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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
By Lanny Fuller
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Travel
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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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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Watches
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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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Smartables Will Charge Your Phone, Play Music, and More

Chances are, your nightstand is good for holding a few books, a lamp, and your phone but little else. If that's the case, you could be getting so much more out of your bedside buddy if you swap it out for a Smartable. Smartables are clever nightstands that do more…

By Mike Newman
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Accessories
Clarks Created a Wallabee Boot for Winter

The Wallabee is one of our favorite shoes ever to grace our feet. We've had a pair in our closet for the last 20-odd years. Of course, when winter hits, we leave them on the shelf, as they aren't built to withstand slushy conditions. That all changes with the release…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
10 Great Podcasts to Binge on Your Next Road Trip

Podcasts are the perfect road trip accompaniment. They keep you engaged, but can provide white noise to keep you focused on the road. We tried to cast as wide a net as possible to keep you entertained on your cross-country drive, so we have some straight up entertainment, comedy, history…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Gear
Orbitkey Ring

If you've spent time perusing the goods in the Cool Material Shop, you know we're a big fan of Orbitkey. The team makes stylish goods that organize your mess of keys and assorted EDC. The company's latest product, which just hit Kickstarter, is the Orbitkey Ring, a clever upgrade on…

By Mike Newman
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Clothing
Wear This: Don’t Catch Cold

Until the snow is piling up on the doorsteps and the sidewalks (knock on wood), you'll find us in multiple layers as opposed to a giant coat because it's just easier to manage body temperature that way. With some quality staples from a bunch of your favorite outfitters, this is…

By Cooper Fleishman
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