Issue 30

Travel

The Best Small Towns in America for Every Type of Traveler - Men's Journal

Big cities may hog the tourist spotlight, but it's those little gems hiding just up the hill, down the road, or three states away that will make your next trip shine like no other.

A Fly Fisherman's Alaskan Adventure – Garden & Gun

There’s no other place on earth quite like Alaska, the great land, where fishing expeditions for its renowned trout and king salmon still come with bush planes, epic views, brown bear sightings, and these days, plenty of luxury, too

The Top 10 Can't-Miss College Football Tailgates

The preparty is as big as the game in some college towns. With college football kicking off, take a look at the top 10 tailgates in college football.

Magnolia League

Golf Trip Essentials: The Complete Packing List – Magnolia League

The ultimate checklist for your next golf trip. Must-have golf essentials and trip accessories—plus golf travel inspiration—to grip it and trip it.

Culture

Parents Hire $4,000 Sorority Consultants to Help Daughters Dress and Impress During Rush - WSJ

Sorority recruitment advisors are raking it in.

Teen Punches Brown Bear to Save His Father During an Attack

A teenager is being lauded as a hero after punching a bear that was attacking his father in the head, saving his dad.

How Pro Athletes Became the Most Valuable Players in Men’s Fashion - Bloomberg

Guys are looking to sports stars for style inspiration, whether for a simple suit or full-on sartorial swagger.

Sporting

Largest FBS Athletics Budgets | College Sports Finances Database – Sportico.com

Who has the largest college athletic budget? Texas? Michigan? Alabama? See the data from the past 5 years to find out.

2023 SEC football predictions: Projected standings and players to watch preview | FOX Sports

It just means more.

Gonna Make You Sweat: Three Tips for Surviving Southern Game Days – Garden & Gun

Advice from a lifelong (long-suffering) football fan.

Brian Harman throws best first pitch in golf history at Atlanta Braves game, continues scorching hot streak | This is the Loop | GolfDigest.com

Georgia boy Brian Harman showed off his nasty slider at Tuesday night's Atlanta Braves game.

Philosophy

How to conduct a fear-setting exercise | RadReads

Fear impacts our lives everyday. We must acknowledge and face our fears. Tim Ferriss suggests a three-step process—Define, Prevent, and Repair—to manage fear and prevent it from paralyzing us, stressing that inaction due to fear carries its own risks.

Music

I Asked a Music Psychologist Why Gen Z Loves Sad Songs

A new report from Spotify found that Gen Z's top search is... "sad." As it turns out, the kids are all right, but their playlists are f*cking brutal.

Phish Covers TV On The Radio With Surprise Guest Derek Trucks - Spin

Phish welcomed guitar hero Derek Trucks for a TV on the Radio cover at an Aug. 26 flood recovery benefit in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

Golf

12 New Minimalist Golf Courses That Blend Into Their Environments – Robb Report

Eleven courses on 11 very different geographies. But their minimalist designs feature original contours and vegetation, as if the courses were always there.

The Heartbeat of Atlanta Golf: East Lake's Storied Legacy | Atlanta History Center

After seeing East Lake at the TOUR Championship, learn the ups and downs of one of America's most storied golf clubs.

Meet the 16 year-old golfer who broke Bobby Jones’ 103-year-old record

Understandable if Nashville’s Blades Brown, the 16-year-old who this month broke Bobby Jones’ standing as the youngest-ever low medalist at the U.S. Amateur, has fallen a little behind in his school work.

‘Every single round’: Rahm says gambling fans are affecting golf outcomes | PGA Tour | The Guardian

Jon Rahm believes the PGA Tour will find it ‘extremely difficult’ to prevent fans who have gambled on golf from trying to directly affect the outcome

Issue 30 September 4th 2023