2017 Kentucky Derby Breakdown
The 143rd running of the year’s first Triple Crown race is set for Saturday at the famed Churchill Downs track. Post positions for the 2017 Kentucky Derby were drawn Wednesday morning at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Derby favorite Irish War Cry drew the unlucky…
Why We Love Spring Skiing
The late, great actor Robin Williams once said, “Spring is nature’s way of saying – Lets Party!”, and he is right. Spring is a time when the whole country celebrates weather. We resurrect those New Year Resolutions that have been dormant, oh since about January…
Top 20 Beach Bars in America
After decades of research from our highly qualified beach and bar team of enthusiasts we have become highly qualified to bring you this article ranking the Top 20 Beach Bars in America. Much like the inception of The Rugged Male, we are taking it upon ourselves…
The Untold Story of a Pencil Maker
As I take in a lazy Sunday afternoon casually watching the Elite-8 games of March Madness, I think about my month long pending writing assignment. I’ve been trying to come up with an engaging topic to write for our partner and good friend, Duraflame. The…
Final Four Grooming Products For Men
Ever since the days I was roaming the quad at Syracuse University in LL Bean sweaters and granola shoes, fighting sideways rain and lake effect snow, I’ve always loved March Madness. My roommates and I would always scrape together our (unearned) cash and post our brackets…
Rock-n-Roll Fashion Show, A Benefit For Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
We were pleased to be invited to a very cool rock-n-roll benefit show for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles last week. Hosted at Lucky Strike Live in Hollywood, Rock & Roll & Fashion Show welcomed some of the world’s greatest musicians, models, and local fashion designers to entertain and…
March Madness – Freshen Up Your Game
Selection Sunday is over and there were certainly some winners, some losers and some teams were flat out snubbed (my alma mata, Syracuse!). The NCAA Basketball Tournament looks to be a good one this year with a lot of parity in the field of 64…
Bulleit Bourbon Builds A Tattoo Wall
Los Angeles will have a little more ink following the introduction of a new tattoo art installation at 3921 W Sunset Blvd. & Hyperion Ave. to kick off the Bulleit Frontier Works project. This is the first piece in a series of projects Bulleit will…
Why We Love The Mountains
“The Rocky Mountains are the marrow of the world. I aint never seen ’em, but my common sense tells me the Andes is foothills and the Alps is for children … these here is God’s finest sculpturins” So goes the monologue from Del Gue in the…
Winter Gear & Grips For The Rugged Male
We are in the middle of one of the most unique winter seasons in recent memory. Meteorologists and Ski Patrol are comparing it to the great El Nino winter of 1998. That said, if you are still mucking around in your old boots it might be…
