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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
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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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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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Inside ARCH Motorcycle, a Custom Shop Run by Keanu Reeves

When Keanu Reeves isn't doing gun-fu or looking sad on a bench, you can find him at ARCH Motorcycle, a custom motorcycle shop he runs with co-founder Gard Hollinger. Before you think otherwise, this is not some vanity project, one where Reeves had the money and just wanted to look cool…

By Mike Newman
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Jeff Bridges Made a ‘Big Lebowski’ Spatula

While The Dude seemed to sustain himself on a diet of White Russians, it doesn't mean he didn't need to crack a few eggs sometimes. Jeff Bridges tapped into his Dude alter ego to design this spatula for Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry campaign. The campaign, which is aimed…

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Uber Is Working on Flying Cars

Well it's about damn time. We've been promised flying cars since sci-fi films began making bold predictions about the year 2000. Well, George Jetson, that future may soon be a reality. Uber just shared a white paper for Uber Elevate, an on-demand service that will let people rent flying "cars."…

By Mike Newman
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History of Graphic Design, Vol. 1: 1890-1959

If there was any name we’d trust to tackle the history of graphic design in all its glorious detail it’s Taschen. We weren’t at all surprised to learn that their upcoming coffee table book History of Graphic Design, Vol. 1: 1890-1959 follows in the footsteps of all their previous releases…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Nomadic Homes

TASCHEN makes books your coffee table craves. Through interesting topics, incredible photography, and stunning design, TASCHEN releases beg to be picked up and leafed through. The latest release is perfect for the coffee table that's always on the move. Yup, the latest book from the legendary publisher is devoted to…

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