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Our Favorite Finds From Bespoke Post’s Fourth of July Sale

Up to 50% off. These are the pieces we'd grab before they're gone.

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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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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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Feeling the Burn

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The Handsome Fan’s Style Guide to the NBA Finals

The Best Wheated Bourbons That Aren’t Pappy Van Winkle
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The Best Wheated Bourbons That Aren’t Pappy Van Winkle

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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

50 Books Every Man Should Read Before He’s 50
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50 Books Every Man Should Read Before He’s 50

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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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150 Years of Bulova: The Watch Documentary You Didn’t Know You Needed

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I Went Down a Nixon Watch Rabbit Hole. Here Are the 4 Most Surprising Details I Found

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What ‘Star Wars’ Could Have Looked Like

The Star Wars universe you know and love, the one you're about to dip back into this weekend, could have looked a lot different if some of the original concept art made its way into the films. Ralph McQuarrie's early sketches and designs painted a very different picture, and that work…

By Mike Newman
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The 10 Best Books You Can Give This Holiday Season

A good book is always a solid standby. Not only are they relatively affordable, but there are so many quality titles to choose from. Whether they have a niche hobby or just like reading what’s hot, finding the right book is not all that challenging. We can’t get into every…

By Mike Newman
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A Very Loose History of Skateboard Shapes

If you've picked up more than one skateboard over the last handful of decades, you've probably noticed they've undergone a good bit of transformation in their time. A Very Loose History of Skateboard Shapes is a visual journey through the history of the deck. Joe Pease brings a colorful, well composed…

By Mike Newman
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ARES Project Panther

For the Italian supercar lover who wants something more unique than a Lambo or a Ferrari, there's ARES Design to offer them something for their eight-car garage. And the latest project from ARES is the company's most head-turning yet. Project Panther is a Lamborghini Huracan below the surface, so you…

By Mike Newman
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The First Bugatti Type 55 Roadster Is Going to Auction

Debuted at the 1931 Paris Auto Show, the Bugatti Type 55 Roadster is one of the most sought-after prewar sports cars ever produced. This particular version, chassis 55201, is the first of only 38 models of the world-class sports cars that were ever built, and it's heading to the Gooding…

By Cooper Fleishman
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