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An Ode To Kapital, One of the Coolest Brands in Japanese Menswear

On a recent visit to Tokyo, I fell in love with the cult-favorite label.

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The Iceland Most People Don’t See
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Jim Beam’s Small-Batch Booker’s Bourbon Is A Must-Buy in 2026
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Black Book: 10 Products Our Editors Loved in March 2026

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Not All Agave Spirits Are Tequila or Mezcal

A deeper dive into Mexico’s lesser-known pours.

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The Anti-Algorithm Guide to Discovering New Music
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The Color Combos I’m Wearing a Lot Right Now
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Black Book: 10 Products Our Editors Loved in March 2026

The products our editors have been obsessed with in March 2026.

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Not All Agave Spirits Are Tequila or Mezcal

A deeper dive into Mexico’s lesser-known pours.

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The Anti-Algorithm Guide to Discovering New Music

Streaming made music infinite. Which made discovery harder. Here’s how we’re finding our way back.

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The Color Combos I’m Wearing a Lot Right Now

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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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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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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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

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Hire Award-Winning Hollywood Screenwriters to Write Your Speech or Toast

Awkward wedding speeches are up there in the pantheon of embarrassing moments we wish we could either take back or un-hear. We’ve all witnessed them, or worse, delivered them: sordid tales of exes, drunk apologies, and painful attempts at profundity that took off like a deflating party balloon. We can’t…

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Kudhva Wilderness Cabin By New British Design

If you happen to be a traveler that's all about the basics and nature but don't want the hassle of setting up a tent or shelter that also might not be ideal when the weather wants to slap you around, check out (or, rather, check into) a Kudhva cabin. Located…

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Wingback Cylindrical Hip Flask

We love ourselves a good flask so we can tote our favorite spirits with us to the golf course, camping, or wherever else we just can't get a good single malt. But flasks aren't that exciting for the most part, and they're typically all the same general shape. Now the…

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MIT and NASA Create a New Kind of Airplane Wing

Think of how a conventional airplane is shaped and how it flies, then throw all that out the aircraft canopy. A team of engineers from MIT and NASA have just created (and tested) a new type of wing that's anything but conventional since it uses hundreds of tiny pieces that…

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Hookie BMW R NineT Moto Kit

BMW's R NineT has done what no other motorcycle manufacturer could've done, go mano-a-mano against the legendary Ducati Monster 1200 and come out shining on the other side. The NineT is a retro sport cruiser extraordinaire, but can it be any more retro-licious? For a bit more coin, you can…

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