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Angel’s Envy Reinvents Its Coveted Cask Strength Series What we’re drinking: Angel’s Envy Cask Strength Bourbon and Angel’s Envy 10-Year Cask Strength Rye, collectively known as the 2026 Cask Strength Dual Release Where they’re from: Founded in 2010 and located in downtown Louisville, KY, Angel’s Envy is best known for its array of American whiskeys that undergo secondary barrel finishing. Why we’re drinking […] The post Angel’s Envy Reinvents Its Coveted Cask Strength Series appeared first on InsideHook.

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7 Bourbons Under $40 That the Pros Keep at Home I don’t have to tell you that bourbon prices can be out of control. Whether you’re buying on the secondary market or in your neighborhood liquor store, the cost of a bottle can soar well above MSRP, even if the liquid inside isn’t worth the inflated price tag. But here’s the good news: Great bourbon […] The post 7 Bourbons Under $40 That the Pros Keep at Home appeared first on InsideHook.

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Our Favorite Canned THC Drinks to Celebrate 4/20 Cannabis is better than ever, and the options are seemingly endless. Which is great, until you start shopping for a specific category and realize it can feel impossible to choose a brand — especially as they vary greatly from state to state and even dispensary to dispensary. While edibles have been around for a long […] The post Our Favorite Canned THC Drinks to Celebrate 4/20 appeared first on InsideHook.

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How High-Volume Bars Make Hundreds of Complicated Cocktails During Service “On a peak Friday or Saturday night, we easily serve around 200 Espresso Martinis, sometimes even more,” says Hailey Knight, the longtime beverage director at Félix Cocktails et Cuisine. Given that not all bartenders even like making Espresso Martinis — and that a good one takes time and care — it’s impressive that Knight and her […] The post How High-Volume Bars Make Hundreds of Complicated Cocktails During Service appeared first on InsideHook.

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Take It From a Woman: Read This Before You Buy Her Flowers On Valentine’s Day, my boyfriend presented me with a beautifully wrapped bouquet of pink roses. I graciously accepted them, bringing the fresh flowers up to my nose for a whiff. Then I asked a question I already knew the answer to: “Do you have a vase?” I was staying at his house for the weekend, […] The post Take It From a Woman: Read This Before You Buy Her Flowers appeared first on InsideHook.

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Take the Lead From a Leading Man: Don the Trench Coat This Spring I’m a huge black-and-white film buff. Give me a 1940s screwball comedy any day of the week: The rapid-fire dialogue, the surprisingly progressive occupations of the female protagonists (for the period, anywho) and the fashion. Specifically, the wardrobes of the male characters. (During a recent re-watch of Howard Hawks’ His Girl Friday, I was enamored […] The post Take the Lead From a Leading Man: Don the Trench Coat This Spring appeared first on InsideHook.

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How Marc Newson’s Ford 021C Could Shape the Future of Ferrari Ferrari is on the verge of unveiling its first all-electric car, the Luce. When the big reveal happens on May 25, it will cement electrification at the highest levels of automotive performance, and show how even a staunch defender of the internal combustion engine like Ferrari can find a way to accommodate its decades-old traditions […] The post How Marc Newson’s Ford 021C Could Shape the Future of Ferrari appeared first on InsideHook.

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The Best New Rolex Releases From Watches and Wonders 2026 This week, we’re on the ground at the Geneva-based trade show Watches and Wonders, getting the scoop on some of the releases we’ll see all year from virtually every big name in the industry. Naturally, this includes the biggest name in the industry. Despite its historically austere reputation, Rolex is no stranger to the odd […] The post The Best New Rolex Releases From Watches and Wonders 2026 appeared first on InsideHook.

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The 8 Best Hair Clays for Effortless, Lived-In Texture There are so many styling product options in a guy’s grooming arsenal that it can feel overwhelming fast. Everyone’s hair type is different, so having options matters (that’s where we come in; check our guide here). That said, over the past couple of years, matte clays have become my preferred styler and have been trending […] The post The 8 Best Hair Clays for Effortless, Lived-In Texture appeared first on InsideHook.

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The Best New Watches of Watches and Wonders 2026 At long last, Watches and Wonders 2026 is upon us. Each spring, Geneva becomes the center of the watchmaking universe as brands, retailers, collectors and journalists descend upon the picturesque Swiss city for the industry’s biggest showcase of new timepieces. Running from April 14-20, the fair once again takes over the Palexpo exhibition center while […] The post The Best New Watches of Watches and Wonders 2026 appeared first on InsideHook.

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Are Numbers and Symbols Attractive? According to a New Trend, Maybe. Let’s get real. At some point in your life, you’ll come across a “hear me out” moment, where you’re faced with the unfortunate matter of defending a decision you made or a point you’re arguing — knowing that you’ve made an unpopular choice that requires imminent backing. In fact, this was a social media trend […] The post Are Numbers and Symbols Attractive? According to a New Trend, Maybe. appeared first on InsideHook.

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The Best New Patek Philippe Releases From Watches and Wonders 2026 At Watches and Wonders Geneva, Patek Philippe tends to operate with the quiet confidence of a maison that doesn’t need to shout. Releases are incremental, complications are refined rather than reinvented and the overall message is usually some version of, We’ve been doing this longer than anyone, and we’ll keep doing it our way. That […] The post The Best New Patek Philippe Releases From Watches and Wonders 2026 appeared first on InsideHook.

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The Levi’s Spring Event Is Double-Denim Heaven Whether or not Levi’s is your go-to denim brand of choice, there’s no denying they make classic pieces that have withstood the test of time (and ever-changing style trends). This week, you’ve got the chance to restock your closet with that time-honored denim at a serious discount. Levi’s is currently throwing a banger of a […] The post The Levi’s Spring Event Is Double-Denim Heaven appeared first on InsideHook.

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Review: Carl Friedrik’s Carry-On Should Be Your Short-Trip Mainstay True confession: Until this year, I hated hardshell carry-ons. I understand the convenience. But given the rush for limited overhead space, I felt like passengers with this inflexible type of luggage were taking up too much room and often delaying other people while they were trying to shove bags in the bins that certainly didn’t […] The post Review: Carl Friedrik’s Carry-On Should Be Your Short-Trip Mainstay appeared first on InsideHook.

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Canada Goose’s Haider Ackermann-Designed Sub-Label Just Dropped an Elite Spring Collection Even those familiar with the cult of Snow Goose — the new-ish, fashion-forward Canada Goose sub-label, booted up by Tom Ford designer Haider Ackermann as a visionary experiment for the billion-dollar luxury brand — might struggle to conceptualize what a summer collection from the diffusion could look like. After all, the brand’s legacy and reputation are […] The post Canada Goose’s Haider Ackermann-Designed Sub-Label Just Dropped an Elite Spring Collection appeared first on InsideHook.

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The Colors You Should Be Wearing This Spring, According to Menswear Insiders Now that it’s officially spring, I’ve started doing an inventory of my wardrobe. While I’ve never been one to shy away from color, I do tend to notice that mine has something of a hangover from winter, with blacks, greys and blues dominating the walk-in. Sure, neutrals are easy to style, but where’s the excitement? […] The post The Colors You Should Be Wearing This Spring, According to Menswear Insiders appeared first on InsideHook.

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The 13 Best New Menswear Releases to Add to Cart This Week With dozens, if not hundreds, of new apparel, footwear and accessory releases arriving every single week from our favorite brands, we’ve done the hard work and rounded up the need-to-know style, watch and grooming drops that you simply can’t afford to miss. No need to thank us or anything. This week: a sleek, double-breasted pinstripe […] The post The 13 Best New Menswear Releases to Add to Cart This Week appeared first on InsideHook.

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Don’t Underestimate the Appeal of Punk Rock Flea Markets When something is described as “punk rock” in 2026, what does that mean? Is it a reference to a genre of music, an overall ethos or some combination of the two? As Jonathan Zwickel wrote in an article for The Guardian about Seattle’s Punk Rock Flea Market, the event “is part renegade art gallery, part […] The post Don’t Underestimate the Appeal of Punk Rock Flea Markets appeared first on InsideHook.

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CAR T Therapy Shows Promise Against Combination of Autoimmune Diseases in 2026, medical breakthroughs sometimes include uses of technology that sound like the stuff of science fiction stories. Among those breakthroughs is CAR T therapy, a form of genetic engineering that involves using a patient’s own genetic material to help treat a physical condition. Initially, CAR T therapy was used to treat cancer, but more […] The post CAR T Therapy Shows Promise Against Combination of Autoimmune Diseases appeared first on InsideHook.

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Southwest Airlines Is Cracking Down on Power Banks For the dozens or hundreds of people on board, a commercial flight making an emergency landing is a stressful and even dangerous event. Unfortunately, an all-too-frequent cause of emergency landings are fires on board a plane, which can often be caused by lithium batteries. This has prompted a number of airlines to prohibit putting electronic […] The post Southwest Airlines Is Cracking Down on Power Banks appeared first on InsideHook.

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A Historic Rhode Island Hotel Prepares for a Grand Reopening How does a storied New England hotel celebrate its 100th birthday? For the Hotel Viking — located in Newport, Rhode Island — the answer involves a large-scale renovation and a grand reopening. Last year, Travel Weekly‘s Christina Jelski reported on the planned upgrades to the hotel, giving travelers a sense of what to expect when […] The post A Historic Rhode Island Hotel Prepares for a Grand Reopening appeared first on InsideHook.

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How Are GLP-1 Drugs Reshaping the Hot Sauce Market? Most of the discourse around GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy involves their effects on the appetite; more precisely, it involves how taking them generally makes someone eat less. And yet one of this month’s biggest stories is about a food manufacturer who has seen an uptick in sales as a result of GLP-1 drugs. […] The post How Are GLP-1 Drugs Reshaping the Hot Sauce Market? appeared first on InsideHook.

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Therapists Should Ask Patients About Their AI Use, New Paper Advises Earlier this year, a New York Times investigation by Jennifer Valentino-DeVries and Kashmir Hill uncovered something disquieting about the current state of mental health: a number of therapists reporting that their patients were experiencing delusional behavior as a result of their interactions with AI chatbots. Mental health professionals are not the only people witnessing this: […] The post Therapists Should Ask Patients About Their AI Use, New Paper Advises appeared first on InsideHook.

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Colman Domingo and “SNL” Revisited the Glory Days of TV Science The other night at the movie theater, I saw not multiple trailers for summer blockbusters that made excellent use of Colman Domingo’s resonant voice. Like Brendan Gleeson, who hosted SNL in late 2022, Domingo is a veteran actor who has appeared in a wide range of projects. (I’m partial to his utterly chilling work in […] The post Colman Domingo and “SNL” Revisited the Glory Days of TV Science appeared first on InsideHook.

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The Math on One Airline Partnership’s Award Travel Just Got Complicated Earlier this year, United Airlines and JetBlue announced that the already close ties between the two airlines were getting even closer. The partnership, dubbed “Blue Sky,” has included a number of incentives designed to benefit members of both airlines’ loyalty programs. The latest announcement included further integration between the two companies, including increasing the available […] The post The Math on One Airline Partnership’s Award Travel Just Got Complicated appeared first on InsideHook.

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Can Self-Driving Cars Help Fix the Nation’s Potholes? This might sound like a strange question to ask, but: are potholes having a moment right now? Among the highly-touted achievements of recently-elected New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani is the city filling 100,000 potholes so far this year. And NYC’s government is not the only institution looking into ways to address easily-repaired infrastructure; a […] The post Can Self-Driving Cars Help Fix the Nation’s Potholes? appeared first on InsideHook.

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The Latest High-Profile UFO Sighting Comes From Kacey Musgraves Are we alone in the universe? And if we aren’t, have other forms of intelligent life been keeping an eye on us? It’s been a subject that more and more people have had on their minds, in part due to some very high-profile conversations about UFOs (or UAPs, depending on your acronym of choice.) One […] The post The Latest High-Profile UFO Sighting Comes From Kacey Musgraves appeared first on InsideHook.

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This Week’s “Real Time With Bill Maher” Covered Fitness Wearables and Longevity Some episodes of Real Time With Bill Maher wind up focused on one particular topic. Others run the gamut, as the saying goes. With a show with as wide-ranging a lineup of guests as this one, it’s not terribly surprising that that is the case. This week’s episode began with a discussion of health and […] The post This Week’s “Real Time With Bill Maher” Covered Fitness Wearables and Longevity appeared first on InsideHook.

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Marina Abramović Designed Labels for This Italian Winemaker Two things can be true at the same time. A memorable label design might not have any bearing on the taste of the wine found inside the bottle, but it might well tempt someone to consider a bottle they might not have otherwise. And in the case of the Tuscan vineyard Ornellaia, a compelling design […] The post Marina Abramović Designed Labels for This Italian Winemaker appeared first on InsideHook.

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Oscar Mayer Shares an Evan Williams Collaboration They might not be as inexorably linked as chocolate and peanut butter, but the combination of bacon and bourbon is also both delicious and satisfying. Connecting the two can take several forms: using bacon in a cocktail is one, combining both in a condiment is another, or even making a whole breakfast-y whiskey. There’s also […] The post Oscar Mayer Shares an Evan Williams Collaboration appeared first on InsideHook.

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