Travel
Inside Sea Island, Georgia - America’s Priciest Resort - WSJ
Sea Island’s 31561 ZIP Code is so exclusive that properties trade without ever having hit the market.
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The South’s Wildest Places: Where They Are and What to See – Garden & Gun
Be it rugged mountains, desert, or swamp, the diversity of the South is best witnessed off the beaten path.
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The 100 Best New Hotels of the Year
It List 2024: The best new hotels of the year, all visited and reviewed by Travel + Leisure's expert editors and contributors.
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Culture
This Photographer Documented LA Street Gangs for 40 Years - Los Angeles Times
For more than 40 years, photographer Merrick Morton has been documenting street gang culture. His work is now on display at a new solo art show, and in an upcoming book.
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The History of Luxury in 50 Objects, From Dive Watches to Chanel No.5
We take an alternative look at the products and ideas by names like Rolex and Coco Chanel that have shaped the modern world of luxury.
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46 Best Mothers Day Gifts You Can Buy on Amazon at Any Budget
She deserves the best. We found the good stuff.
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Sporting
Do Horses at the Kentucky Derby Know What's Going On? - The Atlantic
If you give a horse a trophy, will he even know he raced? An exploration of horse cognition, veterinary science, and thoroughbred response.
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Ranking the new-look SEC after spring football
New teams. New coaches. Here's where teams stand in the new-look SEC.
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Grading Every Team's Performance in the 2024 NFL Draft
All 257 picks are in. Which teams crushed the draft, and which came up short? Here are grades for all 32 squads.
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Philosophy
How to Be Less Self-Critical When Perfectionism Is a Trap - The New York Times
Perfectionism among young people has skyrocketed, but experts say there are ways to quiet your inner critic.
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Music
Dickey Betts’s Indelible Mark on Southern Music – Garden & Gun
Friends and fellow musicians remember the legendary Allman Brothers cofounder and Southern rock pioneer, who died the other week at eighty.
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Scenes From Phish’s 4/20 Sphere Show in Las Vegas - The Ringer
Clouds shaped like seahorses; psychedelic exploding trees; the earth’s biggest screen in your face. Phish at Sphere on 4/20 was a feast for the senses—and a celebration of the four phriends we’ve made along the way.
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When I lost my best friend, his favorite band helped me mourn | Cognoscenti
A friend's death left a hole in me, but learning the songs of his favorite band became a way of mourning, writes Simón Rios. The Grateful Dead gave us a platform to say farewell.
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Golf
11 Best Destination Golf Resorts In The United States – Forbes Travel Guide Stories
Keep reading as we dig deep in our bag for the top U.S. destinations that should be on every golfer’s bucket list.
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The Crazy Swing That Made Scottie Scheffler a Two-Time Masters Champion - WSJ
The world No. 1 just clinched his second major in three years. He did it thanks to a technique that violates the basic fundamentals of how you’re supposed to swing a golf club.
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Masters Provides a Respite to the LIV Golf–PGA Tour Divide, Which Still Has No End in Sight
TV ratings for Masters week were mixed but having the game's best together was a nice change, though if that can happen regularly again remains far from assured.
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Food & Drink
The Smoky Fig Cocktail Recipe
From one of Australia's top bartenders, Wen Wang, the Smoky Fig cocktail combines single malt scotch, tart kiwi, and fruity fig liqueur to yield dangerously delicious results.
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Bicycle Thief Cocktail Recipe
A lighter, more refreshing spin on the Negroni, it should be in every home bartender's repertoire.
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