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The Nike Chapter of My Summer Story

The swim shorts, half-zip, and retro runners that became the 20% of my summer wardrobe doing 80% of the work.

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The Golf Round That Built a Bourbon Empire
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The Rise of Prediction Culture
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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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America’s Most Historic Golf Trip

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Summer’s Best Watches Under $1,500

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The Luxury Lover’s Guide to Puerto Vallarta

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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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How This Cryptic Vinegar Estate in Germany Sparked My Cocktail Shrub Era

Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide

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The American Watchmaker Rebuilding a Lost Craft

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A Pilgrimage to Italy’s Iconic Superbikes and Supercars in Emilia-Romagna

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The Italian Art of Dressing Well in the Heat

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These are the Best Whiskies in the World, According to the World Whiskies Awards

Every year, a collection of whiskies are championed as the best in the world at the World Whiskies Awards. Then, subsequently, we go hunting for a bottle of each so we can stock our home bar with the best of the best. If you want to follow suit, below are…

By Mike Newman
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Gear
Morsel Is a Better Spork

The spork is a utensil usually met with laughter. While the most humorous of all the dining tools, it also holds the most potential. Morsel is the upgraded, fully realized spork that is anything but a joke. It's a spoon. It's a fork. It's a spatula. It's the best camping…

By Mike Newman
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What to Watch This Weekend: The Mechanism

With cable, Netflix, and internet options, finding the best thing to watch during your downtime is difficult. Instead of flipping through menus all weekend and settling on nothing, turn to What to Watch This Weekend, a series in which we give you our pick for the best new show or…

By Mike Newman
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Now’s Your Chance to Own Props and Furniture From ‘Mad Men’

We could spend a lifetime talking about the impact Mad Men has had on television, pop culture, design, and drinking glasses. Thanks to Lionsgate presumably clearing some space, you can now own a piece of TV history from their ongoing Mad Men Auction on Screenbid. Want to own Don and…

By Cooper Fleishman
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What to Wear This Spring: Chill

Just because the weather is starting to turn doesn’t mean you’ll spend every waking minute exploring and staying busy. In fact, all that activity deserves some real downtime. When you’re taking it easy on the weekend or after a long day, you don’t need to rely on stained sweats. Here’s…

By Mike Newman
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