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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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The Gakken Easy Record Maker Cuts and Plays Vinyl

Long before we were stuck at home regularly, there was a huge resurgence in the popularity of vinyl. Now that convenience and portability of smartphone music isn't really something that factors into listening decisions, you have more reason than ever to get into vinyl records. That's where Gakken's Easy Record…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Watch the 2020 SXSW Short Films Online Now

The current COVID-19 crisis is wreaking havoc on everything, and because of it, the entire South by Southwest (SXSW) conference was cancelled. This was particularly impactful for the indie film community that uses SXSW to get their films into the world. All is not lost on the independent film front…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Nine Inch Nails Just Dropped Two New ‘Ghosts’ Albums

For the longest time, Nine Inch Nails was a solo project of the singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Trent Reznor. NIN had a bunch of hits, topped the charts, won some Grammys, garnered critical acclaim, etc., etc., but around a decade ago they became household names when Reznor hooked up…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Guy Ritchie’s ‘The Gentlemen’ Is Now Available Online

We've been patiently waiting to check out Guy Ritchie's latest heist film The Gentlemen ever since we first saw the trailer at the end of last year. The wait is officially over because, much like quite a few other films on the horizon, the theatrical release was scrapped in favor…

By Cooper Fleishman
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‘Mick Rock. The Rise of David Bowie, 1972–1973’

Even the most green scientist or clinical technician will tell you that correlation does not imply causation, but every since David Bowie kicked the bucket in 2016, everything's kind of gone to shit. There's not enough Netflix / Hulu / streaming content in the world to fill the Covid-19 sized…

By Cooper Fleishman
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