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FiveThirtyEight calculated Elo ratings, rankings that represent a team's quality at a given moment, across the NBA, WNBA, NHL, MLB and NFL

A bourbon legacy forges a unique path in the face of wild growth and expectations.

From fortified ales to porters and sours, every brewery in America seems to have its own take on a festive winter beer

This year’s funniest, weirdest and most chaotic viral internet videos, images and jokes

Take a load off Fanny

The best fits of this crazy year reflected the chaos without succumbing to it

Including hemp vodka, venison whiskey and spirits that defy the concept of time

One rum broke barriers, mezcal got its due and we've never seen a vodka like this

Separating the wheat from the chaff, so to speak

Kilbeggan is your 9 a.m. special. Plus, the best world whiskies of the year.

How new expressions from Benriach and Aberlour both defied and embraced tradition

From a monograph on abstract art to a scrapbook from Kim Gordon

Also: The 17 albums you should listen to start to finish

Private islands, Savile Row and “steakeasies.” Let’s review.

Your favorite stories of the past 365

From a monograph on abstract art to a scrapbook from Kim Gordon

Also: The 17 albums you should listen to start to finish

Private islands, Savile Row and “steakeasies.” Let’s review.

Your favorite stories of the past 365

And the 75 songs we had on heaviest rotation, in one playlist

You took them. We picked the best of them.

You took them. We picked the best of them.

Our favorite stories, and the stories behind them

Your personal submarine awaits

The seven best sandwiches you’ll find in Flatiron

Sandwiches. Gadgets. Date nights. Let's review.

Sexy dinners, sexy ladies, and more. Let's review.

Sex, campers, gardens. Let's review.

Andersonville. The woods. The blues. Let's review.

Sexed-up kitchens. Ab diving. Oysters. Let's review

The app. The drink. The private photographer.