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Win a VIP Trip for Two and Do Yoga in a Famous Museum

By Leah Taylor on

Yoga is great, but yoga in a unique setting is even better. That’s why Flavorpill teamed up with Naked Juice to present the Art of Yoga — a series of exclusive yoga classes taking place at top-tier museums in San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Seattle. You can win a trip for two to… Read More

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15 Things to Pack for Your Music Festival Fun

By Caroline Stanley on

Today marks the launch of this year’s Pitchfork Music Festival, and as we all know, any successful music festival experience has two vital hallmarks: great bands and good friends. But might we make a few more suggestions? Cameras, hammocks, and coolers are summer music fest essentials — and perfect for sharing with your buds. Make sure Red Bull Multipacks are also on the list, so your whole crew lasts through the final encore. … Read More

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15 Summer Road Trip Essentials

By Caroline Stanley on

As you and your friends hit the road this summer — whether it’s a cross-country journey or just a jaunt across the county — make sure you’re fully prepped. Pack these road trip essentials, and be sure to stock up on and share Red Bull Multipacks. After all, the driver isn’t the only one who needs energy; how will the backseat crew win road trip bingo if they’re all asleep? … Read More

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NexCyx Join Sting, Tom Jones, and Hugh Laurie in Cognac

By Doug Levy on

This Spring, Hennessy held an international competition to offer one band the chance to travel to France and perform at the Cognac Blues Passions festival. After extensive judging and voting, the winners of the competition were NexCyx, a five-piece group from Barbados that mixes together hip-hop, pop, rock, and reggae with excellent results. (We’re especially fond of their party-starting track “On the Floor.”) Jetting off to Cognac last week, the band joined a bill that also included Tom Jones, Sting, Hugh Laurie, and other heavy hitters from the worlds of blues and roots music in its six-day lineup. Take a look at some of the highlights from the fest — which celebrates its 20th anniversary next year — in our exclusive photo gallery. … Read More

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12 Beach Day Essentials

By Claire Cottrell on

The only thing worse than sand in your suit is hitting the beach unprepared. If you’re planning to hop in the car, head for the coast, and catch a little surf this weekend, pack these shareable beach day essentials, and you and your friends will have a blast. Make sure to stock your stylish new cooler with Red Bull Multipacks to keep your whole crew’s energy up. Turn your beach day into an epic beach night. … Read More

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15 Backyard BBQ Essentials

By Claire Cottrell on

Summer for us means grillin’ out and chillin’ out. Make sure you’re BBQing at the very top (or at least the most chic) of your game with these great BBQ essentials. From a customized boule set to a solar-powered radio, you and your friends will have just about everything you need to share in a sweet summer backyard BBQ. Just don’t forget the equally shareable Red Bull Multipacks — they’ll help the party last that much longer. … Read More

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Wes Anderson: The Flavorpill Interview

By Jason Bailey on

When Suzy (Kara Hayward), the 12-year-old heroine of Wes Anderson’s marvelous new film Moonrise Kingdom, runs away from home to spend a week camping with her pen pal and potential beau Sam (Jared Gillman), she brings along a battery-powered record player, her kitten, and a big suitcase filled with books (as seen in our exclusive clip below). Their import does not feel accidental (as, indeed, nothing seems accidental in a Wes Anderson film), and although the books are made-up, they echo a specific kind of young adult literature of the 1960s and 1970s, the kind of books E.L. Konigsburg or Virginia Hamilton would write, books where children were the protagonists, but the themes were contemplative and mature. And Moonrise Kingdom is that way too. … Read More

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Flavorpill’s Guide to Summer Food Fests

By Leah Taylor on

Summertime, and the livin’ is easy — especially for the dedicated local foodies out there. Choice produce is at its peak and vendors, from celebrated restaurants to our favorite food trucks, are dishing at the top of their game.

Amstel Light and Flavorpill want to help you fight the monotonous and savor complexity this summer. That’s why we’ve teamed up to present a pretty exhaustive guide to the best food events of the season. Whether you’re looking for hand-made Italian delicacies in Boston, a chance to ride the food-truck craze in NYC, Asian street eats in Philadelphia, or una oportunidad to enjoy Central and South American fare in Chicago, we’ve got you covered — and then some. Check out our picks in these four cities, then mark your calendars and dig out your elastic waistband shorts. And of course, let us know in the comments if we missed your fave summer foodie fests. … Read More

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Tune in to the Flavorpill Sessions featuring Yuna

By Doug Levy on

We’ve been on a roll lately with the Flavorpill Sessions, our new in-office concert series in partnership with Sonos. Following amazing performances from K’Naan, We Are Serenades, and the Dandy Warhols, we were beyond excited to have Malaysian superstar Yuna stop by Flavorpill HQ to perform tracks from her self-titled US debut album and answer questions from fans around the world. Click through to watch highlights from the performance, and then visit the Flavorpill Sessions Livestream page to catch the whole thing, plus behind-the-scenes photos and more. … Read More

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The Very Best of Book Cover Design

By Claire Cottrell on

There’s nothing we love more here at Flavorpill HQ than judging books by their covers. Be it plausible-seeming but tonally inappropriate covers or dust jackets that scream “don’t date me!”, we admit that it’s awfully fun to pooh-pooh the cliché adage. Dear readers, mark your calendars, for today — thanks to your help — we’re going to set all snark and judgement aside and take a look at excellent reads that also happen to have extraordinarily well-designed covers.

In honor of the adorably outfitted, exceptionally designed (inside and out) Prius c, design love is all around, so join us as we round-up engaging prose combined with exceptional design. Showcasing the work of legendary typographers, art directors and graphic designers alike, click through to see what stunning contributions the literary world has made to design, and vice versa. Tell us your favorite from our selection in the comments below! … Read More