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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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Frank Lloyd Wright Paper Models

A collection of Frank Lloyd Wright's most iconic structures can be brought into your home via this clever book. Frank Lloyd Wright Paper Models: 14 Kirigami Buildings To Cut And Fold is a workbook that guides you through cutting and folding paper versions of some of the most well-known homes ever…

By Mike Newman
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The History of ‘Star Wars’ as Told Through The New York Times

In 1973, The New York Times ran a story on a movie director with big plans for a space opera on screen. Thus began the coverage of what would become one of the biggest movie franchises of all time. In a Galaxy Far, Far Away is a trip down memory lane through…

By Mike Newman
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What’s Happening Outside the Frames of Iconic Album Covers?

That Instagram post of the woman doing some insane yoga pose in an angelic field filled with daisies? Yeah, it was probably cropped so you couldn't see the chaos going on around her, the child waiting for her mom to finish taking the picture and the trashcan overflowing with McDonald's.…

By Mike Newman
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How to Stay Up-to-Date With Cool Material on Facebook

The way we consume news, information, and entertainment is changing. This is far from a shocker to anyone who grew up reading the paper every Sunday morning. Over the past few years, social media has stepped in as one of the main sources for all those things, delivering info from…

By Mike Newman
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You Can Make Incredible Meals on a Food Stamps Budget With This Cookbook

Eating on the cheap and eating well are not usually two things that can coexist. Either you choose to down packets of ramen noodles or you cook costly meals that please your taste buds. With Good and Cheap: Eat Well on $4/Day you can have the best of both worlds. Leanne…

By Mike Newman
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