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Why Does Every Skincare Influencer Look Like a Stormtrooper?

A man's guide to red-light therapy masks, the anti-aging gadget taking over the internet.

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Bring the Soundtrack With You This Summer
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The Rise of Prediction Culture
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Enter to win 8 pieces from Iron & Resin. Founded by industry veteran Thom Hill, their mission is to create durable, high-quality apparel and lifestyle goods that are backed by a lifetime guarantee.

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Black Book: 14 Products Our Editors Loved in May 2026

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

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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 New Summer Wardrobe, On Us

Enter to win 8 pieces from Iron & Resin. Founded by industry veteran Thom Hill, their mission is to create durable, high-quality apparel and lifestyle goods that are backed by a lifetime guarantee.

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Black Book: 14 Products Our Editors Loved in May 2026

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

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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

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

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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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‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Official Trailer

Hold onto your butts, the trailer for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is here. Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard return as Owen Grady and Claire Dearing and they head back to the island of Isla Nublar where an erupting volcano threatens the remaining dinosaurs. The real highlight, though? This is the…

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The Best iPhone App and Game of 2017

This was a big year for the iPhone. We got a brand new model complete with a better camera, new gestures, and a shit emoji that can talk. But, as we all know, a smartphone is only as good as its apps, so it's the time of year to look…

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adidas Archive_M1 Watch

Drawing inspiration from the dawn of the digital era, a time when adidas was crushing the sneaker game, the new adidas Archive_M1 is dripping in old school cool. Billed as "an antidote to today's gadget-fueled age of information overload," the Archive_M1 is both simple and nostalgic. Simple because it features…

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The Puna Is a Multi-Tool That Looks Like a Gun

What looks like a toy rifle for your action figure collection is actually a serious multi-tool in disguise. Complete with a scalpel blade, micro screwdriver, screwdriver bit, and a bottle opener, the Puna is a helpful accessory that just happens to look like a prop for your next stop-action action…

By Mike Newman
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The Return of One of the Rarest Beers of All Time, Founders CBS

It was the summer of 2012 and I was on my way to World Cafe Live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for a Philly Beer Week event with Founders Brewing. The Michigan-based brewery was pouring a collection of their rarest beers, including the rarest, Canadian Breakfast Stout. Doors opened at 6 p.m.…

By Mike Newman
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