Things to do for July 11, 2013

The Weekender

Superyachts, Scotch Toothpicks and a Unionmade Sale

The weekend is pretending like this never happened.

Toothpicks Soaked in Scotch
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Toothpicks Soaked in Scotch

If you haven’t read the latest issue of Toothpick Aficionado: some Scotsmen saturated a bunch of tooth timbers in a vat of Islay single malt scotch to create... the single malt toothpick. What that means for your mouth: good, clean, peaty things. What that means for your scotch: probably nothing.

As Good as Pocket Squares Get
HIP TO BE SQUARE

As Good as Pocket Squares Get

Centuries ago, man invented pockets. And far more recently, some aspiring haberdashers invented these new Japanese-raw-cotton pocket squares. Pin-dotted ones. Indigo tie-dye ones. Ones with vintage circus cartoons on them. That’ll give your blazer pockets a renewed sense of purpose. Or at least some company.

The Most Iconic Yacht Ever Is for Sale
BIG ARISTOTLE

The Most Iconic Yacht Ever Is for Sale

Aristotle Onassis bought a few things in his life. Skyscrapers. Airlines. A 325-foot-long superyacht full of spiral staircases, swimming pools and 24-person dining halls—which now happens to be for sale. Meaning it could be yours. Could being the operative word.

A Therapeutic Thunderstorm... App
THUNDER STRUCK

A Therapeutic Thunderstorm... App

This should help you relax: there’s a new iPhone app that simulates the soothing sounds and light flashes of a thunderstorm in three-dimensional stereo. Download it. Give it a whirl. Unless you’re a dog.

Probably the Best Sale of Your Summer
UNION JOB

Probably the Best Sale of Your Summer

Unionmade is doing this thing where they give you 40% off just about everything in the store (Gitman shirts, Billykirk bags, J. Press blazers, Filson jackets). And you’re doing this thing where you make a fist and pump it victoriously into the air.

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