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Why NORQAIN Might Be the Best Swiss Watch Brand You Haven’t Looked at Yet
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How PITAKA’s Sunset Collection Is Shaping the Future of Emotional Design

High-performance tech gear meets pure visual poetry.

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Wellen Performance-Lined Swim Trunks, Reviewed by a Swim Trunk Skeptic

Could these be the shorts to end all my swimwear complaints? Tried, tested, reviewed.

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G-SHOCK’s 10-Year Pursuit of Perfection: The Fine Metallic Series Delivers Unseen Innovation

It took a decade to create this watch band innovation. And it was worth the wait.

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Smart Car Concept #1

Mercedes' Smart brand of tiny cars left our shores in 2019. Trying to sell Americans a diminutive vehicle with a wheelbase shorter than your arm was probably not the best move. Their sole model at the end of the brand's American life was the electric ForTwo, which was apparently for…

By Amos Kwon
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High as a Kite: A Guide to Marijuana

There's something so undeniably cool about vintage tattoo art. Hell, it's how Ed Hardy became so popular. High as a Kite: A Guide to Marijuana is a recently released book that celebrates contemporary and vintage tattoo art and its intersection with weed culture. Inside this beautiful publication, you'll find photography,…

By John A. Paradiso
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2023 Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S E Performance

Whoever thought mad horsepower should only be allocated for supercars and massive SUVs never told Mercedes about it. Their new 2023 Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S E Performance bucks the trend by throwing down an 831-horsepower gauntlet. Power comes from the combination of a twin-turbo v8 and a 201-hp electric motor.…

By Amos Kwon
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Kimera Automobili EVO37

Homage cars don't always live up to the original. But we have to say that boutique automaker Kimera's homage to the Lancia 037 Group B rally racer is about as awesome as they come. It bowed at the Goodwood Festival of Speed earlier this summer, and it will be produced…

By Amos Kwon
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Louis Vuitton Releases $28,900 Bicycle

Famed fashion house Louis Vuitton has gotten into the two-wheel world by partnering with Maison Tamboite on a brand new bicycle. And it's fitting that the price tag has raised a few eyebrows. At $28,900 this very well may be the most expensive manual bike on the market. And what…

By John A. Paradiso
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