Storage: Large triangular main compartment and two side pouches
Best Use Case: Taking tools and bits on the go.
This Milwaukee bag is made of an extra-durable ballistic nylon with thick stitching. That keeps the bag lighter and more flexible than hard plastic alternatives, making it a truly versatile item in your arsenal.
Though the bag is designed to hold about two tools (and some small accessories in the side pouches) when closed, you’ll see that it can actually do quite a bit more. As it turns out, you can also open up the bag’s triangular main compartment in a pinch, creating a large, open rectangular compartment, allowing you to carry it more like a crate.
This is a tool storage solution that’s destined to last a long time and carry your tools far.
Most shoppers tend to comment on how great the pricing is or start bragging about their tool collections in lists only vaguely related to the bag. One shopper, however, noted that it is a “good quality bag and just the right size to have in the car.” So, whether your power tool collection is vast or specialized, you can rest assured that this bag is going to take care of your tools and get the job done effectively.
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The United States' 250th birthday isn’t just a national milestone—it’s a reminder that the story of our nation has always, to some degree, included alcohol.
The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States is leaning into that history with its new Spirit Forward campaign, which traces the role spirits have played in American culture, hospitality, and community.
“Long before America had a Constitution, it had distilleries and taverns, places where people gathered, exchanged ideas and found fellowship,” said Distilled Spirits Council President and CEO Chris Swonger. That early drinking culture wasn’t incidental; it helped shape the country’s identity.
The Revolution also marked a turning point in what Americans chose to drink. Cut off from Caribbean molasses by British blockades—and increasingly uninterested in propping up the rum trade of the empire they’d just rejected—Americans embraced whiskey as a homegrown alternative. It was a philosophical shift as much as a practical one: a new nation choosing a new drink. In that sense, the 250th anniversary is also the anniversary of American whiskey as a distinctly American idea.
To celebrate America’s big birthday and to honor this spirited history, spirits and wine brands across the country have released special expressions. These bottles aren’t just commemorative; they’re reminders of how liquor has shaped the country for 250 years.
Maker’s Mark Bourbon 250th Anniversary Bottle
Maker's Mark has just introduced a special red, white and blue special bottling of its bourbon.
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Maker’s Mark’s 250th Anniversary Bottle ($29) keeps its classic 90‑proof (45 proof) bourbon unchanged, but wraps it in a red‑white‑and‑blue wax treatment. Proceeds from this special edition goes to the non-profit Farmer Veteran Coalition, which supports veterans who are getting into farming and ranching. The organization is a natural fit for a distillery that’s spent years working with grain growers across Kentucky and using its Star Hill Farm as a testing ground for regenerative farming practices.
Korbel Brut California Champagne
A festive celebration is not complete without some sparkling wine, like Korbel Brut California Champagne .
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Korbel’s Brut California Champagne ($14) gets an America 250 makeover, with a commemorative label and a star‑covered neck wrap, which dress up this classic sparkling wine. It’s still the familiar Brut inside, but the packaging leans into the brand’s long‑standing “California Champagne” designation — a grandfathered exception that lets a few US producers keep using the term despite modern appellation rules.
Knob Creek America 250 Limited-Edition Bourbon
For the 250th anniversary of America's founding, Knob Creek is replacing its classic black wax with red, white and blue wax.
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Knob Creek’s America 250 Limited Edition ($37) keeps the classic 100‑proof (50% ABV) bourbon but swaps its signature black wax for a red, white or blue wax topper — the first time the brand has ever changed the color of the wax. Knob Creek is made by the James B. Beam Distilling Co., which is celebrating 230 years of making American Whiskey.
WhistlePig Rye, White & Blue Releases
Vermont based WhistlePig is selling a special piggybank for America's big birthday.
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WhistlePig’s Rye, White & Blue campaign features two America 250 bottles: the Rye, White & Blue PiggyBank ($250) and the Declaration Wheat Whiskey ($80). The PiggyBank is a patriotic spin on WhistlePig’s 10‑Year Straight Rye, bottled at 110 proof (55% ABV) and packaged in a chrome collectible pig-shaped decanter. Declaration Wheat Whiskey offers a lighter counterpoint at 86 proof (43% ABV), double‑aged in new American oak and topped with a cracked Liberty Bell. The releases tie into WhistlePig’s nationwide petition to recognize rye as America’s official whiskey — a nod to the grain’s role in early American distilling. “Rye isn’t just part of American whiskey history — it is American whiskey history,” said Alex Roberts, WhistlePig’s CEO in a press release.
Lost Lantern United States of Bourbon
Independent bottler Lost Lantern has just released its most ambitious whiskey yet, which is a blend of bourbons made in all 50 states.
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Independent bottler Lost Lantern’s United States of Bourbon project debuts with three expressions: a 100-proof blend ($80), a cask strength version ($100), and the limited 1776 Edition ($200). The 100 proof and cask strength releases both use the same 50‑state blend of straight bourbons made by craft distillers across the country. Each component of the blend was hand‑selected from distilleries personally visited by Lost Lantern’s founders, Nora Ganley-Roper and Adam Polonski. The 1776 Edition (60.7% ABV, 121.4 proof) is a 13‑state blend drawn from the original colonies and is limited to 1,776 bottles. It has notes of warm spice, orange zest and dark chocolate with a long, slightly bready finish. The 100-proof expression (50% ABV) is slowly proofed down for a warmer, more approachable profile, while the cask strength bottling (61.45% ABV) offers deeper spice and fruit flavors.
Horse Soldier Liberty Edition Bourbon
Horse Soldier Bourbon just released 1,776 bottles of a special Liberty Edition whiskey.
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Horse Soldier Liberty Edition ($800) is a 13‑year-old Kentucky Straight Bourbon released for America’s 250th anniversary and limited to 1,776 bottles. Bottled at 100 proof (50% ABV), it’s the brand’s oldest and rarest expressions to date and a portion of proceeds supporting the Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island Foundation. The brand traces its roots to the US Army Special Forces teams deployed on horseback in Afghanistan after 9/11 — so-called Horse Soldiers. The bespoke French‑glass bottle nods to Lady Liberty’s origins, with an antiqued copper label and gold flame closure. “This release signals that our next chapter is defined by performance,” says Scott Neil, Horse Soldier’s president. “It honors where we’ve come from while marking a new azimuth in our journey.” The launch comes as the brand prepares to open Horse Soldier Farms, its new Somerset, Kentucky dsitillery on July 4.
Franzia & Woodbridge Limited‑Edition Wines
Franzia and Woodbridge have released special edition wines for the occasion.
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Franzia and Woodbridge wines are both rolling out limited‑edition Americana packaging for summer. The brands are wrapping their best‑known wines in designs meant to evoke classic small‑town celebrations and backyard holidays. Franzia Crisp White ($21) arrives in a gingham‑and‑denim “Americana Edition” 5‑liter box with state‑fair ribbon details, that contains a semi‑sweet white with floral aromas and notes of pear, citrus, and melon—a good match for cookouts or batching into spritzes and sangria. Woodbridge’s Limited Reserve Heritage Collection ($11 for 1.5L) offers its cabernet sauvignon and chardonnay in fireworks‑inspired red, white, and blue labels. The cabernet features notes of dark cherry, blackberry, spice, and toasted oak, while the chardonnay brings hints of pear, peach, and tropical fruit. Fans can also enter the brand’s Great American BBQ Sweepstakes for a chance to win $10,000 toward a backyard makeover.
Four Branches Liberty ReserveBourbon
Four Branches Bourbon was founded by founded by veterans of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines.
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Four Branches Bourbon’s Liberty Reserve ($120) is a 100‑proof (50% ABV) limited edition of 1,776 bottles honoring America’s 250th anniversary from the first spirits brand founded by veterans of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines. The release blends a 10‑year Kentucky Straight Bourbon with the brand’s inaugural six-year-old four‑grain bourbon and finishes it in toasted American white oak. “Liberty Reserve is our tribute to the values that have endured for 250 years: courage, sacrifice, unity and service,” says Rick Franco, co-founder of Four Branches. The brand’s Sip to Remember philosophy underpins its ongoing charity initiatives supporting veteran and first‑responder organizations.
Old Overholt Rye Whiskey America 250 Edition
Old Overholt is the longest continuously maintained American whiskey brand.
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Old Overholt’s America 250 Edition ($20) wraps the brand’s classic 4‑year, 86‑proof (43% ABV) Kentucky‑style rye in a festive and historically-inspired label celebrating America’s 250th anniversary. The whiskey is non‑chill‑filtered and offers notes of deep rye spice, pepper, apple, vanilla and leather. As the longest continuously maintained American whiskey brand, founded in 1810, Old Overholt is leaning into its own legacy with a design meant to appeal to collectors and rye traditionalists alike. The release is available only in select markets: Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Oregon.
Ole Smoky 250th Anniversary Releases
To celebrate America's big birthday Ole Smokey is introducing several special moonshines.
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Ole Smoky is marking America’s 250th with two limited offerings: a distillery‑only 250th Anniversary 100‑proof (50% ABV) Apple Pie moonshine, and a nationwide limited‑time Americana-inspired 3‑pack ($10) of 50ml minis featuring the brand’s best-selling flavors: Apple Pie, Blackberry, and Strawberry. The standard Apple Pie sits at 40 proof (20% ABV), so the 250th edition is a significantly higher‑octane take on their flagship flavor, available exclusively at Ole Smoky’s Tennessee distilleries.
If you’re not shopping Patagonia deals right now, you’re missing out. Over the past few days, we’ve spotted major deals on some of the brand’s best gear, like the coveted Houdini and Upstride jackets. But Patagonia basics are on sale, too, including this super cozy fleece hoodie over at REI.
Patagonia’s Micro D Hoody is on sale for $49, a 50% discount from its normal price of $99. That’s the best price we could find anywhere for this hoodie; it’s still full price at Patagonia and Backcountry. Don’t need a hood? The Micro D crewneck is also half off at REI right now in the same fun summery shade of blue.
Here’s the Micro D in a nutshell: Your favorite hoodie upgraded with an ultra-soft fabric. It’s made with a 100% recycled polyester fleece. It’s low-pile fleece, so it doesn’t look super fuzzy, but it delivers a supremely soft, plush texture both inside and out. Plus, Patagonia added an anti-pilling treatment to both sides, so this hoodie will stay looking its best for longer. Aside from the fabric, it’s a classic hoodie silhouette with a generous kangaroo front pocket and a cinchable hood (in the same fleece fabric) to keep your head warm and cozy.
This is one of those layers you’ll find yourself wearing all the time—WFH days, lounging on the couch, workout warmups, weekend coffee runs, you name it. And since the polyester fabric doesn’t absorb sweat like cotton, you can even throw this on for more intense activities, like an early morning hike.
REI doesn’t have reviews for the Micro D, but over at Patagonia, shoppers love it. Shoppers praised its “crazy soft” fleece fabric and said it’s very warm despite being “extremely lightweight.” Reviewers wore it indoors and out nearly year-round—it’s just that versatile. One shopper said it’s the “perfect weight for cool mornings,” so you’ll get plenty of use from it this summer and beyond.
There’s just one colorway of this Micro D Hoody available for 50% off, and that means the risk of it selling out is high—nab yours today before your size disappears.
Few artists have cemented their status among the pantheon of legendary musical artists like Aretha Franklin did. The Queen of Soul has been crowned the greatest singer of all time by Rolling Stone, not once, but twice. Franklin has released 39 studio albums over the course of her six-decade career, along with a whopping 112 songs that charted on various Billboard charts, including her wildly successful cover of "Respect."
While that tune is widely considered to be her signature song, Franklin's other hits deserve to be regarded with the same reverence. There's "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman," "Day Dreaming," "Chain of Fools," "I Say a Little Prayer," and her iconic duet with George Michael, "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)."
There's also "Think," which, on this day 58 years ago, hit No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles chart. It became her sixth single to take the top spot on said chart. Originally released on May 2, 1968 (with its B-side "You Send Me"), this soul-fusion classic entered the chart on May 18 before peaking at No. 1 on June 15. It achieved Gold certification in six countries.
Billboard hailed the track as a "pulsating swinger" in the same vein as "Respect," while Cash Box lauded it for its "tremendous rhythmic drive." Franklin co-wrote "Think" with her then-husband Ted White. It was one of the only songs she penned herself.
The single was the first tune on her 13th studio album, Aretha Now, which was released on June 14, 1968. The defiant lyrics delve into self-respect, autonomy, and freedom. Franklin left her husband in 1968, and they divorced the following year, so it's hard not to see their tumultuous union reflected in the track's bold lyricism. Admittedly, there's a perennial quality to "Think"—a timelessness. It still resonates even decades later.
Franklin re-recorded "Think" for The Blues Brothers soundtrack and again in 1989 for her 32nd studio album, Through the Storm. For the aforementioned 1980 film, Franklin performed a new version of her hit single in a musical sequence that required her to lip-sync.
Where does "Think" rank on your list of greatest Aretha Franklin songs?
Singer and songwriter Oliver Tree has died at the age of 32 following a helicopter crash in Brazil.
According to multiple reports, Tree was among six people killed after two helicopters collided over Rio de Janeiro on Sunday morning. One of the aircraft crashed into a car dealership in the city's western zone, sparking a fire that engulfed several electric vehicles.
Authorities are investigating what caused the mid-air collision.
Tree, whose real name was Oliver Tree Nickell, rose to fame with a genre-bending sound that blended alternative rock, electronic music, hip-hop, and pop. Known for hits including "Cash Machine," "Hurt," "Life Goes On," and "Miss You," he became one of the most recognizable personalities in modern music thanks to his eccentric public persona and distinctive visual style.
Oliver Tree Built a Career Unlike Anyone Else
Born in Santa Cruz, California, Tree first gained attention through a series of viral releases before breaking into the mainstream with his 2020 debut studio album, Ugly Is Beautiful.
Over the years, he cultivated a devoted fan base through a mix of music, comedy, and internet culture. His trademark bowl haircut, oversized sunglasses, and offbeat humor became as recognizable as his songs.
While some artists carefully separated their music from their public image, Tree embraced both, turning himself into one of the most unique figures in contemporary entertainment.
Singer Oliver Tree has reportedly died in a helicopter crash in Rio de Janeiro
Two helicopters collided in mid-air before crashing into an electric vehicle yard, killing six people
News of Tree's death quickly spread across social media, where fans shared memories of his music and reflected on the impact he had throughout his career.
Though still in his early 30s, Tree had already amassed billions of streams across platforms and built a global audience through his music, videos, and live performances.
His death marks the loss of one of the most unconventional artists to emerge over the past decade.
