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The Coolest Places to Watch the World Cup Around the Globe

A pool house in Austin inspired me to spend way too much time looking into this.

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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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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

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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This Formula 1 Car Just Sold for over 5 Million Dollars

If you're a fan of Formula 1 racing, this car definitely looks familiar because it was the vehicle Ayrton Senna piloted to his record-breaking sixth win at the Monaco Grand Prix in 1993. It recently sold for over $5,000,000 at a Bonhams auction in Monaco. That's right, six zeros. This…

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Upgrade Your Bathroom With Super-Plush Towels From Brooklinen

With their cozy sheets, blankets and candles, Brooklinen has more than taken care of all your needs in the bedroom. Now they want to tackle the bathroom as well with their Super-Plush Towels. After two years of testing textiles, Brooklinen has made towels that are strong, absorbent and luxuriously plush.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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This Luggage Contains a Workstation, Kitchen and Bed

For as long as we can remember, Rimowa has been one of the gold standards in luggage. That could be changing in hearts and minds everywhere with the release of the Bank Collection designed by Marc Sadler for Italian brand Fabbrica Pelletterie Milano (FPM). The ribbed aluminum construction with supple…

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These Boots Are Based on a WWII Classic

If you’ve never heard of designer John Lofgren before, you’re missing out on some grail-level boots with incredible history. Lofgren has been making modern interpretations of classic footwear for the better part of two decades. He’s teamed up with Standard & Strange to create a super limited run of boots…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Concrete LEGO Minifig

The LEGO Minifig piloted a great number of our childhood creations. But as we've gotten older, their bright yellow bodies and C-shaped hands have seemed too immature for display in our home or office. If you want to remember the days of building block cars and trucks, put a Concrete…

By Mike Newman
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