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Inside the “World’s Fair of Footwear,” Where Shoemaking Gets Obsessive
Lifestyle
Inside the “World’s Fair of Footwear,” Where Shoemaking Gets Obsessive
By Andy Vasoyan
Shop the Big Screen: The ’70s Spy Style of Wild Horse Nine Shop the Big Screen: The ’70s Spy Style of Wild Horse Nine
Lifestyle
Shop the Big Screen: The ’70s Spy Style of Wild Horse Nine

The Tie Bar teamed up with Searchlight Pictures on a capsule collection that brings the retro wardrobe into the real world.

By Beau Hayhoe
Wisconsin Is Making a Strong Case for Your 2027 Golf Trip Wisconsin Is Making a Strong Case for Your 2027 Golf Trip
Lifestyle
Wisconsin Is Making a Strong Case for Your 2027 Golf Trip

Kohler is doubling down on its reputation as a world-class golf destination with a new course, new places to stay, and even more reasons to visit.

By Cool Material
Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta
Lifestyle
Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta

Come for the mountains, ocean, and adventure. Stay for the martinis, massages, and freshly cleaned sunglasses.

By Lanny Fuller
Drinks
Drink Tank Growlers

There's not much room for innovation in the growler market. It's a jug that holds beer. Simple. Turning one into a mini keg (like The TapIt Cap we recently featured) is the one smart move we could think of to help out the standard growler. Drink Tank Growlers are another…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
Adrian Tomine Illustrations From The New Yorker

You can tell a lot about a man by the magazine he's reading on the train. Juxtapoz - He's a design and art type. Maxim - He's a college kid who has a room full of empty red Solo cups. Hustler - He's a freak, nobody should be reading that…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
The Drunken Botanist

As humans, we've gone to great lengths to get our drink on. Seriously, it's easy for most of us great grab a couple GnTs and make the night spin, but at some point someone had to actually come up with the idea of creating gin in the first place. The…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
Blue Art Studio Car Prints

Some people are just way too damn creative to be limited to one particular outlet. Designer / artist / writer / founder / general creative Joel Pirela is one of those guys. A contributor to Design Milk and Apartment Therapy, Pirela also founded Blue Ant Studio and Blue Art Studio.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
Jorge Oswaldo Logo Paintings

Jorge Oswaldo's work is made "by removing corporate logos from their original settings, and applying them in a different context, Oswaldo re-contextualizes their original meaning with a hypermodern framework." So, basically, he takes the corporate logos that you'd be able to recognize even while heavily hungover, removes them from that…

By Cooper Fleishman
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