I did, though this was before I drove a stick. Also, Minnesota roads are 100% better in the snow than DC’s roads because Minnesota snow plow crews are bad-ass.

Yeah man, totally. Getting taken to the Antiques shop by mom is definitely the same as having an IED go off next to you.

All the stuff mentioned in this article is cool, but another reason to by antiques, especially old hardwood furniture, is that it's a better investment. You don't necessarily have to be going after the famous pieces with connections to European royalty, just something made out of mahogany or chestnut that will last…

America’s chocolate game is WEAK. So weak.

This is Adequate Man, not I Spent $500 On Snow Tires And Probably Also Didn't Use Underwear As A Washcloth This Morning Man.

This is really well-written and interesting. I love it when stuff like this pops up on Jez.

I thought the whole point of diamonds was for shiny. I'm usually pro-chocolate but I wouldn't want one of these at all. I much prefer Alexandrite or any other color changey gemstone.

What LeVian glosses over, of course, is that "chocolate" diamonds are just brown diamonds. And brown diamonds are the most common kind of diamonds. There are tons of them. Tons.