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The Summer Edit: 10 Pieces That Make Getting Dressed Ridiculously Easy

The smartest summer wardrobes aren't the biggest ones. They're the ones where every piece works with every other piece.

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The Golf Round That Built a Bourbon Empire
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The Luxury Lover’s Guide to Puerto Vallarta
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Your One-Bag Weekend Getaway Packing Guide

Cover all the bases with versatile selections for your EDC, your outdoor kit, and some R&R afterwards.

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Bring the Soundtrack With You This Summer

The best outdoor portable speakers for beach trips, lake weekends, backyard hangs, and every adventure that calls for a little music.

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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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Your One-Bag Weekend Getaway Packing Guide

Cover all the bases with versatile selections for your EDC, your outdoor kit, and some R&R afterwards.

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What We're Buying
Bring the Soundtrack With You This Summer

The best outdoor portable speakers for beach trips, lake weekends, backyard hangs, and every adventure that calls for a little music.

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Lifestyle
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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America’s Most Historic Golf Trip

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Summer’s Best Watches Under $1,500

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The Luxury Lover’s Guide to Puerto Vallarta

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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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How This Cryptic Vinegar Estate in Germany Sparked My Cocktail Shrub Era

Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide

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The American Watchmaker Rebuilding a Lost Craft

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A Pilgrimage to Italy’s Iconic Superbikes and Supercars in Emilia-Romagna

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The Italian Art of Dressing Well in the Heat

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The Sunglasses You Should Be Wearing This Summer, According to An Expert

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adidas x White Mountaineering Terrex Outdoor Shoes

When it comes to footwear, adidas is a brand name that requires absolutely no introduction. Despite the fact that don't have quite the same name recognition as a powerhouse like adidas, White Mountaineering--one of our 7 Japanese Menswear Brands You Should Know--should also be on your radar. The two brands…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Bandit9 Built a Custom Bike for Royal Enfield

In our opinion, custom shop Bandit9 is wholly incapable of making a bad motorcycle. Take one look at their previous creations like the Eve Liquid Black, Dark Side or L-Concept bikes, and we're sure you'll agree they make some of the sleekest, meanest and all-around original pieces of rolling art…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
This LEGO Kit Lets You Build Your Own Leica M Camera

When it comes to our favorite things that start with the letter L, LEGO and Leica are pretty high up on the list. Combining the two of them is an absolute no brainer, which is exactly what Chris McVeigh did with his LEGO Leica M Camera Kit. If that name…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Best Books of 2018

There were so many books published last year we can’t believe people are still talking about print dying. As a society, haven’t we put that concern to bed? If you still doubt it, just look at 2018’s published works. The diversity of the field was crazy high, with stories we’ve…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Travel
The Flying Nest Shipping Container Hotel Concept

There's just something about the raw and industrial feel of a shipping container that makes it the perfect blank canvas for building projects. You could build one of your very own shipping container houses that will make you want to live in the box, but if you want something equally…

By Cooper Fleishman
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