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The Journey Collection Makes a Strong Case for Packing Less

The latest from Brixton is built for adventure.

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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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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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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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Easy Thanksgiving Recipes that Will Impress Your Family

Thanksgiving dinners often live or die by the side dishes guests bring, so don’t downplay your role in the evening’s meal. We’ve been at meals where someone’s small dish of greens proves more popular than the turkey, stuffing, or mashed potatoes, and everyone leaves talking about how they need to…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Accessories
Ace Marks Makes Luxury Italian Shoes More Affordable

When it comes to dress shoes, you used to be limited to affordable or well made. That's a thing of the past because Ace Marks makes luxury, handcrafted Italian shoes that are available at a fraction of the cost you'd pay anywhere else. Each pair of gorgeous shoes is handmade…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
The Stringbike Doesn’t Have a Chain

When the bike builders at Stringbike set out to create a completely different bicycle, they opted for a completely unique drive system that uses paracord wrapped around a spring-loaded drum instead of the standard chain and cog system. That's right, the Stringbike doesn't have a chain. Power is distributed equally to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Misc
What To Watch This Weekend: Marvel’s The Punisher

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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Transportation
Tesla Surprised Everyone By Announcing a Next-Gen Roadster

After teasing the brand's new Semi Truck for weeks, Elon Musk took the stage last night to pull the tarp off the company's Optimus Prime. But that wasn't all Musk had in store. Meet the company's next-generation Roadster, which Musk claims will be the fastest production car ever. Looking at…

By Mike Newman
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