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Head to Healdsburg, Wine Weirdos

A long weekend in Sonoma's most effortlessly charming town, where good wine is just one reason to visit.

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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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GP 1945 Bolt Action Tactical Pen

Depending on what you consider an absolute necessity when it comes to the EDC, the new GP 1945 Bolt Action Tactical Pen checks off a bunch of things on the list in one easy to carry package. Survival glass breaker made from tungsten with a push away tip. Incredibly addictive bolt…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Travel
Guntu Is a Floating Hotel That Travels Japan’s Inland Sea

There are plenty of luxury options when it comes to staying on the high seas, but the newest thing out of of Japanese is completely unlike the yachts and cruise ships you're familiar with. Guntu is a floating hotel that travels Japan's inland sea in a combination of boutique luxury…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Best Shower Speakers to Listen While You Wash

We understand that every man reading this has at least one shower jam that they like to get down to, and sing along with, while they're rubbing themselves down with the latest and greatest in the world of body wash. We're not going to critique your choice of music because…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
The Novo Dowlais 1884 Edition Watch Is Made From Train Track

Like all of the other creations that have come out of the Novo Watches shop in Alberta, Canada over the past few years, the Dowlais 1884 Edition is a gorgeous timepiece that's going to make looking at your phone or asking Alexa for the time a thing of the past.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The TWA Terminal Is Becoming a Boutique Hotel

The Trans World Airlines Flight Center (aka TWA terminal) that was part of the now JFK International Airport was an iconic example of mid-century modern design that, unfortunately, most of us never had the chance to enjoy during its heyday. As part of a new project by MCR Development (the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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