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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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Sail into New Territory with the Jack Mason Regatta Timer Watch

Inspired by the rich history of regatta and the yacht timer, Jack Mason’s new Regatta Timer watch focuses on functionality by prominently featuring the regatta countdown timer, an essential part of yachting and extremely accurate timekeeping. With the brand's first ever bi-directional compass bezel and a Swiss movement, along with…

By Cooper Fleishman
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D-Mask Smart Diving Mask Concept

Underwater exploration gear has come a long way since the days of diving bells and Scooby-Doo diving suits. ZJ-DDG wants to take the entire diving and underwater exploration industry even further with their new D-Mask Smart Diving Mask Concept. The concept that looks like a collaboration between all the gadget…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Are These the Lamborghinis of the Future?

The Lamborghini Terzo Millennio is the electric hypercar concept of the future that could, someday, usher in a whole new era of Lambo performance. Seeing as how the all electric hypercars aren't here yet, there's no reason not to dream up wild creations that could also fit the bill for…

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The Virgil Abloh x IKEA Collection Includes a Giant Receipt Rug

Virgil Abloh is a man of many talents. Founder of Off-White, architecture grad, DJ, producer, new Men's Artistic Director and Louis Vuitton and now, designer of rugs, chairs and other furniture in collaboration with IKEA. The IKEA Markerad collection designed in collaboration with Abloh includes a Frakta bag in leather,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Most Comfortable Shorts You Can Wear This Summer

The summer sun lures you outside and longer days make you lose track of time. You need a pair of shorts built for chilling outdoors through it all.  There are plenty of chino shorts out there for your more structured occasions—don’t wear mesh shorts to dinner or the bar under…

By Evan Malachosky
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