Flipping through The Manual: Rescue dog makeovers and how to dress for a wedding

By Digital Trends Staff July 11, 2015

Burned out on apps, keys and screens? Improve your analog life this weekend! Digital Trends’ brother site The Manual exists to give men straight-up advice, from unspoken suit rules you need to know, to the latest in fashion, food, drink, travel, grooming and culture. Here are a few of our favorite stories to appear on The Manual lately.

Wahl and Greater Good facilitate homeless dog makeovers

Wahl and Greater Good facilitate homeless dog makeovers — Image used with permission by copyright holder

Wahl and the Greater Good Foundation are teaming up to supply pet shelters with thousands of bottles of shampoo and all kinds of grooming supplies.

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Mark McNairy teams up with Five Four on new summer camp-themed collab

Mark McNairy teams up with Five Four on new summer camp-themed collab — Image used with permission by copyright holder

Mark McNairy is teaming up with Five Four Clothing Club‎ to release an exclusive menswear capsule collection inspired by summer camp.

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Feasting: Le District is NYC’s French marketplace

Feasting: Le District is NYC's French marketplace — Le District

Set up like a true European marketplace, Le District is NYC’s newest culinary destination to shop, eat and drink like you’re in France.

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Celebrate summer with Tanqueray Bloomsbury

Celebrate summer with Tanqueray Bloomsbury — Image used with permission by copyright holder

Tanqueray Master Distiller Tom Nichol looked to Charles Waugh Tanqueray for inspiration behind the limited edition Tanqueray Bloomsbury.

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How to be the (second) best-dressed gent at a wedding

How to be the (second) best-dressed gent at a wedding — Image used with permission by copyright holder

Are you struggling to decide what to wear to a wedding? In this article, Brian Hathaway of Mario’s discusses some viable options.

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Q&A with The Fat Radish’s Ben Towill on their delectable cookbook

Q&A with The Fat Radish's Ben Towill on their delectable cookbook — Image used with permission by copyright holder

We sit down with The Fat Radish’s Ben Towill to discuss their first cookbook.

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Smart Home

The 4 best smart thermostats in 2024

A person operating the Google Nest thermostat.

A lot of folks may feel that a smart thermostat device is just a gimmick for the lazy that lets you control it remotely, but there are actually quite a lot of good things when it comes to smart thermostats. Depending on which model you buy and how much money you spend, there can be some significant savings, especially if you spring for the kind that learns your patterns and adjusts the temperature to eat up less electricity. Some thermostats even know what time of day electricity is expensive and adjust to use less of it to help bring your costs down.

As such, if you rely heavily on your HVAC, then having a smart thermostat can save you money and add a ton of convenience, even if you don't go for one of the smarter ones. Just knowing your energy usage over time can help you adjust and spend less money while also being a bit more eco-friendly. While there are a ton of options, we've collected four of our favorites below across various budgets and features, so be sure to check things out thoroughly and be sure a smart thermostat supports your HVAC system before taking the plunge.
The Best Smart Thermostats in 2024

Gaming

The best open-world games

The Witcher 3-Wild Hunt

Just like you probably enjoy getting to choose your own path in real life, you want to have the same freedom in your favorite video game. Open-world games like The Division 2 have only continued to grow in popularity since their release.

While this genre of gaming can be a little intimidating for anyone without tons of experience in gaming, there are plenty of great open-world games to chose from. Ranging from first-person shooter games to RPGs and action-adventure titles, our list will have something for everyone.

Audio / Video

What is HDR TV? High dynamic range and why you need it

A Sony Bravia A80K 4K TV sits on a table in front of a large window.

HDR, or High Dynamic Range, is a TV spec you've undoubtedly seen in your TV's settings or while shopping for a new TV, and we're willing to bet that if you're here, you're wondering what the heck HDR is. HDR can be found in pretty much all of today's best TVs, from 8K to 4K to HDTVs, and in TVs across a wide range of price points -- HDR has become standard in most new mid-range and high-end televisions.

But what is it? When viewing TV, movies, video games, sports, or other content displayed in HDR, an HDR-capable TV will deliver extra-brilliant brightness levels, ultra-rich colors, an expanded color palette, and higher contrast.