The Gents Blog

If there's one thing Americans know to do on July 4th, it's have parades and barbeques, fly American flags, light off fireworks, and in general, enjoy a day well into summertime.  No instructions necessary!  But even this most patriotic of holidays has become commercialized, and as we prepare to once again celebrate the day that, for Americans, marks the birth of their country, it's worth digging into a bit of history so we know what actually happened that day in

After a 2-year head start, Amazon's Echo product finally has the deployed competitors of its rivals vying to make their way into our homes: the Google Home (last year) and

Until very recently in human society, we often grew up, worked, and died in close proximity to where we were born.  This wasn't just due to custom and tradition; it

This is a guest post from Brett Hatfield.  It's a shortened version of a much-longer article you can find on his car-obsessed website. There is a little-known car that could have

It's hard to believe that with all the talk of "side hustles" that there was no book by that title before Chris Guillebeau recently wrote Side Hustle.  In a related

You may have seen some people running in minimalist "five finger" running shoes or even simply barefoot and wondered what benefit they were getting.  The reality is that most of

This is a guest post from Rob Hefley, one of the founding fathers of the S7 Tactical Range. Firearms have been a rite of passage, particularly in rural America, since our

Our modern society can often get stuck in a hedonic loop, aiming for "fun" as the end goal in our leisure time.  But the reality is that fun is only

Have you ever heard of a News Fast?  You give up news in every format (print, radio, tv, internet) for a week in order to take a break but also

Three years ago we wrote about a phenomenon known as "peak beard."  Many indications pointed towards the resurgence in beards as yet one more fashion trend that was due to

The idea of "finding your purpose" is not a new one, but the fact that it's popular discussion at a corporate level is in part due to one man, Simon