Good afternoon! We're celebrating Cinco de Mayo early with this massive list of the best tequilas for the holiday. Check it out below, along with these other new articles:

• The best new watches of April: We share a slew of compelling pieces that were released following Watches & Wonders last month.
• Your new favorite pre-workout: Oreos, Rice Krispies Treats and gummy bears? Don't thank us — thank the experts.
• Books you should be reading right now: Tech histories, haunting fiction, the memoir of a musical pioneer and more.

The 50 Best Bottles of Tequila for Cinco de Mayo

If you’re going out for Cinco de Mayo (or ordering in) this year, tequila will be on the menu. We’ve highlighted 50 great bottles of tequila that are worth your time and money, all of which we've sampled and tested over the years to identify the best-emerging labels and bottles on the market, along with some standbys that never get old. We started this list in 2021; this year, we added a few newcomers and changed a few picks if a brand we liked came out with something new (and better).

In yesterday's poll, we asked you to pick your favorite between an Old Fashioned or a Manhattan. The results are in:

• Manhattan lovers, you fell behind this time — only 40% of you picked this as your top choice.
• As for the other 60% of you, Old Fashioneds are your certified staple. Perfect timing — we have just the treat for you.

The Best Watches of April 2024

While everyone’s eyes were turned towards Geneva this past month — check out our coverage of Watches & Wonders here, by the way — plenty of other compelling products were released by brands that don’t exhibit at W&W. From sub-$1,000 tool GMTs and divers to complicated, tourbillon-equipped masterpieces from high-end independents, April has seen a wide range of horological fare hit the shelves. And now that warmer weather is finally upon us, the time is finally here to break out those NATO straps, rubber straps and perlons, and make ready to hit the beach and the mountains. Without further ado, here are some of our favorite new watches from April 2024. Enjoy!

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Is Junk Food an Underrated Pre-Workout?

Candy is a perfectly acceptable pre-workout snack, according to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who has been warming up by lifting king-size Snickers bars to his mouth since he was 14 years old. You may not want to fight a WWE Superstar on this for obvious reasons, but as it turns out, Johnson does have a point.

Snickers and similar junk food can make decent workout fuel, particularly for people who aren’t going to schedule out eating a protein and complex carbohydrate two to three hours before exercising (which experts say is ideal). For some people, who may be less precise in their eating habits, a simple carbohydrate (like a little chocolate-caramel-nougat candy bar) eaten 30 to 60 minutes before working out can get the job done.

To find out which junk foods are worth keeping in your gym bag, we decided to test them. In our personal experience trying all of these pre-workout guilty-pleasure snacks, the hardest part was not necessarily the workouts themselves. Instead, it was finding the willpower to not house the remaining pan of freshly-made homemade Rice Krispies bars as a post-workout reward.

The 10 Books You Should Be Reading This May

Why do we read? For some, it’s for the gripping elements of a good story; for others, it might be about getting a brand-new perspective on an issue or changing the way they think. Our May book recommendations cover a little bit of each. We have some deep dives into history focusing on wars, politics and technology. We also have some fiction and memoirs, telling deeply considered stories that illuminate questions you may find yourself asking on a regular basis. Read on for our May reading recommendations.

Race to Make This Grits Recipe From the Kentucky Derby

It hasn’t been around quite that long, but the Weisenberger Mill on the banks of Kentucky’s South Elkhorn Creek outside Lexington has an association with grits that dates back more than 150 years. Owned and operated by the Weisenberger family since 1865 as the Civil War was ending, the mill produces stone-ground grits that tote more taste and texture than their instant or quick-cooking cousins. Those same grits will be making some history of their own this weekend when they appear on the menu at Churchill Downs during the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby.

Put together by executive chef Robert Lopez, who is originally from Long Island and began his culinary career at Citi Field as a personal chef for New York Mets ownership, this year’s Derby Day menu will be capable of feeding the thousands of bourbon-swilling guests who are expected to go through 20,000 bottles of Woodford Reserve and calls for 10,000 pounds of smoked brisket, 9,000 pounds of shrimp and 1,000 pounds of cheese.