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Friday, January 23, 2026



Ask the MB - 5 Under $50

Ask the MB - 5 Under $50
Q: MB, I need you to recommend gift ideas for the boss under $50. Please!
—Rob


A: We're going to assume your boss is a dude, OK? (Duh!) Thanks for the question, and the following five things will get him a.) educated, b.) drunk, c.) entertained, d.) caffeinated, e.) saving the planet.





The No Assholes Rule:
Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't
$13.79
A business book that may give him a hint, either about himself or the asshole co-workers who you'd like to see gunned.
Veuve Clicquot NV Brut
Yellow Label Champagne Veuve Clicquot NV Brut Yellow Label Champagne
$39.99
DP is for un-MB posers. If he's smart he'll know this is the shit.
The Office - The Complete
Collection BBC Edition The Office - The Complete Collection BBC Edition
$39.99
Kick it old school. Keep it real. Original Office. Imported.
Intelligentsia House
Blend 2 lbs. of Intelligentsia House Blend
$23.90
Intelligentsia is the coffee shop, and when he's not in Silver Lake this is the next best thing.
TerraPass Road
Offset TerraPass Road Offset
$49.95
Carbon offset for his wheels. Get your boss a gift and help save polar bears and other Arctic Circle dwellers. Everybody wins.

POURCAST

BETA

Polar Vortex

  • 3 oz American rye whiskey
  • 3/4 ounce sweet vermouth (Carpano Antica)
  • 1/8 ounce Fernet Branca
  • 2 dashes Regans' Orange Bitters
  • 1/8 ounce yellow Chartreuse

Shake the whiskey, vermouth, Fernet Branca, and orange bitters. Swirl the yellow Chartreuse in a chilled martini glass and slowly pour in the arctic cold cocktail. Finish with an orange peel.


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