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You Don’t Need Couture Cash to Live It Up in Paris

Your chic, sophisticated, and smart visitor’s guide to the City of Light.

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6 Breakfast Cocktails Every Gentleman Should Know How to Make
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Bowl Season Gear by Nike

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Cool, January 2026

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6 Breakfast Cocktails Every Gentleman Should Know How to Make

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Looks Like a Teddy, Wears Like a Grizzly

Nike ACG "Canwell Glacier" Jacket, reviewed.

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The Handsome Fan’s Style Guide to the NBA Finals

The Best Wheated Bourbons That Aren’t Pappy Van Winkle
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Hypershell X Review: The Future of Hiking Has Legs

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The Story You’ll Tell When Someone Compliments Your Shirt

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G-SHOCK’s 10-Year Pursuit of Perfection: The Fine Metallic Series Delivers Unseen Innovation

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50 Books Every Man Should Read Before He’s 50

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150 Years of Bulova: The Watch Documentary You Didn’t Know You Needed

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A Collection of Bob Ross Paintings from “The Joy of Painting” Are on Display in Virginia

Bob Ross was a national treasure. Over the course of 31 seasons during the 80s and 90s, Ross would introduce people to The Joy of Painting with his PBS show of the same name. Whether you're talking happy little trees, mountain landscapes, or colorful skies, Ross' painted over 1,100 pieces…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Tech
Pale Blue Rechargeable Smart Batteries Can Save You Thousands of Dollars

Disposable batteries are toxic, expensive and take up too much space in landfills. But they're also necessary because we still need to power our remotes, cameras, game controllers, gadgets and drones. That's where Pale Blue comes in. Their new Lithium Polymer USB Smart Rechargeable Batteries are more efficient, faster charging,…

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Food
How to Make Ernest Hemingway’s Favorite Hamburger

Whether you're talking real or fictional, there are few characters throughout history as iconic as Ernest "Papa" Hemingway. During his time off and on in Cuba from 1939 to 1960, Hemingway would write two of his most celebrated novels For Whom the Bell Tolls and The Old Man and the…

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Transportation
2020 Land Rover Defender

After a long wait, the off-road legend returns in modern form. The 2020 Land Rover Defender promises even more rugged prowess but with more modern appointments and a fresh design. In 2-door 90 and 4-door 110 variants, the Defender carries over iconic cues like the round headlights in a rectangular…

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Cameras
The Polaroid Lab Turns Your Smartphone Pictures into Polaroids

We love the fact that modern smartphones give us the ability and convenience of being able to take great photos wherever we are and share them with the world. And yet, we still long for the nostalgia and tangibility of the old school Polaroid. That's where the Polaroid Lab comes…

By Cooper Fleishman
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