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Inside the “World’s Fair of Footwear,” Where Shoemaking Gets Obsessive
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Best Picture Nominees Pop Art Posters

In honor of Oscar's 85th birthday, the talented designers at Shutterstock have re-imagined the posters for the best picture nominees through a pop art lens. Drawing from Rauschenbeg, Haring, Rosenquist, Indiana and Warhol, each of the posters fits perfectly with the themes of the movies and the pop art that…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Mercedes C63 AMG Edition 507

Somewhere in the sparsely populated city of Affalterbach, Germany, the AMG Performance Studio was restless. Idle minds - you get the idea. Introducing the more aggressive Mercedes C63 AMG "Edition 507." The performance wizards at AMG have magically coaxed an additional 56 horsepower out of its 6.3 litre V8 bringing…

By Kevin McCauley
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Entertainment
Misc. Goods Co. Playing Cards

It takes a serious set of balls to completely redesign something that's been around for longer than anyone reading this has been alive. Tyler Deeb set out to do just that with his line of Misc. Goods Co. Playing Cards. Each of the three decks (first edition white, second edition…

By Cooper Fleishman
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2014 Audi RS 5 Cabriolet

Convertibles are not always synonymous with exhilarating performance unless you happen to be sitting in a high-dollar Italian thoroughbred. That is set to change in 2014 when Audi brings the RS 5 Cabriolet to the U.S. RS is Audi’s top performance trim level and is short for “RennSport” which translates…

By Kevin McCauley
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Atoms for Peace “Amok”

It's a well known fact that you don't publicly talk about religion or politics. When it comes to music, Radiohead can be a point of contention too. You could--and we did--spend countless hours debating "Kid A" and "OK Computer," but that's kind of irrelevant right now because Atoms for Peace's…

By Cooper Fleishman
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