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Our Favorite Finds From Bespoke Post’s Fourth of July Sale
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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 Iconic REEF Fanning Sandal Just Hit Legal Drinking Age

Four new models join the family of clever, beach-bum approved sandals featuring a bottle opener in the sole

By Beau Hayhoe
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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
Articles
12 Bad-Ass Chess Sets

The game of chess is a timeless classic, challenging players from 6th century India all the way up to today. We can’t tell you how much it’s changed in those 1500 years, but we can tell you modern people are putting their own spin on it. They’re changing up pieces,…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Clothing
Heavy Denim Perfect for Winter

If you're anything like us, the bottom half of your daily uniform is always denim. As much as we'd like to wear jeans everyday, it's not always feasible in the months when your breath can be seen and beards freeze... or is it? Turns out there are quite a few…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
The Best Audiobooks for People Who Hate Reading

Audiobooks are podcasts with plots. They were podcasts before there were podcasts (as was talk radio). In fact, most of the time, they’re better than podcasts. You can’t start a audiobook on a whim, so right there you cut out most of the chaff. If you’ve been wanting to get…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Features
This is How You Cook a Proper Steak

Cooking steaks is an art form that gets simplified all too often. Every week, we’re reading new articles about how to cook the perfect steak. Sometimes, it’s a flat top grill. Sometimes you slap meat on a metal grate above a fire. Hell, sometimes it’s in a bag of water.…

By Maxwell Barna
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The Best Wireless Chargers for Your New iPhone X

Whether you found it under the tree or bought it for yourself, you now have a fancy new iPhone X or iPhone 8 that you’re just dying to make the most out of. You've installed all the latest apps, bought all the best accessories and setup your regular backups. Now what? Wireless charging!…

By Cooper Fleishman
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