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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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The Golf Round That Built a Bourbon Empire
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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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Travel
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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These Sneakers are Inspired by Showtime’s ‘Billions’

If you watch Billions, the show about a seesaw battle for power between U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades (Paul Giamatti) and hotshot hedge fund leader Bobby Axelrod (Damian Lewis), you know that efforts are made to make the two seem similar yet wildly different. It happens with the food they eat (Chuck…

By Mike Newman
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Transportation
ICON 4×4 Reformers 1965 Jeep Wagoneer

If your definition of "ultimate beach vehicle" is anything like ours, you're probably thinking about a Defender, a buggy or a classic FJ. When tasked with that brief from a customer, Jonathan Ward from ICON 4x4 decided on the 1965 Jeep Wagoneer. Why go for the old school shovel nose…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Como Audio SpeakEasy Has Google Assistant Built-In

When it comes to speakers and sound systems, Como Audio has always impressed us with their focus on functional design and a warm, wooden appearance. The new SpeakEasy with Google Assistant built-in has all the modern tech you could ask, all housed in a furniture grade wood cabinet that makes…

By Cooper Fleishman
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‘Gotti’ Official Trailer

We don't know what to make of Gotti, the coming mob movie that stars John Travolta as the legendary boss of the Gambino family. On one hand, we love a good mafia flick, and count many among our favorite films. On the other hand, any time a film gets delayed just…

By Mike Newman
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Bucket List Breweries: 20 U.S. Breweries You Should At Least Visit Once

To be great, a brewery has to make great beer. That much is obvious. But it's not the only factor in making us want to visit. In this day and age, entire trips are planned around visiting brew-producing Meccas, and those trips are about more than what's poured in your glass.…

By Mike Newman
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