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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

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Flophouze Hotel

Should you find yourself in Round Top, Texas, and are uninterested in staying in a traditional hotel, the Flophouze Hotel will satisfy your demand for quirkiness. The six units all began their lives as shipping containers. Those containers were outfitted with all sorts of recycled goods, including lumber from a…

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Get More Than $70 in Unique Gear for Less Than $50 with Bespoke Post

Bespoke Post, the brand offering limited-run monthly boxes packed with high-quality, unique goods and useful advice, is one of the best ways to discover new gear. Now, the subscription club for guys is even better because you can change your box preferences every month to suit your needs. Plus, you'll…

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Koio’s Italian Made Sneakers Are Built to Last from Brooklyn to Berlin

Founded in 2014, Koio is redefining the standards for luxury brands around the world by focusing on a few simple principles. First, every part of their manufacturing process takes place in Italy because that's what "Made in Italy" should mean. Second, Koio factories adhere to fair working conditions and pay…

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Dieter Rams Limited-Edition Prints

Dieter Rams is a legendary designer that has undoubtedly influenced your life in some way even if you're not acutely aware of it. From the Braun calculator and radio, to the Vitsoe shelving systems, everything Rams designed is considered iconic, which is why filmmaker Gary Hustwit decided to make the…

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Brutalist Cuckoo Clocks by Guido Zimmerman

Cuckoo clocks normally look like they belong in small cottages owned by elderly grandmothers residing in the Austrian Alps. These, however, are not your normal cuckoo clocks. Guido Zimmerman, a German artist, created a collection of Brutalist cuckoo clocks entitled "Cuckoo Blocks" that we'd love to toss on the wall…

By Mike Newman
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