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Jim Beam’s Small-Batch Booker’s Bourbon Is A Must-Buy in 2026
By Beau Hayhoe
The Cool Mother’s Day Guide: Gifts She’ll Actually Talk About Later The Cool Mother’s Day Guide: Gifts She’ll Actually Talk About Later
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The Cool Mother’s Day Guide: Gifts She’ll Actually Talk About Later

Thoughtful, elevated, and just unexpected enough to stand out.

By Cool Material
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The Gentlemen’s Trip: A Field Guide

Everything you need to turn a guys trip into something better.

By Lanny Fuller
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The Soundtrack of a Gentlemen’s Trip

Because music shapes a trip.

By Lanny Fuller
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The History of the Field Watch, the Military’s Most Trusted Timepiece

It's hard to beat the classic field watch. You can wear a field watch with nearly any outfit, they’ll survive anything your noncombatant life can throw at them, and they follow in a long tradition of civilian style that people adopted from the military. The field watch also might be…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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A Guide to Levi’s Numbers

Levi Strauss & Co. manufactures some of the highest quality jeans in the world. But the company wasn't always in the clothing business. When it was founded in 1853, Levi Strauss & Co. was a simple drygoods store that sold wholesale supplies to local general stores. That is, until the…

By Maxwell Barna
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The Coolest Electric SUVs You Can Buy Right Now

Electric cars are out of the infancy phase and there are now plenty of new electric cars to get excited about that aren’t from Tesla. One category in particular that’s worth paying attention to? Electric SUVs that can fit the whole family inside. Even better, car companies are putting real…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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8 Distilleries Making the Best New York Whiskey

The Big Apple might not be every whiskey enthusiast's dream destination, but there are several distilleries making their mark on the national whiskey scene. You don't need to be in Kentucky to make stellar bourbon, after all. From the younger craft distilleries in Brooklyn to the heritage distilleries in Upstate…

By John A. Paradiso
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Everything You Need To Know Before Buying Your First Electric Bike

Camping. Remote work. Electric bikes. Each of these activities have gotten more popular since 2020. The latter is a triple-whammy, one that moves you around in an efficient manner, gets you in better shape, and – given that many American households now spend $5,000 per year on gas – can…

By Tim Wenger
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