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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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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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EcoCamp Patagonia Geodesic Dome Hotel

Voted one of the best hotels in the world, the EcoCamp Patagonia Geodesic Dome Hotel is an eco-friendly and completely sustainable lodging complex situated in the heart of the Torres del Paine National Park in Chile's Patagonia region. These aren't your traditionally spartan off-the-grid rentals either, because they have a…

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FreedomPop Will Give You Free Monthly Cell Phone Service

Tired of astronomical monthly cell phone bills? FreedomPop will completely change the way you think about cell phone service by giving you 100% free talk, text and data on a nationwide 4G LTE network. Yes, you read that correctly. With a FreedomPop SIM and an unlocked GSM phone, you can…

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7 Brands Making Clothing That Will Last a Lifetime

Clothing. Ugh. Who needs it? You spend all this money on it, and then you get fat (or skinny), or spill something on it, or outgrow it, or it becomes obsolete and unfashionable, or it accidentally catches fire, or it gets run over by a bus, or shredded to pieces…

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The Chameleon House Reflects All That Surrounds It

If the Witness Protection Program was feeling especially kind, they might dump the next guy who rats on the mob in The Chameleon House. Why? Because the reflective wall cladding allows the unique structure located on the edge of Lake Michigan to reflect all the color and light of the…

By Mike Newman
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The Best Folding Pocket Knives You Can Buy on Amazon

Whether you've finally decided you want to start carrying a pocket knife as part of your everyday carry (EDC), or you just want to upgrade one of the pieces of your kit, you have a lot of options when it comes to bladed tools. Do you want a serrated or…

By Cooper Fleishman
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