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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
Home
TRVR Gentleman’s Apron

Cards on the table, we never saw ourselves as apron guys until very recently. It's funny how things change when you actually care about the clothes you're wearing on a daily basis. If you don't want to screw up those new chinos, jeans or sweet button down, and don't really…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
SuicideGirls: Hard Girls, Soft Light

We're not going to waste time explaining why we love SuicideGirls because it's pretty obvious, and you probably feel the same way. Hard Girls, Soft Light is the coffee table version of one of our favorite sites on the Internet and focuses on the seemingly rough and tumble "hard" girls…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
Rezon Multi Notebook

The combination of graph paper, sticky notes, flash cards, legal paper and the black college style notebook that was popular on Ghostwriter back in the day could lead to an entire drawer or backpack of writing accessories. Not in the case of Japanese brand Rezon and designer Hideo Kawamura. They've…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
David Bowie “The Next Day”

Duke Nukem Forever. Beatles' "The Smile Sessions." Diablo 3. Guns N' Roses "Chinese Democracy." The next Bowie album. We honestly didn't think any of those things would ever happen--especially in our lifetimes. But here we are, writing to inform you that the one and only David Bowie has in fact…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Drinks
Stanley Flask in Red

When we're out in the wilderness doing a little camping, we turn to our Stanley Flask for a quick nip to make things a bit warmer and a bit more fun. The company crafts solid, well-made pieces and that's exactly what we want to be storing our Midleton Very Rare…

By Mike Newman
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