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Bring the Soundtrack With You This Summer
By Beau Hayhoe
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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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A Curated List of Memorial Day Sales

The internet is on sale. Here’s where to start.

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Review: One Year With the Tiami Mattress

Upgrading to Tiami turned sleep into something I look forward to every night. Don’t miss their Memorial Day Weekend Sale.

By Adam Szafranski
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Mahmoud Sherif’s ‘The Director’ Is a Brutalist Housing Concept Perched on the Edge of a Cliff

While there are certainly no shortage of brutalist, conceptual architecture pieces we long to visit, few of them call to us like Mahmoud Sherif's design that's appropriately titled 'The Director Will Be Here Shortly." Visually situated in the volcanic remains of Reyinsfijara, Iceland, this brutalist style weekend retreat doubles as cliffside dwelling…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Iconic NASA Photograph Auction

We might not be traveling there any more, but space will always be fascinating. When it comes to space travel, the Moon years with the likes of Armstrong and Aldrin will always be the most fascinating to us because they made the idea of traveling off planet and touching down…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Ampere Hydropower Shower Speaker

Now that you've been working from home for months, maybe your only regular escape is the bathroom, more specifically being ensconced in the steamy shower. The 100% recycled ocean plastic Hydropower Shower Speaker can make that experience even more relaxing, bordering on transformative. Not only does play music via Bluetooth…

By Amos Kwon
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The Hells Canyon Chef’s Knife

The James Brand has been making stunning, EDC pocket knives for as long as we can remember. In spite of all the excellent James Knives we've already covered, we always wondered what the brand would be capable of if they turned their focus to the world of everyday chef's knives.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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This Batmobile Desk Clock Costs Almost $30k

Rather than plunking down for that angry black Chevy Camaro 2LT coupe you've been eyeing, why not show your true Batman love by spending it on a Batmobile desk clock that costs about the same? Sure, you won't be able to drive it, but you can ogle its complex 397-component…

By Amos Kwon
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