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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.

By Cool Material
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All the Pieces Matter: The Inside Story of The Wire

It's impossible for everyone to agree on what the greatest TV show of all time is. That said, we will tell you that the answer we hear the most is The Wire. If you're a fan of the HBO series, and, based on our unsophisticated research, many of you are, you'll…

By Mike Newman
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‘The Beer Pantry’ Will Teach You to Cook With Beer

We've come a long way from the days of macro lager dominating the beer aisle of every liquor store. In this new age of beer, there are vast opportunities for incorporating a 12-ouncer into your cooking. If you need a little guidance, consider The Beer Pantry, a soon-to-be-released book from Adam…

By Mike Newman
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10 Surprising Presidential Hobbies and Side Hustles

American presidents are so mythologized, it does everyone some good to remember that they’re no more or less human than the rest of us. They eat, drink, smoke, walk, talk, swear, trip, yell at their kids (if they have any), and have hobbies. They’re fairly ordinary, for the most part.…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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What to Watch This Weekend: Chris Rock ‘Tamborine’

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 Tricked-Out Trucks of Japan, By Todd Antony

One year ago, we shared with you this video from Great Big Story about the tricked-out trucks of Japan. The culture, known as "dekotora," has produced some of the wildest rides we've ever seen, many looking like they were built with the remains of a Vegas casino. Photographer Todd Antony is…

By Mike Newman
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