Buyer's Guides
Winter weather. Pandemic. High-rise urban apartment building. Housing shortage. Correction, affordable housing shortage. These are just a few of the reasons I decided to brainstorm some ways to turn an interior room into an outdoor oasis. I mean, besides dumping 500 pounds of sand onto your living...
Dude's Must See Products for January 2022
January was a good month for breathing PCs, yoga pants sex, and your worst fears. So, yeah, same ol', same ol' in the product department around here. Enjoy my roundup of Dude's must see products for January 2022...
Who never wants to sleep again? These bedding sets depicting some of our worst fears and phobias are here to make it happen! Think of them as dreams nightmares come true...
20 Gifts for Every Mood
Life: it's a whole mood. Which is to say it's a mashup of all the moods. Here, I've picked out 20 of them, and paired them with a gift, a product that either exemplifies the mood and the feelings that come with it, or...
I hope you're ready to have a seat, because these 15 stunning sculptural chair designs are going to knock you off your feet...
Dude's Must See Products for December 2021
Another month of Dude's must see products, and, with December, another whole year of Dude's monthly must see product roundups gone. In December 2021, I finished off my riveting holiday gift guides with luxury gifts, sustainable...
It wasn't deliberate, but turns out these 14 sustainable gift ideas aren't just eco-friendly products ready to be wrapped and presented to all the environmentally conscious cats on your Christmas list this year, many of them are also great buys for yourself. And by that I mean almost all of these...
18 Gifts for Makers, Tinkerers, Crafters & Hobbyists
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy...no wait, that's not it. Maker, Tinkerer, Crafter, Hobbyist. You're the subject of today's gift guide. And, unlike the aforementioned Gary Oldman film, it's a gift guide that has nothing...
If you know someone who champions breakfast (i.e., the most important meal of the day.) If you know someone who's a champion breakfast eater (i.e., won the Baconfest World Bacon Eating Championship.) If you know someone who eats a breakfast of champions (i.e., Pop Tarts washed down with chocolate...
Bow-Wow, Squeak, Squawk, Meow: 18 Pet Gifts for 2021
Bow-Wow, Squeak, Squawk, Meow. I know. I forgot Ssssss, Ribbit, and Cocka-doodle-doo in my noisy intro to pet gifts for 2021. But that's not because I don't care for snakes, frogs, and roosters, just because I happened...
Perhaps not all of us are in the splurging spirit - or giving spirit at all - this year, but not all of my 17 luxury gifts for 2021 are profanely unaffordable. Some of their prices, such as the Titanium Beer Mugs pictured above, are just mildly offensive. Others are expensive, but their costs reflect...
Dude's Must See Products for November 2021
Rather than Dude's must see products for November 2021, I should say Dude's must see gift guides for 2021. With the holidays upon us, I compiled over a dozen different themed buyer's guides to help you fulfill your gift...
And by "DIY gifts" I don't mean do-it-yourself gifts you do yourself, but do-it-yourself gifts you give them to do themselves. See, not such a bad gift guide after all, is it?...
Ode to Design: 17 Standout & Stunning Gifts for 2021
When you're buying a gift, they say it's the thought that counts, but depending on your gift recipient, it's not the thought at all. It's the gift that counts. Its aesthetic. How cool it is. How much its owner wants to...
Merry Christmas, Chubs. Er, I mean, Happy Holidays, you svelte wall of muscle and poster child for athleticism. Here's a fabulous fitness gift to keep you that way...
Artisans & Their Crafts: 18 Handmade Gifts for 2021
Artisans, craftspeople, entrepreneurs, dudes and ladies with random product ideas that take off like persons of interest from Congressional subpoenas - these are the people who make the holidays, and gift-giving in general...
Stuff that sock! Stuff that sock! How? Here are 21 ways, with my compilation of 21 swell stocking stuffers for 2021...
Frugal Generosity: 17 Gifts for $50 or Less
Fifty buckaroos is the peak of my list of 17 gifts for $50 or less, but when I say frugal generosity, I mean it. You're not going to be browsing through 16 products priced at $49.99 and one at an even $50. There are plenty...
The casual athlete appreciates sporting goods for the goods they bring with them: good friends; good booze; good energy; and good times. My roundup of 17 sporting goods gifts for 2021 keeps these 4 goods in mind over all else...
18 Gifts You Won't See on Every Other Gift Guide
Earbuds, e-readers, the latest iPhone, tents and sleeping bags, slippers and bathrobes, that ultra-modern-looking matte black tea kettle, that ultra-modern-looking shiny bronze watering can - I've seen them on every holiday...
No take backs becomes no give backs when we get to the most festive parties of the holiday season: white elephant gift exchanges. And these 18 white elephant gifts guarantee not to disappoint...at least in the sense that they'll most likely disappoint the person when ends up stuck with them...
16 Gifts for Kids the Adults Will End Up Playing With
Adults can't keep their fingers of out the gifts for kids pie no matter what the toy or gadget is - I mean, someone has to fight with the packaging and conquer the assembly - but when I say I've found 16 gifts for kids...
My 21 outdoor gifts for 2021 aren't all just for the outdoorsy types on your holiday shopping list. Many are gift-ready for dudes or ladies who simply, on occasion, step outside. For example, my wife, She-Ra: Princess of Power isn't into camping or hiking or participating in activities involving...
Things That Make You Go Mmm: 19 Food Gifts for 2021
My 19-course collection of food gifts for 2021 isn't just a meal of highfalutin foods for foodies, it's a meal of things that make you go Mmm even if you're just a normal human being who likes to consume food. Or cook...