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The Best Products of the Week: The James Brand × Timex Automatic GMT, Leica’s New Projector, and More
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The Best Products of the Week: The James Brand × Timex Automatic GMT, Leica’s New Projector, and More
By John A. Paradiso
The Best Products of the Week: Bertone Runabout, Hamilton PSR 74, and More
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The Best Products of the Week: Bertone Runabout, Hamilton PSR 74, and More

Including Old Grand-Dad 16-Year bourbon.

By John A. Paradiso
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Win $1,000 Worth of Gear From Iron & Resin

Iron & Resin is giving away $1,000 worth of menswear and gear, including their newly launched Overland Weekender Bag.

By John A. Paradiso
The Best Products of the Week: Buck Mason x J. Press, Apple M4 Mac Mini, and More
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The Best Products of the Week: Buck Mason x J. Press, Apple M4 Mac Mini, and More

Including Ratio's smallest, most efficient coffee brewer.

By John A. Paradiso
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Knister Grill

Lugging a grill around while riding a bike sounds like a complete joy. Just think of how much fun your back and shoulders will have! With the Knister Grill, you can comfortably, and safely, take a grill with you while peddling your Huffy. The Knister Grill fits most common handlebars,…

By Mike Newman
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STEAL: Up to 50% off During the Nordstrom Half Yearly Sale

The Nordstrom Half Yearly Sale is in full swing until 6/3. That means you get up to 50% off (they say 40% off, but plenty of stuff is 50% off) pretty much everything from Nike and Levi's to MVMT and Wolverine without having to worry about pesky exclusions and coupon codes, because…

By Ben Dahl
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The History of the Trench Lighter

The Western Front of the First World War was an unpleasant place, to say the very least. The chalky French soil would fall apart at the lightest rainfall, compromising trench integrity from the start. Belgian soil held water like a sponge, meaning you couldn’t dig without flooding everything with dark,…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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The Lever Gear Clip System Offers Compact EDC Storage

Unless you start wearing JNCO jeans with huge pockets or a fanny pack, storage on the go will remain difficult. What's a guy to do? Lever Gear has an idea. The CLiP System delivers sleek yet rugged storage for small gear. The BitVault is a slim case that holds pills,…

By Mike Newman
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The U.S. Postal Service Is Releasing Scratch-and-Sniff Stamps

The U.S. Postal Service faces a bevy of dilemmas that might sink them, from the pervasiveness of email and social media to the power of Amazon. Luckily, they have an ace up their sleeve. Meet the scratch-and-sniff stamp. BOOM! Deal with that, Bezos, you fool! The new collection of stamps,…

By Mike Newman
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