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The Iconic REEF Fanning Sandal Just Hit Legal Drinking Age
By Beau Hayhoe
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I Watched USA vs. Bosnia Through the Lens of a Prediction Market

Checking Polymarket throughout the round of 32 game added an interesting perspective to my watching experience. Here are my notes.

By Lanny Fuller
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The Best Tank Watches For Men Are Wearable History for Your Wrist

The retro style and its “hip to be square” ethos add distinguished flair to your timepiece rotation.

By Beau Hayhoe
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Black Book: 13 Products Our Editors Loved in June 2026

The products our editors have been obsessed with in June 2026.

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8 Whiskies as Smoky as a Campfire

Summer is here and that means beers, wine coolers and tiki drinks, right? Well, those are all well and good, but serious whisky drinkers aren’t going to settle for a Mai Tai just because the conditions are a little warmer than usual. On cool evenings around the bonfire, they’ll still…

By Christopher Osburn
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Sampling Rum at the Number One Rum Distiller in the World

If we’re really looking for a delightful after-dinner cocktail or a stiff one after a hard day’s work, we’re picking up where bourbon sometimes falls short, and grabbing a pour of some barrel-aged rum. Case in point? Flor de Caña. This Nicaraguan rum company has been producing some of the…

By Maxwell Barna
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5 Days in Nicaragua

Nicaragua is one of those places on many bucket lists for all different reasons. Excellent surf, incredible weather, inexpensive living, delicious food, friendly locals, quality cigars, and good rum all made heading out there high on our personal list. Well, last week, we crossed it off. The folks from Flor…

By Maxwell Barna
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10 Stretches that Feel F*cking Great

When you think about stretching, your mind probably floods with images of people swilling juiced grass out of tiny plastic shot glasses, or contorting into positions called Spiraling Downward Donkey or whatever. “Hell,” you say. “What do I need to stretch for? Did George Washington stretch in his boat on…

By Maxwell Barna
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20 Albums You Have to Listen to Front to Back

In an age of Spotify playlists and 99-cent downloads, owning an entire album is kinda pointless. Why buy or listen to a full album when you can just grab the highlights, right? That's sound thinking ... most of the time. There are times, however, when an album is so perfect, so…

By Mike Newman
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