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

The smartest summer wardrobes aren't the biggest ones. They're the ones where every piece works with every other piece.

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The Golf Round That Built a Bourbon Empire
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The Luxury Lover’s Guide to Puerto Vallarta
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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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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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The Color Combos I’m Wearing a Lot Right Now

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America’s Most Historic Golf Trip

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Summer’s Best Watches Under $1,500

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The Luxury Lover’s Guide to Puerto Vallarta

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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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How This Cryptic Vinegar Estate in Germany Sparked My Cocktail Shrub Era

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

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The American Watchmaker Rebuilding a Lost Craft

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A Pilgrimage to Italy’s Iconic Superbikes and Supercars in Emilia-Romagna

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The Italian Art of Dressing Well in the Heat

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Hopsy Brings Fresh Craft Beer on Tap to Your Home

There's no shortage of great taprooms in the area--why shouldn’t your home be one of them? Enter The SUB, a revolutionary home draft system from Hopsy. The plug-and-play countertop system uses 67oz mini-kegs delivered cold and direct to your door by Hopsy. So whether you’re thinking of giving yourself a…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Phones
InstaSaber Is an App That Puts a Lightsaber in Your Hand

Augmented reality is probably going to be the next big thing in games and time-wasting apps, and 2020CV, a company founded by Hart Woolery, a recent grad, is giving us an awesome glimpse into what that future could hold. The company is set to release InstaSaber, an AR app that…

By Mike Newman
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What to Watch This Weekend: Jean-Claude Van Johnson

With cable, Netflix, and internet options, finding the best thing to watch during your downtime is difficult. Instead of flipping through menus all weekend and settling on nothing, turn to What to Watch This Weekend, a series in which we give you our pick for the best new show or…

By Mike Newman
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‘Identity’ Profiles One of the Most Legendary Design Firms

For the uninitiated, Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv is a New York-based design firm that's responsible for some of the most iconic logos you see every day. What logos? NBC. PBS. Showtime. Mobil. Chase Bank. We could go on. Now the legendary firm is getting the retrospective it deserves. Identity: Chermayeff…

By Mike Newman
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Accessories
Take on Winter in Style With Danner 917 Series Boots

Danner has been making boots built to tackle everything you can throw at them for the better part of a century. The 917 Series is the latest collection of all-weather, high-quality, durable boots, and they're purpose built to help you take on winter with style. The Vertigo 917 boot is…

By Cooper Fleishman
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