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Italy From Home

How to stock your pantry, fridge, and bar cart like an Italian.

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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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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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The B.A.T. Trident Is an EDC Multi-Tool

Most multi-tools look like they belong on Batman's utility belt. Well, now Aquaman can get in on the action, as the B.A.T. Trident is an everyday carry multi-tool shaped like Arthur Curry's trusty weapon. Complete with 12 functions, the B.A.T. Trident can be slipped onto a backpack strap, your belt,…

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These Ornaments are Filled With Whisky

We don't need to remind you that all the joy and cheer of the holiday season is accompanied by a good dose of stress. Did you get all the gifts? Did you forget anyone on your card list? Will she really like that sweater or is it a super lame…

By Mike Newman
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10 Great Short Films You Can Watch on Your Lunch Break

We love movies, obviously, but sometimes we don’t have the attention span for a feature length film. We want a self-contained story, with distinct worlds, developed characters, and complete plots that we can get in and out of in under 40 minutes (as per the Academy’s specifications). Short films are…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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The Vaktare M.G. Draugr v.2 Motorcycle Coat Combines Style and Protection

Created by riders, for riders, with a design, development and testing process that spanned multiple years, the Vaktare M.G. Draugr v.2 Motorcycle Coat combines style and protection in a way we haven't seen in a motorcycle jacket. Beefier (24oz. Melton wool construction, abrasion resistant materials and pockets for motorcycle armor)…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Burton’s New Gear Is Inspired by the U.S. Space Program

Burton will be decking out the U.S. snowboard team competing in the 2018 Olympics in gear inspired by the U.S. space program. Luckily, you don't need to know how to pull a 1080° to cop any of it. That's because Burton just rolled out the Gold Elite Collection, which takes…

By Mike Newman
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