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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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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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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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‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’ Holiday Display

If you're like us, you grew up in a house that turned to tchotchke central during the holidays. Large boxes came out in the morning and then later that afternoon your home looked like it was a museum. We won't advocate for that level of decoration, but we can't not…

By Mike Newman
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