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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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If Modern Tech Brands Were Popular Decades Ago

Tom Ollivier is a freelance art and creative director who likes to play with branding and products. One glimpse at his Instagram page is enough to make that quite apparent. His latest project delivers a dose of nostalgia and laughs, as he reimagines old-school products as if they were made…

By Mike Newman
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Walter White’s Blue Sky Meth Is Up For Auction

Breaking Bad ended five years ago, but we still think about the show on a regular basis. That's what happens when you're one of the greatest television shows of all time. Since our passion hasn't waned, perhaps we should go in on the "TV Treasures" auction held by Prop Store. Included,…

By Mike Newman
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What to Watch This Weekend: House of Cards

With cable, Netflix, and internet options, finding the best thing to watch during your downtime is difficult. Instead of flipping through menus all weekend and settling on nothing, turn to What to Watch This Weekend, a series in which we give you our pick for the best new show or…

By Mike Newman
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‘The NASA Archives: 60 Years in Space’

Taschen produces so many beautiful books that we're considering a swap of our current coffee table for the one in our office conference room. And it appears as if the publisher has no plans of slowing down in the new year. The NASA Archives: 60 Years in Space packs more than 400…

By Mike Newman
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‘Forever and a Day’ Is James Bond’s Origin Story

Ian Fleming, the author and creator of the James Bond character, passed away in 1964, so it seems somewhat blasphemous that we're getting a Bond origin story now, some 50+ years after his death. Allow us to quell those fears. Forever and a Day features original material from Fleming, as Anthony…

By Mike Newman
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