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The Rise of Prediction Culture

From sports to pop culture, Polymarket is changing how we engage with what happens next.

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The Golf Round That Built a Bourbon Empire
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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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Danner and Filson Teamed Up for a Pair of Boots

Danner has been making boots since the early 1930s that are durable and well built. They've teamed up another iconic brand in Filson to create a unique pair of comfortable boots inspired by traditional Pacific Northwest hunting gear. The basis for the collaboration is a combination of Danner's Grouse hunting boot's…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Audio
Sonos Built a Smart Speaker with Alexa Built In

We love our Amazon Echo devices as much as the millions of other people who own them, but the sound quality plays second fiddle to the impressive tech inside. That's not an issue any more, because the Sonos One has Amazon Alexa built in. Built on the, as they describe it,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
Last Chance to Win This $4k Rolex

Rolex is the Pappy Van Winkle of watches. It's a name that drives people mad because, while it represents the pinnacle of its field, the price tag keeps many away. Here's a Rolex price tag we think you'll like, however: Zero dollars. Yup, we've teamed with GQ, Man of Many, and some…

By Mike Newman
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Misc
You Can Now Play “Stranger Things” on Your Phone

The era of TV and movie/video game tie ins is long past, but the Stranger Things game for iOS and Android is making us wonder why. It's a top down adventure game that looks similar to the first Legend of Zelda, paying homage to the video games the kids from the series…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Cameras
Google Clips Automatically Takes Pictures for You

It's one of the cruelest rules of photography. You want to capture something spontaneous filled with real emotion but the second you take out your camera or phone that realness evaporates. You're left with awkward smiles and poses. Google wants to change that with Clips. Clips is a camera, but…

By Mike Newman
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