning on August 5, 1998, Ned Gillette was shot to death in his tent in the Karakoram.He was 53. Middle aged, at least by old...
The Imperial Black Signature Beverage It's no secret that we enjoy a good solid drink around the outpost. Any given day you can find a peaty 18 year scotch, a small batch bourbon, an...
Vintage Watches: The best hand me down from Father to Son Watch whisperer Max Bernardini chimes in on the time-honored tradition of introducing one’s son to the world of vintage watches. When the...
the pleasures of a quick fix The pleasures of a quick fix It's cold out again with a sky the colour of wet aluminum. I slip out under the guise of an errand. In...
