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Laphroaig’s New Whisky Comes With No Tasting Notes And a Chance to Hang with Willem Dafoe

The brand's second Dafoe collaboration is a 14-year single malt with no official tasting notes. Write the best one, and you could end up on set with the legend himself.

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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

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
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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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Feeling the Burn

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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

50 Books Every Man Should Read Before He’s 50
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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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I Went Down a Nixon Watch Rabbit Hole. Here Are the 4 Most Surprising Details I Found

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Prylobite Multifunction EDC Keychain Knife

Pangea Designs has always impressed us with their ability to craft unique EDC creations that all seem to be able to fit on our keychains. Previous Pangea hits include one of the world's smallest beer bottle openers and two different fidget spinners (Delta Prime and Beertop Delta) that could also…

By Cooper Fleishman
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‘The Animal Kingdom: A Collection of Portraits’

Renowned photographer Randal Ford has covered quite a few interesting subject matters as he racked up covers on Time Magazine and Communication Arts or worked with brands like Anheuser-Busch, Comcast, Frito Lay and the list goes on. His latest collection of work features a subject matter that could easily be…

By Cooper Fleishman
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‘The Beach Bum’ Official Red Band Trailer

If you thought James Franco as Alien in Spring Breakers was a crazy performance, wait until you see this trailer for Harmony Korine's upcoming film The Beach Bum. Matthew McConaughey plays Moondog (where do these names come from), a "rebellious burnout who only knows how to live life by his…

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Keychron K1 Bluetooth Mechanical Keyboard

If you've never had the pleasure of cranking out some emails, a TPS report or, say, the latest and greatest Cool Material post on a mechanical keyboard, you don't know what you're missing. There's just something supremely satisfying about the clickety clack of a mechanical keyboard that makes you feel…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fender’s American Acoustatronic Telecaster Blends the Electric and Acoustic Guitar

If there were any brand we would task with the design, development and delivery of a new version of an acoustic guitar built with no rules, it would be Fender. The American Acoustatronic Telecaster is that guitar. The brain child of designer Brian Swerdfeger and engineers Tim Shaw and Larry…

By Cooper Fleishman
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