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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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Russell Crowe Got Divorced and Now You Can Buy His Stuff

After years of separation, Russell Crowe and Danielle Spencer are almost officially divorced. This is newsworthy for you because Crowe is auctioning off a bunch of his stuff in a Sotheby's Australia sale appropriately titled "Russell Crowe: The Art of Divorce." As Sotheby's tells it, "The Russell Crowe Collection comprises…

By Cooper Fleishman
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17 Home Design Shops Every Guy Should Know

Outfitting your home or apartment with the furniture, artwork, and knickknacks from the same big box stores that everyone else shops at is a recipe for a clone of a home. Your pad will look just like countless other pads. Your couch will be the same as a friend's; your…

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Gear
Tentsile Una Tree Tent

Tentsile makes some of the most unique and attractive tents in the game. The brand's latest, the Una Tree Tent, is perfect for the solo explorer looking for a solid night's sleep in the wild. The tent is lightweight so as not to slow you down on the trail (Tentsile…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
The 10 Worst Video Games We’ve Ever Played

There are a lot of good video games. There are even more mediocre video games. There are so many more bad video games. There are even bad parts of good games. Obviously, today, we’re going to be talking about all the bad stuff. Remember, the only recommendations you’re going to…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Clothing
What to Wear This Spring: Night Out

Spring is when we collectively emerge from our winter hibernation and look for every opportunity to get out and about. That means many Friday and Saturday nights with the stove off. Of course, since you’re not the only one doing so, those sweats and old tees are going to need…

By Mike Newman
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