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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
Fashion
Decked Out: Ron Swanson

There’s no way that we (or any man other than Swanson himself) could fully address the Swanson Pyramid of Greatness with any amount of Decked Out posts. Hell, it wouldn’t even be possible to emulate half of the things if we shaved our heads, unfriended all the people we went…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Drinks
Growler On Board

We don't fully understand the "Baby On Board" signs you see on minivans all the time. It's not like we go around playing demolition derby until we see a car with that bright yellow sign and then ease up. If we're going to start putting warnings out there for other…

By Mike Newman
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Transportation
Boosted Boards – The World’s Lightest Electric Vehicle

The issue with most electric skateboards is their weight. A skate deck is meant to be used and then carried not used and then attached to a rope and pulled down the street like a child's red wagon. Boosted Boards wants to fix that. At 12 lb., this longboard won't…

By Mike Newman
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Food
Hipster Dust

No, this is not like fairy dust where you sprinkle a little on someone's head and all of a sudden they have an affinity for thick rimmed glasses and urban farming. Hipster Dust is a magical spice mixture that transforms your food into something far more delicious and perhaps just…

By Mike Newman
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Home
Scion’s 2013 Art Car Program

When you set up an artist list like this (ALIIGN, David Choe, Gluekit, Melvins, French, Cody Hudson, Mishka, Josh Graham, Dust La Rock and Andrew Schoultz) for a project, the results are going to be awesome regardless of what they're doing. When it's all sponsored by Scion as part of…

By Cooper Fleishman
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