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The Iconic REEF Fanning Sandal Just Hit Legal Drinking Age

Four new models join the family of clever, beach-bum approved sandals featuring a bottle opener in the sole

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The Golf Round That Built a Bourbon Empire
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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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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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Travelteq Makes Attractive iPhone Cases With Clever Features

What makes the ultimate iPhone case? Travelteq has some ideas. Rubber protection on the sides? Check. Stand out edge for protection? Check. Secure card storage to potentially replace your wallet? Check. Mighty fine looks? Check. The ability to last (at least until the next iPhone)? Check. In other words, this…

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Own Jerry Seinfeld’s Customized 2011 Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0

If you've spent any time watching Jerry Seinfeld's coolest cars rolling down the street during episodes of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, you know he knows fine automobiles. You're probably also aware that he's a die-hard Porsche fanatic. According to Schumacher Cargo Logistics, "at one time he owned a record…

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DanForce G1 Pro Is The World’s First Modular Flashlight

Flashlights are just simple devices that illuminate the space in front of you, right? Not when you're talking about the DanForce G1 Pro, the world's first modular flashlight. It's a short-range flashlight for the day-to-day. It can switch to a long-range flashlight for a more powerful output in outdoor, military…

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The Best Documentaries on Netflix Right Now

We love documentaries. They educate us about the world we live in, help us empathize with the struggles and share in the triumphs of others, and provide fascinating accounts of history or glimpses into the future. And luckily, Netflix is chock full of the good stuff. There are days worth…

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LEGO Creator Vestas Wind Turbine

Danish manufacturer Vestas is the largest wind turbine company in the world. They recently unveiled a huge, industry-first wind turbine with an enormous rotor diameter and massive blades. This all coincides perfectly with the release of the LEGO Creator Vestas Wind Turbine building set that we can't wait to get…

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