Which pumpkin beers are worthy of celebrating spooky season, and which are downright frightening? We tried them all so you don't have to (but maybe you should anyway). Plus:

• The art of Porsche collecting: As told by a renowned butt surgeon.
• Diptyque: The Parisian house delivers an elevated, multi-sensory experience with their new fragrances.

The 28 Best Tasting Pumpkin Beers in 2024

It’s finally fall, which means you’re now free to bust out your 12-foot Home Depot skeleton, stream your favorite scary movies and listen to “The Monster Mash” on repeat sans judgement. And of course, it means beer aisles nationwide are currently stocked to the gills with a truly spooky number of pumpkin beers.

To find out if there's a pumpkin beer out there that appeals to enthusiasts and skeptics alike, seven of us tasted 28 of the best pumpkin beers we could get our hands on and individually assigned each one a score between zero and five. We tallied up each beer’s overall score (out of a possible 35 points) to determine our overall ranking. Some were extremely impressive, while others tasted like some sort of cruel Halloween prank. Check out how each one fared here.

Yesterday, we asked you about one item you can't get through a work day without. Most of you said coffee or some form of caffeine, but other popular answers included laptops, cellphones, your favorite water bottles, music and alcohol. 

The Ins and Outs of Porsche Collecting, According to a Renowned Butt Surgeon

You could certainly boil down the rules of car collecting into a handy little guidebook, and many have tried. (Google will gladly show you as much.) But ask anyone who does it for the love — and not just to expand their investment portfolio — and they’ll tell you the same thing: cars are like art.

In other words, car collecting is personal. How one person goes about it is not necessarily how you should go about it. To offer some guidance on finding what works for you, whether you’re looking to make your first vintage Porsche purchase or you’re a seasoned collector in need of some inspiration, we dialed up Dr. Evan Goldstein, a distinguished anal surgeon, founder of the practice Bespoke Surgical and co-founder of sex-care company Future Method.

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Diptyque’s New Les Essences Collection Interprets the Natural World with Five New Fragrances

Diptyque is nothing short of iconic in the fragrance world. Since 1963, the Parisian house set a bar for luxury candles with its now-classic scents — Feu de Bois, Maquis and Patchouli are personal favorites — and its distinctive typography. While Diptyque is often the gateway for many into the world of luxury candles, its personal fragrances deserve just as much recognition. The brand’s colognes and perfumes have become cult and mainstream classics, housed in distinct oval-shaped bottles with a font that echoes, yet subtly differs from, the candle labels. Like all great fragrance houses, Diptyque’s candles and colognes share a signature trait — an almost smoky undertone that’s unmistakably their own.

Their latest collection, Les Essences de Diptyque, marks a significant moment, introducing five ultra-premium scents, each centered on a singular nature note. As always, every detail, from the fragrance to the bottle design, reflects the impeccable craftsmanship we’ve come to expect from the Parisian house.