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The Iconic REEF Fanning Sandal Just Hit Legal Drinking Age

Four new models join the family of clever, beach-bum approved sandals featuring a bottle opener in the sole

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The Golf Round That Built a Bourbon Empire
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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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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

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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The Handsome Fan’s Style Guide to the NBA Finals

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Hypershell X Review: The Future of Hiking Has Legs

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The Story You’ll Tell When Someone Compliments Your Shirt

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G-SHOCK’s 10-Year Pursuit of Perfection: The Fine Metallic Series Delivers Unseen Innovation

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50 Books Every Man Should Read Before He’s 50

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L.L. Bean Boots Now Come in a Variety of Colors

Few pieces of footwear are as iconic as the Bean Boot from L.L. Bean. Made by hand in Maine, the boots have sold quickly in recent years, as more and more new fans started pledging their allegiance to them. For 2018, L.L. Bean is giving you a little variety. This…

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The 11 Best Documentary Films of 2017

While 2017 was an excellent year for the cinema, with box office hits like Dunkirk, Get Out, Wonder Woman, Baby Driver, and Star Wars: The Last Jedi, there were some incredible documentaries released at the same time. We decided to give our readers a closer look at what we feel…

By Maxwell Barna
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Transportation
The Mission E Is Porsche’s Answer to Tesla

Sexy electric is kinda Tesla's bag. In fact, few others have been able to deliver the same performance and styling in an all-electric package. But that's about to change. The Porsche Mission E is a fully electric vehicle set to go on sale in 2019. Propelled by two permanent magnet…

By Mike Newman
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The Best Shaving Creams You Won’t find at the Grocery Store

We pride ourselves on the fact that we have don't really have a facial hair policy when it comes to the work place, but even the most bearded among us want to shave every once in a while. For all those instances and events that require a clean-shaven face, you…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Jeep Wrangler ‘Tomahauk’

In Chambersburg, PA, you'll find Hauk Designs, the home of Kenny Hauk's garage and workspace where his team builds and customizes some serious off-road vehicles. Hauk combines iconic American things with off-road vehicles. In the case of the Tomahauk, that involved an old school Jeep Wrangler and a WWII era…

By Cooper Fleishman
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