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The Best Bags, Suitcases, and Duffels for Holiday Travel
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The Best Bags, Suitcases, and Duffels for Holiday Travel
By John A. Paradiso
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

Including a Red Wing x Steve McQueen boot collaboration.

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
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Radiohead Made a Backpack with Millican

As part of their Blank Canvas Projects line of backpacks, Millican collaborates with people creating positive change in the world. This time around they worked with Thom Yorke—a self-confessed 'Climate Optimist' and supporter of sustainability—and Radiohead to create a roll pack. That's right, Radiohead made a backpack with Millican. If the…

By Ben Dahl
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The Best Backpacks to Get You Through the Summer

You have a backpack for the everyday. You might even have a backpack for travel, camping or trekking around the world. If you don't already have a summer backpack it's time to think about picking one up. What do you want in a summer backpack? Something lightweight, easy to carry…

By Ben Dahl
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The Best Nail Clippers You Won’t Find at the Grocery Store

Good hygiene is essential for every man, and not just because no one wants to go get a drink with a guy who smells like the inside of a trashcan on a summer evening. Keeping one’s hair combed, odor in check, nails clipped, and shoes shined is classic cool. Of…

By Maxwell Barna
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This Watch Winder Is Made from an Engine

The world of horology and racing have long overlapped. While we've seen plenty of watches developed for drivers and racing enthusiasts alike, we've never anything like the Vulcan Innova. The Vulcan Innova is a watch winder crafted from an inline 6 engine block. The inline 6, as opposed to the V6, was the…

By Mike Newman
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Bloqbag Is a Modular Backpack System

What works for some may not work for all. It's true for many products and backpacks are no exception. Instead of buying a bag someone things fits your lifestyle, why not design your own? That's what Bloqbag offers. Bloqbag is a modular backpack system, in which you take a base…

By Mike Newman
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