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The Rug That Really Tied the Room Together Is Headed to Auction—And I Spoke With the Man Who Saved It

Nearly 30 years after The Big Lebowski, the film's rug is up for grabs.

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The Golf Round That Built a Bourbon Empire
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The Rise of Prediction Culture
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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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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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Isuzu D-Max Arctic Trucks Stealth Pick-Up Truck

Isuzu is not the first name that comes to mind when we think of trucks capable of handling everything from a beer run to the zombie apocalypse. The Isuzu D-Max Arctic Trucks AT35 Stealth will make you rethink everything you thought you knew about the brand and what was possible…

By Cooper Fleishman
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This Portable Sony Projector Sets up in 5 Seconds

We've all thought about heading out to the backyard for an impromptu movie night, but the idea always passes quickly once you remember you have to dig out all the equipment and run power cables. The new Sony Mobile Projector (MP-CD1) makes all that hassle a thing of the past,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Massimo Listri: The World’s Most Beautiful Libraries

Maybe it's the scent of old, dusty hardcovers that lures us in, but there's something inviting about a library. We're not talking the little one down the street as much as we're talking about the legendary ones around the world. While this book isn't a scratch and sniff, meaning you'll…

By Mike Newman
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The Best Drone Photography of the Year

Drones have become part of many photographers' arsenals. The ridiculous shots that can appear abstract and otherworldly are easy to pore over. So let's do that now. Here are the winners of this year's Drone Awards, which selects the best of the best when it comes to drone photography. Broken…

By Mike Newman
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6 Airpod Hacks You Need to Try

When Apple released their long-awaited Airpods last year, we, like most Apple ner—we mean, aficionados—were super excited. Excellent battery life, automatic pairing, Android compatibility, one-tap Siri… For us, the Airpods were clear-cut winners right off the bat. But like most of Apple’s first generations of product, they weren’t perfect. Sound…

By Maxwell Barna
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