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The Journey Collection Makes a Strong Case for Packing Less

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Your One-Bag Weekend Getaway Packing Guide

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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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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

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

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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

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50 Books Every Man Should Read Before He’s 50

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150 Years of Bulova: The Watch Documentary You Didn’t Know You Needed

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If Famous Directors Made Recipe Videos

Having tackled the world of cinema, what's a great director to do? David Ma, the creator of the videos seen below, believes there are still worlds for these movie mavens to conquer. More specifically, he wonders what would happen if these men and women applied their talents to recipe instructional…

By Mike Newman
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‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Official Trailer

When you think of stadium bands, the type that created music perfect for large-scale performances, none should come to mind quicker than Queen. Bohemian Rhapsody is a dramatic retelling of the Queen story, with Rami Malek taking on the task of playing legendary frontman Freddie Mercury. Based on this official trailer, we'd…

By Mike Newman
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Aston Martin Volante Vision Aircraft Concept

Whether you're enjoying the luxury of the One-77, cruising in an old school DB4 or tearing it up in a Valkyrie, there's just something about sitting behind the wheel of an Aston Martin that makes the pavement below you and the world around you fade away. Now, Aston Martin is…

By Cooper Fleishman
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BoxLock Is a Padlock That Protects Your Packages

Apparently Amazon Prime Day is not just about discounts on an insane amount of products; it's also about launching new products. BoxLock is one of those items. The clever padlock scans packages when the deliveryman arrives at your place and, as long as the package is addressed to you, unlocks…

By Mike Newman
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You Can Own McLaren’s First Street-Legal Car

In 1969, McLaren unleashed the M6GT Coupe on the world. Okay, they unleashed precisely three of them, but the model was still the first street-legal vehicle to come out of the McLaren factory. Powered by a 5.0-liter Chevy V8, this is one of those three bonkers prototypes, and it's the…

By Mike Newman
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