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An Arizona Golf Trip Even Non-golfers Will Enjoy
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Black Book: 14 Products Our Editors Loved in May 2026

The products our editors have been obsessed with in May 2026.

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Mister Rogers Was Right About More Than Just Kindness

The Todd Snyder x Sperry x Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood collection reminds us that good style (like kindness) never goes out of fashion.

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Ferrari’s Most Underrated Racing Event Is Happening in Austin This Weekend

And you can go for free.

By Christian Poppert
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Square Off Smart Chess Board

Our smartphones have made chess a game that no longer requires adversaries sit opposite each other at a table. We find this good and bad. It's good because you can always get a game, anytime, anywhere. It's bad because, well, we miss the one-on-one interaction and the tactically pleasing moves…

By Mike Newman
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The 7 Best Cookbooks of 2018

We’re food nerds. We love everything about food—the accomplished feeling of preparing something different, the joy of watching others enjoy what we’ve made, and the excitement of learning something new. Of course, we couldn’t do any of that without cookbooks. They help open new doors to otherwise unexplored corners of…

By Maxwell Barna
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The Marshmallow Ping Pong Table Is Made from Crushed Metal Pipes

We've seen quite a few unique and otherwise intriguing ping pong tables over the years that put the standard green you're thinking of to shame. One look at this new variant from Studio Vono is all it takes to realize it belongs on any list of favorites, and that's before…

By Cooper Fleishman
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6 Books That Will Help You Retire By 50

When young people hear the word "retirement," they often think, “I have no idea how any of that stuff works, but I’m pretty sure I have a 401k.” The truth is, the earlier you start planning for retirement, the sooner that retirement can start—at least, that's the hope. It's not…

By Maxwell Barna
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The 12 Best Video Games of 2018

Game developers are quickly proving themselves as indispensable as great filmmakers and authors. Every year, they produce excellence, with something that should appeal to everyone from casual to hardcore gamers. This year was no different, and anyone even remotely interested in gaming will find something to keep them entertained. And…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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