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I Took This Backpack on a Solo Trip and Haven’t Stopped Using It Since

What started as a backpack for a solo trip to Lisbon quickly became my favorite carry-on, weekend bag, and daily companion.

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The Golf Round That Built a Bourbon Empire
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Your One-Bag Weekend Getaway Packing Guide

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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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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

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

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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

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Hoop Magazine Rack

The death of the printed word has been greatly exaggerated. While the Internet and social media have chipped away at the growth potential of many newspapers, beautifully designed, niche magazines have sprouted in the wasteland. We're fans of many of these publications, and we want our guests to see that.…

By Mike Newman
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‘Gadgets, Games and Gizmos’ Shares the the Blueprints for Famous Inventions

Every great invention starts as a simple idea. That simple idea needs to be conveyed to others, and that's where sketches and blueprints come in. Gadgets, Games and Gizmos: 122 Inventions that Changed the World is a compendium of those original designs, sharing them for everything from the iconic Coke bottle…

By Mike Newman
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Campfire Cocktails: Drinks for Sipping around the Firepit

Barring some unseasonable heat waves, it’s about the time of year people start breaking out the fire pits. Neighborhoods start to smell like tasteful bonfires and people stop barbecuing so much and start splitting wood and roasting marshmallows. And they stop drinking so many light summer beers and move on…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Parachute’s Sheets Will Change Your Sleep

Our friends at Parachute are on a mission to make your bed better with incredibly comfortable sheets. Your best bet? The Percale Venice Set. Named after Parachute's hometown in California, the sheets are made of 100% long-staple Egyptian cotton and feel crisp, breathable, and cool to the touch. The set…

By Mike Newman
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This Poster Displays the History of Hip-Hop

Earlier this year, Dorothy, a UK-based conceptual print shop, released a clever history of alternative music print that displayed alternative rock knowledge as if it were a circuit board from an early transistor radio. That was great if you were down with The Smiths, The Strokes, and other bands that start with…

By Mike Newman
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