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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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Commodore 64 Mini

Retro gaming was once a field dominated entirely by cheap joysticks in Walgreen's "Toys and Games" aisle. Now, high quality retro systems are pouring out like Greeks from a wooden horse. The latest is the C64 Mini, a fully functional rerelease of the Commodore 64 that comes loaded with 64…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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‘Never Built NYC’ Imagines What New York City Could Have Been

There are quite a few iconic buildings in New York City. From the Empire State to the Flatiron, these buildings are known the world over. Now, for a second, imagine a New York City with a very different landscape, one where other buildings are the first that come to mind…

By Mike Newman
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The Zette System Brings Quality Woodworking and Gaming Together

It seems like there's a new retro console release being announced (or happening) every day, and apparently today is no exception. The Zette System is what would happen if kids from the '80s loved gaming and wood shop at the same time with the same intensity. It's a retro gaming…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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What to Watch This Weekend: Curb Your Enthusiasm

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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Famous Logos Drawn From Memory

In the more than two decades that Signs.com has been operating they've seen quite a few logos. It makes sense that a project like Branding in Memory would be a perfect tie-in for the company. In order to find out how accurately we remember the features of famous symbols, they had 156 Americans…

By Cooper Fleishman
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