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Inside the “World’s Fair of Footwear,” Where Shoemaking Gets Obsessive

Inside the “World’s Fair of Footwear,” Where Shoemaking Gets Obsessive

At Stitchdown Expo in Chicago, shoe shining is a competitive sport and the best bootmakers in the biz are taking measurements.

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Save up to $400 on a New Burrow Couch

Whether you're using it for multi-hour Netflix binges, triple-header game days or late-night work sessions, your couch probably gets a lot of use. You owe it to yourself and everyone you know to have a piece that's comfortable, stylish and built to last. Enter Burrow. Burrow sofas are hand-crafted (in…

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The BakerStone Box Turns Your Grill into a Pizza Oven

While we could debate the merits of every regional pizza variant for hours, at the end of the day, everyone knows that there’s no such thing as bad pizza. If you want to make fantastic pizza at home without shelling out serious cash for a pizza oven, check out the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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A Collection of Old Bond Posters Is Up for Auction

A humongous collection of vintage movie posters is up for sale through RM Sotheby's, and while you can dig through and find plenty of gems on your own, we're taking you right to the good stuff. Fifteen old James Bond movie posters will see the gavel drop, meaning this is…

By Mike Newman
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Save up to 50% on Wolverine Boots and Shoes

Wolverine makes a serious pair of boots. If your only experience with the brand is its rock-solid work boots, you're missing out. Wolverine also makes quite a few stylish options that are built just as tough as its job site boots but they're nice enough to wear to the office.…

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The Star Wars Archives: 1977-1983

One look at the publishing house and the price tag should tell you all you need to know about the quality of this Star Wars coffee table book set for release on November 15. It's Taschen, and it's close to $200. It's going to be epic. Made in cooperation with George…

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