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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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Superiority Burger Cookbook

Drop into Superiority Burger, the vegetarian burger joint in New York's East Village, and you'll probably find a line of people squeezed inside next to old burger advertisements and plenty of white tile. We love it there. If you can't make your way out but still want to experience the…

By Mike Newman
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U.S. Currency Redesign Concept

While U.S. currency has undergone changes over the years, perhaps it's time for a full overhaul, one that ditches the familiar look in favor of something bolder. Enter Andrey Avgust, a graphic designer from Belarus, who took the iconic look of our paper money and transformed it into a collection…

By Mike Newman
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Brutalist Cuckoo Clocks by Guido Zimmerman

Cuckoo clocks normally look like they belong in small cottages owned by elderly grandmothers residing in the Austrian Alps. These, however, are not your normal cuckoo clocks. Guido Zimmerman, a German artist, created a collection of Brutalist cuckoo clocks entitled "Cuckoo Blocks" that we'd love to toss on the wall…

By Mike Newman
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What to Watch This Weekend: Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship

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 100 Stories That Shaped the World, According to the BBC

Step into a book store or peruse Amazon for a new read and you'll find that paralysis by analysis is very, very real. There are a lot of great, influential books out there for you to consume. So where do you start? BBC Culture asked writers around the globe to…

By Mike Newman
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