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What It’s Like to Wear an $85,000 Watch

What It’s Like to Wear an $85,000 Watch

I spent some wrist time with the Ulysse Nardin Freak ONE Gold, a wonderfully strange feat of watchmaking with no dial, hands or crown.

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The Case for Nashville as Your Next Golf Getaway
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The Summer Edit: 10 Pieces That Make Getting Dressed Ridiculously Easy
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The $1,200 Sneaker Giveaway ​

Win a pair of handcrafted Crown Northampton Yardley GAT sneakers, a matching cardholder, and a handmade shoe tree.

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What I'm buying, wearing, and using, this week.

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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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The $1,200 Sneaker Giveaway ​

Win a pair of handcrafted Crown Northampton Yardley GAT sneakers, a matching cardholder, and a handmade shoe tree.

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The Cool Shop
What We're Buying
The Cool Shop

What I'm buying, wearing, and using, this week.

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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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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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A curated selection of our favorite gear

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America’s Most Historic Golf Trip

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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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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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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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LEGO Ship in a Bottle

If you're not familiar with LEGO Ideas, do yourself a favor and spend a few minutes perusing the site. It's a forum where LEGO fanatics can submit design ideas that could, with enough fan support and a blessing from LEGO, get turned into real deal, purchasable sets. Last year, Jacob…

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8 White Noise Machines to Help You Get Some Sleep This Year

One in three Americans doesn’t get enough sleep. That statistic, though somewhat jarring, probably doesn’t shock anyone who reads it. Is sleep important? Absolutely. But does it usually come secondary to our lives’ more immediate daily struggles? Definitely. So, when it comes to getting better quality sleep and more of…

By Maxwell Barna
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The Most Popular Workout Songs, According to Spotify

Early January is when treadmills have waiting lists and weight benches need to be procured first thing in the morning. It's New Year's resolution time. Nothing fuels those workouts like a proper soundtrack, of course, which is something we've mentioned before. If you've been trying to curate the perfect playlist…

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Tech
LG 65″ Rollable TV

There's a dilemma that comes with buying a new TV. You can opt for a large screen that displays Game of Thrones in all its glory, allowing you to bring the movie theater experience into the comfort of your home. Or you can say, "Okay, wait one minute. I live in…

By Mike Newman
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Rose Colored Gaming Clear SNES

Started in 2012 by a couple of guys modding gaming systems, Rose Colored Gaming has grown into a studio creating some of the coolest pieces of gaming tech and accessories you'll find. Their latest creation is The SNES Re-imagined, a fully-functional SNES stripped from its dilapidated original housing and installed…

By Cooper Fleishman
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