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The Back to School Guide for Guys Who Aren’t Going Back to School

The Back to School Guide for Guys Who Aren’t Going Back to School

Your syllabus for an adult-life reset in September.

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The Case for Nashville as Your Next Golf Getaway
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Puerto Vallarta Beyond the Beach: A Journey Through Art & Culture
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We Found the Good Stuff

Our latest favorites for your closet, home, wrist, and everywhere else.

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Black Book: 14 Products Our Editors Loved in July 2026

The products our editors have been obsessed with in July 2026.

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7 Essentials from Filson’s Warm-Weather Shop
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The Anti-Algorithm Guide to Discovering New Music
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We Found the Good Stuff

Our latest favorites for your closet, home, wrist, and everywhere else.

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Black Book: 14 Products Our Editors Loved in July 2026

The products our editors have been obsessed with in July 2026.

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What We're Buying
7 Essentials from Filson’s Warm-Weather Shop

For the beach, the lake, the trail, and wherever you like disappearing to on summer weekends.

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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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A curated selection of our favorite gear

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America’s Most Historic Golf Trip

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What We're Buying

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The Summer Edit: 10 Pieces That Make Getting Dressed Ridiculously Easy

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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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What We're Buying

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

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The Luxury Lover’s Guide to Puerto Vallarta

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What We're Buying

The Nike Chapter of My Summer Story

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The Hotel Redefining Charleston Charm

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Wild Turkey’s New ‘Cheesy Gold Foil’ Release Is a Tribute To a Collector’s Classic

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How to Stay Up-to-Date With Cool Material on Facebook

The way we consume news, information, and entertainment is changing. This is far from a shocker to anyone who grew up reading the paper every Sunday morning. Over the past few years, social media has stepped in as one of the main sources for all those things, delivering info from…

By Mike Newman
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The Best Audiobooks for People Who Hate Reading

Audiobooks are podcasts with plots. They were podcasts before there were podcasts (as was talk radio). In fact, most of the time, they’re better than podcasts. You can’t start a audiobook on a whim, so right there you cut out most of the chaff. If you’ve been wanting to get…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Word. Notebooks Rad Collection

It’s time to dip back into the era of brick-sized mobile phones, calculator watches, and Alf. In other words, it’s time to get Rad. Our latest series of Word. Notebooks, the pocket notebook brand we launched in 2012, is inspired by the ‘80s and early ’90s, a time when when…

By Mike Newman
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IKEA and Tom Dixon Created a Customizable Couch

You can deck out your entire home in IKEA goods and not have to sweat over the credit card bill. That ease and affordability does cost something, however. What you end up with is a pad that looks a lot many other pads. With DELAKTIG, a new couch concept, IKEA…

By Mike Newman
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You Can Make Incredible Meals on a Food Stamps Budget With This Cookbook

Eating on the cheap and eating well are not usually two things that can coexist. Either you choose to down packets of ramen noodles or you cook costly meals that please your taste buds. With Good and Cheap: Eat Well on $4/Day you can have the best of both worlds. Leanne…

By Mike Newman
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