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Menswear Staples You Didn’t Know Had Golf History
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Menswear Staples You Didn’t Know Had Golf History
By Cool Material
It’s Time to Upgrade Your Gas Station Lighter It’s Time to Upgrade Your Gas Station Lighter
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It’s Time to Upgrade Your Gas Station Lighter

These 5 lighters turn a disposable necessity into a piece of EDC you’ll actually want to carry.

By Beau Hayhoe
This 114-Mile Bike Route Is One of the Best Ways to See Washington This 114-Mile Bike Route Is One of the Best Ways to See Washington
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This 114-Mile Bike Route Is One of the Best Ways to See Washington

A three-day ride along former railways takes you through the Cascades and all the way into Seattle.

By Brandon Withrow
12 Wild Golf Facts We Learned From the Guy Who Built a Daily Golf Trivia Game 12 Wild Golf Facts We Learned From the Guy Who Built a Daily Golf Trivia Game
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12 Wild Golf Facts We Learned From the Guy Who Built a Daily Golf Trivia Game

From Tiger Woods’ surprisingly beatable low round to the golf course sitting 15,000+ feet above sea level.

By Cool Material
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The 2016 Standard Memorandum

Inspired by his wife's great-grandfather's pocket journals from the 1900s and the detailed picture that each notebook painted of his life, designer/illustrator Jon Contino (his work has appeared on everything from clothing to walls to liquor to beer) teamed up with Word. Notebooks to create a modern iteration of this…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Zero Fucks Given Coins

There are some situations where you really need to care about what's happening, but there are just as many, if not more, situations that require absolutely zero fucks. For all those situations where you have zero fucks to give but words just aren't enough, there are now Zero Fucks Given…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Pixel Keychain Flashlight

There are plenty of good reasons to keep a flashlight with you at all times—dropped keys, late night walks, camping—but the reason you don’t is probably because they are almost all big, bulky, and/or pieces of junk. The Pixel Keychain Flashlight is none of those things. It’s a precision crafted…

By Mike Newman
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Steampunk Lighter

Everyone knows about that one kind of refillable lighter with the sweet clicking sound, the lifelong durability and the windproofing. This is not that lighter, but it's a good alternative if you're looking for something with a retro / vintage / steampunk style. The metal lighter is slightly taller than…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Star Wars x Nixon Boba Fett A-10 Backpack

Nixon's Star Wars Collection featured a bunch of watches based on Dark Side characters that were equal parts Star Wars and Nixon while still being both stylish and functional. There are some new additions to the collection, including this A-10 Backpack that would probably have been used by the most…

By Cooper Fleishman
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