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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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Below Zero: Adventures out in the Cold

Not all outdoor activity happens in the middle of summer when the sunlight breaks through deep green tree leaves. In fact, some of our favorite escapades have occurred when there was a crunch of snow beneath our boots. Below Zero: Adventures out in the Cold is an ode to icy excursions.…

By Mike Newman
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National Geographic’s Best Photos of 2017

When it comes to stunning photography, National Geographic is tough to beat. As we close out 2017, the magazine has combed through nearly 2 million photographs shot by its photographers over the last year and selected the 57 best. From nature images that Planet Earth would be jealous of to photographs that capture…

By Mike Newman
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The 14 Best Travel Gifts You Can Give This Holiday

For the guy who’s flying in for Christmas before catching a red-eye overseas, consider something from this list. Everything below was hand-selected with the traveler in mind, the guy who probably bought your gift with airline miles. If you have someone like that on your list, hop to it and…

By Cooper Fleishman
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‘Extraordinary Records’ Is an Ode to Great Album Art

The album jacket was the first thing we thought of when the digital era began. Without a hard copy of a record, where would we get the artist-defining visuals? Luckily—and maybe partially because of this—vinyl is experiencing a renaissance. Tachen's latest is a celebration of great album art, of the…

By Mike Newman
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What to Watch This Weekend: Jean-Claude Van Johnson

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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