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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
Entertainment
Mick: The Wild Life and Mad Genius of Jagger

Mick Jagger is an icon. A personal idol. A man that refuses to wear anything but jeans and a t-shirt to the office and often refuses to wear anything at all. There are countless reasons why any boy growing up wanted to be Mick Jagger, and we're not just talking…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
VW Beetle Fender Edition

The Volkswagen Beetle was always a car that, until 2012, we thought we’d be incapable of owning. It’s too curvy, it has a spot for flowers and it’s just generally girly. Those are all qualities we like in our women, but not in our cars. Then, in 2012 it got…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Food
Traditional Metal Lunchbox

If you brown bag it everyday and don't work on a construction site, we're guessing your lunch holster is pretty lame. It's not your fault, there's just not a lot of ways to appear like an adult when you've got a literal brown bag or a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles…

By Mike Newman
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Goods
Goods: The Perfect Trunk

There are certain things every man should have in his car. A pair of shades, a bunch of quarters and a beautiful copilot to name just a few. That being said, some of those necessities can easily be kept in your car’s trunk (we’d strongly advise against the third). If…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
The Book of Beer Awesomeness

There are a lot of things worth knowing about beer other than what bottles require an opener, how to consume the largest quantity possible and the intricacies of the beer pong rules. You don't need to know about the relationship of hops to barley that's used to create the world's…

By Cooper Fleishman
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