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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

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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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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The Russian ‘GangRena’ Bike Is Powered by a Lexus V8 Engine

Throwing a car engine onto a motorcycle frame is something tinkerers, speed demons and self-professed lunatics (you really need to have all of these qualities) have been doing for longer than most of you reading this have been alive. In fact, the fastest motorcycle in the world from 1973, E.J.…

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Cadillac EV Crossover

If this is what the future of electric SUVs looks like, we want in. Eclipsing any modern Caddy SUV (XT4, XT5, and the new XT6, even) in terms of aesthetics, the as yet to be named electric crossover is the brand's first foray into the segment. The rakish crossover has…

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Old Forester Just Released Their First Rye Whisky

Old Forester will forever have a slot on our Whiskey Bucket List. Even if you can't manage to get your hands on a bottle of Birthday Bourbon, they have plenty of other great options available. This is especially true right now with 1910, 1920 and the rest of the Whiskey…

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Stone Brewing Teamed up with Metallica to Make ‘Enter Night Pilsner’

We definitely were not old enough to listen to Metallica's The Black Album (yes, we know it's actually called Metallica, but come on) when it was first released in the early 90s. But when we did finally get the chance to hear it the first time--without parental approval, obviously--it changed…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The History of the Whiskey Glass

(Image – James Hart) Just because a special shaped glass exists for whiskey drinking doesn’t mean anyone who drinks out of something else is wrong. We’re very much of the Ron Swanson mindset. There’s no wrong way to indulge in your favorite whiskey (unless it comes as some form of…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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