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The Protein Bar All Other Protein Bars Wish They Could Be
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LG Is Making an Indoor Garden That Makes Growing Greens, Herbs and Flowers Easier than Ever
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LG Is Making an Indoor Garden That Makes Growing Greens, Herbs and Flowers Easier than Ever

LG is firing on all cylinders when it comes to its incredibly innovative releases scheduled for the next calendar year. What started with stylish, gallery-worthy TVs, and cutting-edge laptops now includes Tiiun, a freestanding indoor gardening appliance. Named in reference to the Korean word that means "to sprout," Tiiun is…

By Cooper Fleishman
Fnji Furniture Garden Tools
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Fnji Furniture Garden Tools

Gardening is one of those pursuits that seems ho-hum on the surface but can quickly pull you in. If you've been pulled in and you want a tool set as attractive as your heirloom tomatoes, consider these garden tools from Fnji Furniture. Made with a zinc-aluminum alloy, the four tools…

By Mike Newman
Decked Out: Jack Bauer
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Decked Out: Jack Bauer

Does Jack Bauer cross the line? Regularly. Does he solve problems with bullets, torture and random violence? All the time. Still, when the President has a next world war starting problem that generally involves terrorists, Jack Bauer is the man that gets pulled out of retirement. Bauer is back this…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Decked Out: Camping in Style

Going off grid for a weekend and venturing into the wilderness means living a little more sustainably--it does not mean you get a free pass on looking like a civilized human being. Start with a quality pair of jeans and a trucker jacket from Levi’s, add a few creature comforts…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Decked Out: Ron Swanson

There’s no way that we (or any man other than Swanson himself) could fully address the Swanson Pyramid of Greatness with any amount of Decked Out posts. Hell, it wouldn’t even be possible to emulate half of the things if we shaved our heads, unfriended all the people we went…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
Decked Out: Boardwalk Empire

Ah, Atlantic City. Vegas’ less attractive kid sister. Now home to some solid spots to blow your savings like the Borgata and Revel, the Jersey city has a past awesomely devoid of Snooki. For a quality history lesson, just tune into the return of Boardwalk Empire this weekend. If you’ve…

By Mike Newman
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Decked Out: Bike the Drive

We want to ride our bikes to work every day, but that just doesn’t happen during the summer because of the heat. Leisurely jaunts to the beach or the bar are fine because refreshment is on the horizon immediately after the ride. Work, on the other hand, is just 8-10…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Decked Out: Mile High

The most stressful part of any trip is when the realization that you have to go back to work Monday sets in. Next to that, it's packing. Packing sucks. You're on an airplane, maybe a mile above the ground you work on, and you should be focusing on things like:…

By Cooper Fleishman
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