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The Vacay Shave
By Lanny Fuller
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What to Pack for a Gentlemen’s Trip

Packing can be fun. I said it.

By Lanny Fuller
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The Unofficial Dress Code of the Masters, Decoded

Badge or not, dress like you belong there.

By Cool Material
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The Gentlemen’s Trip

We all need an elevated version of a guys trip this year.

By Lanny Fuller
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10 Award-Winning Homebrew Recipes

Every new homebrewer dreams of creating the world's next great beer. But before you craft a Pliny-level Double IPA on your own, you're probably going to want to try your hand at some recipes. Here are 10 award-winners that go down easy. Kraken Stout Stout • Original Gravity: 1.061 • Final Gravity: 1.014…

By Mike Newman
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The 11 Best Video Games to Give as Gifts This Year

Gamers can be difficult to buy for. With games being sold as downloads as often as discs, you can't really search through their catalog to figure out what they do and don't have already. Plus they're proactive. Convincing them to hold off buying new releases until after Christmas can be…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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The 205 Best Gifts You Can Give This Year

And so we’ve reached another holiday season. Once again, you have a laundry list of people to shop for. And once again, that list is full of blank spaces where gift ideas should be. This year, skip the aimless wandering of malls and big box store websites and let us…

By Jeff Drumheller
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7 Best Turntable Mats and Slipmats for Everyday Use

Finding the perfect turntable mat for your setup can be more work than you originally did picking out the perfect turntable. Do you want a slipmat or a turntable mat? Rubber turntable mat? Leather turntable mat? Cork turntable mat? Felt turntable mat? As always, the answer is, "it depends." Record slipmats…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Oldest Whiskies You Can Buy

There are a lot of bucket lists that include drinking really old whiskey and in some cases, a decades old bottle of whiskey really is a fulfilling experience. The older whiskey gets, the more time it’s had to develop complex flavors and character, making it a more interesting sip. But…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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