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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
Hudson Made Worker’s Soap

If you're the kind of guy whose hands are constantly covered in grease or sawdust, washing up with jasmine and lilac soap (we looked it up, we swear) is just strange. A far better option is the new Worker's Soap from Hudson Made. Produced in small batches, the bar of…

By Mike Newman
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Home
Sharpie Stainless Steel Permanent Marker

You likely gained an affinity for Sharpie markers sometime in college, when you were adorning your friend's forehead with the appropriate motifs of vulgarity and genitals.  Along those lines, you likely learned about the ink's astounding resilience when your friend returned the favor the night before your Geo final. Times…

By Wylie Overstreet
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Entertainment
Meat Eater: Adventures from the Life of an American Hunter

If you subscribe to the Ron Swanson school of eating, meet your new favorite read. Meat Eater: Adventures from the Life of an American Hunter from Steven Rinella is a full-scale look at the complete scope of hunting and eating what you kill. It's about man's relationship with nature, the…

By Mike Newman
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Food
Brooklynese Kitchenware

Before the hipster invasion, Brooklynites were known for having a way of speaking that wasn't characterized by aloofness and cryptic irony. Those from Manhattan's little brother were known for a bit of an accent that seemingly had a hard time ending any word with an "r." As an ode to…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
Dope Prints Posters

Odds are, at this point in your life, you have a whole slew of 12x18" prints hanging around office/apartment/house/man cave. If you've been shopping around based on our recommendations, they're all very cool too. Unfortunately, those same prints are hanging on a bunch of other people's walls as well, so…

By Cooper Fleishman
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