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The Best Tank Watches For Men Are Wearable History for Your Wrist

The retro style and its “hip to be square” ethos add distinguished flair to your timepiece rotation.

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The Anti-Algorithm Guide to Discovering New Music
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Bring the Soundtrack With You This Summer

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Streaming made music infinite. Which made discovery harder. Here’s how we’re finding our way back.

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Coffee Lids: Peel, Pinch, Pucker, Puncture

Somewhere between r/mildyinteresting and an episode of 99% Invisible is where you'll find the collective works of Louise Harpman and Scott Specht, the two people most likely to be considered experts on coffee lids. Using the world's largest collection of coffee lids—more precisely, "unique, patented, drink-through, disposable hot-beverage lids"—the two set…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Svart Is an Energy-Positive Hotel in the Arctic Circle

Snøhetta is a name you're familiar with if you frequent this site, as we've featured a couple of the firm's otherworldly structures. It should come as no surprise, then, that the latest is once again incredibly unique and absolutely stunning. Svart is a new hotel in the Arctic Circle that's…

By Mike Newman
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This Corvette Stingray Sits on a Chevy Blazer Chassis

The Corvette Stingrays of the late 1970s were stunning beasts that were feared at stoplights the country over. They were not feared, however, off pavement... until now. Some mad scientist took a 1967 Stingray and mated it to a 1987 Chevy Blazer chassis to create the ludicrous vehicle you see…

By Mike Newman
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Jet Capsule Mini-Yacht

Built by a team of Italian entrepreneurs, dreamers, designs, engineers and boat builders looking to develop a completely new boating concept, the Jet Capsule is a futuristic mini-yacht. With enough space for up to 9 people depending on how you customize it, this 24ft luxury vehicle is perfectly suited for…

By Cooper Fleishman
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These Nike Air Force 1s are Inspired by Jack Daniel’s

As part of their new partnership with the NBA, Jack Daniel's cooked up a special pair of Nike Air Force 1s for NBA All-Star Weekend. Inspired by Jack Daniel's Tennessee Honey, the infamous Shoe Surgeon created 67 pairs of these single-stitched sneakers with a rare combination of different leather panels…

By Cooper Fleishman
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