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Nixon’s Shores Backpack Is the Ultimate Beach Bag

There's nothing like a beach day, but sand and surf can be brutal on your gear--unless you're sporting Nixon's Shores Backpack. For starters, it has an an insulated and tarp-lined lower compartment that does double duty as a cooler during the trip and wet clothing storage after. Then there's the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Beastie Boys Teamed up with Adidas for a ‘Paul’s Boutique’ Anniversary Sneaker

It's been a big year of anniversaries for the Beastie Boys. To the 5 Boroughs turned 15. Ill Communication turned 25. And Paul's Boutique turned thirty today. They've been celebrating all the anniversaries with everything from audiobooks, deluxe re-releases, new EPs and now, with the release of a limited edition pair…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Kahn Design Land Rover Defender 90 Flying Huntsman Homage II

We can count how many Land Rover customs Project Kahn has built that we do not like with a closed fist (as in zero). The Kahn Design Land Rover Defender 90 Flying Huntsman Homage II perfectly encapsulates everything we've come to love and even expect from the brand--an old school vehicles…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Cliff Concept Boutique Hotel

Sometimes the accommodations can easily qualify as the destination, and in the case of the Cliff Concept Boutique Hotel, nothing could be truer. Dreamt up and rendered by Hayri Atak Architectural Design Studio in Istanbul, the hotel is actually meant to be built into a cliff, as opposed to a…

By Amos Kwon
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Airbus Bird of Prey Concept Airliner

The look of commercial airliners hasn't changed much even though the technology within has. This could all change if Airbus' new "Bird of Prey" concept airliner becomes a reality. High-mounted curved wings with individually-feathered wingtips, huge propellers, and a ruddered tail that looks like it was pulled off a giant…

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