How to Use and Maintain the Gear You Bought This Cyber Week
Two of the biggest shopping days of the year are over, and you’re probably already getting those products delivered to you. But some items, like cast-iron skillets, don’t exactly come with an instruction manual. Put your new gear and products to good use and make sure they last for a long time with our helpful guides and how-to’s — you don’t want to have to replace your new stuff next Black Friday.
Introducing Chris Burkard’s Latest Photo Book: At Glacier's End
Iceland's glacial rivers are like nature's abstract paintings, running wild off the island's glaciers. It seems obvious that rivers this wild and stunning should be protected, yet the harsh reality is that many have been dammed, mainly to provide power for aluminum plants. Chris Burkard captures the massive conservation movement that is underway to preserve these rivers in his new book: At Glacier's End. It's full of stunning aerial photos that give a voice to Iceland's glacial rivers — with both a cultural and environmental context — on the journey from glacier to the sea.
The Best Cashmere Sweaters under $130Cashmere has earned a reputation as one of the top luxury fibers for knitwear, and it’s not unwarranted. While many cashmere sweaters cost in excess of $500, there has been an influx of affordable cashmere sweaters on the market. Most of these sweaters are produced by relatively young brands and top out at $100. So to get a better grasp on the actual value of the fiber, we talked with Jeffrey Silberman of the Textile Development and Marketing Department at Fashion Institute of Technology. Read the Story
The 25 Tools Every Home Needs
There are thousands of tools out there, each with a thousand jobs associated with them. But many new tools are often strictly mono-functional, and therefore less valuable on the whole. To remedy this tools-before-tasks inflation, we’ve rounded up the 25 most necessary, multifunctional, generally useful tools out there. Some are obvious, some less so, but they all deserve a spot in the toolbox.Read the Story
