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The Best Holiday Cocktails

About a year ago, I decided that it was time I learned how to mix a good stiff drink. This happened to coincide with my love for HBO’s Boardwalk Empire (season 2 of which just ended, and…oh my god! You guys need to watch it). Nothing puts a fire in your belly to learn drink mixing like watching a bunch of wise guys wheeling and dealing over illegal liquor. So naturally you’re wondering how great I am at mixing drinks a year from that decision. I will tell you: terrible. Turns out, being a great

Louis CK takes on the middle men (a.k.a. The best $5 you've ever spent)

If you haven’t heard of Louis CK, you NEED to check him out. He’s hilarious (as you can check in the clip at the bottom of this article). But more importantly, this week he released one of his shows, Live at the Beacon Theater, for only $5. Instead of having a big production company set up, film and distribute his show, he decided to do it himself, all on his own, and then make it completely accessible – to everyone. This experiment, to cut out the middle man, has been a resounding success. CK

Holiday Get Togethers: A How to Guide

As ubiquitous as Christmas songs in a shopping mall, holiday parties can be stressful and fraught with terribleness. If we’re not careful, they can be Scrooge-worthy on so many levels. But there are ways to make this season a little less stressful for the party set. Here are my tips, in no particular order. 1. Plan Ahead It sounds simple, but in the hustle and bustle of Christmas, it’s easy enough to be super last minute. If you’re headed to a party, carefully read the invite, see who else is

Does buying refurbished make sense?

The holidays are here, deals are heating up and it’s one of the craziest purchasing periods of the year. When it comes to electronics – whether it’s for you, or a gift – be sure to check out the refurbished option. For some, the r-word is a little dirty, but for others, it’s a great way to save cash on a fully guaranteed item. So, to answer the (probably rhetorical) question I posed in the headline: Yes, buying refurbished DOES make sense; and I’m about to tell you why. Is ‘refurbished’ actual

Want to see an $11 million car?

While the Maybach might be dead [https://blog.mogo.ca/start-saving-for-something-else-maybach-is-no-more/], there are still many, many choices for the uber-wealthy. Case in point, the $11million Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren [http://www.anliker-ueli.ch/index.php/projekte/39-projekte/59-mc-laren-slr-999-red-gold-dream] . It’s a ruby-coated, gold-dipped, ‘Red Gold Dream’. This totally reasonable commuter vehicle is owned by Swiss jet-setter Euli Anlicker. Anlicker, in addition to having a kinda-sort