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Black Book: 13 Products Our Editors Loved in October 2026
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Black Book: 13 Products Our Editors Loved in October 2026
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Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide

The drinks, the music, the vibes, and everything else you need to end summer on a high note.

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The Secret to Perfectly Messy Hair

The perfect balance of polished and undone, without the crunch, grease, or obvious effort.

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Our Go-to Albums for Hosting

7 albums that set the mood so you can worry about the food and whether you have enough ice.

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Man Candles

With scents like "Fresh Linen" and "Lilac Blossoms," venturing into your local Yankee Candle shop is a fairly feminine experience. Sure they smell good, but you just get the feeling that most of them come with a coupon for 50% a European facial. Outside of just placing your order for…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
The Web’s Best: Superhero Prints

With The Avengers dominating the box office and the new Dark Knight Rises trailer on loop in our office, we figured it was time we went all-in on our inner fanboy. Making the decision to put a superhero poster on your wall is a weighty one. You're basically saying to…

By Mike Newman
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Custom XBox 360 Controller with Bullet Buttons

You can add bullets to anything and it will immediately be cooler. They're like camo, or caffeine, or tattoos, or explosions or boobies. There can never be enough of any of those things. But if it gets out of hand you'll end up being in a Michael Bay movie, and…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Hellbrand Leatherworks Chromexcel Field Notes Cover

If you're looking for something to prevent your back pocket and/or bag from beating the shit out of your precious notebooks, you have a few different options. But many of them don't hold a candle to this Field Notes Cover from Hellbrand Leatherworks. Available in brown, black, harvest and navy Chromexcel…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Drinks
Whiskey Dick Personal Lubricant

Surprisingly, there are downsides to drinking. There's the throbbing headache the next morning like you walked into a telephone pole the night before (which may have happened), there's the not-so-brag-worthy hookups, and then there are the no hookups at all. The last of those can, at times, be courtesy of…

By Mike Newman
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