Issue 114

Travel

Hot Southern Hotel Openings to Watch in 2026

The new year will bring glamorous, cozy, and coastal getaways - Charleston, Nashville, Naples, and other towns throughout the South.

Wealthy Travelers Are Splurging on Luxury Hotels Like Never Before - WSJ

Record-high luxury hotel rates did little to dull traveler demand for exclusive ocean resorts and grand hotels

Magnolia League

🌲 The Magnolia League Christmas Playlist | "Jingle & Mingle" on Spotify

Christmas classics, contemporary renditions, and country crooners. Perfect for your holiday party, family time, and the most wonderful time of the year.

Culture

Run Away to Paradise - Sun-Drenched Photobook Captures College Life in Santa Barbara

“One Half Paradise,” Cam Lindfors’s photobook, captures college life at its most chaotic—horny, happy, and high on sunlight. UC Santa Barbara's Isla Vista is the setting. A total fever dream. A town running on beach logic. Pure chaos, but somehow still a utopia.

Cannabis as a Cultural Question | The Hedgehog Review

What are we talking about when we talk about weed? Until recently, national discourse was so fixated on whether we should be allowed to get high that we have neglected to talk about whether it would even be advisable. It's not about the law anymore. Now we should be talking about health.

Business & Money

14 Iconic Books Every Guy Should Read This Winter

A phenomenal list that inspired me to place some new Amazon orders - and you will too. The recs cover wide-ranging genres from business to outdoors advertising; historical fiction and adventure stories. Things to get you inspired and creative.

Philosophy

21 Ways to Live a Little More Each Day - by John Thompson

I dig the style of this list. It's unique, and, although the items all hold meaning, it doesn't swing for the fences or make grand proclamations. Just things that make your sweeter, or are at least worth a try, like: enjoying Waffle House, golfing barefoot, bringing back a childhood hobby, framing photos of friends & family...check it out

Music

Cool Sites for Real Music Discovery

I miss the excitement of discovering new sounds from music blogs in the early aughts, sharing them, and feeling like I was personally connected. I thought today wasn't the same. But I was wrong. Here are six sites make music discovery feel personal and cool again.

Golf

Girls Gone Mild: How Golf Bachelorette Parties Became a Thing

One last swing before the ring.

Food & Drink

The Meaning of Happiness (and Taco Bell)

Henry, 13-year-old columnist, expands upon the meaning of life, gratitude, and the Gordita Crunch.