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The Summer Edit: 10 Pieces That Make Getting Dressed Ridiculously Easy

The smartest summer wardrobes aren't the biggest ones. They're the ones where every piece works with every other piece.

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The Golf Round That Built a Bourbon Empire
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The Luxury Lover’s Guide to Puerto Vallarta
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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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America’s Most Historic Golf Trip

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Summer’s Best Watches Under $1,500

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The Luxury Lover’s Guide to Puerto Vallarta

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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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How This Cryptic Vinegar Estate in Germany Sparked My Cocktail Shrub Era

Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide

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The American Watchmaker Rebuilding a Lost Craft

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A Pilgrimage to Italy’s Iconic Superbikes and Supercars in Emilia-Romagna

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The Italian Art of Dressing Well in the Heat

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The Gold Medal Winners from the Great American Beer Festival

We'll have plenty more coverage of the Great American Beer Festival after we've consumed more Aspirin and greasy food, but for now let us present to you the award winning beers and breweries. If you're unfamiliar, the Great American Beer Festival is a massive celebration of beer that's held in…

By Mike Newman
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Videos
‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Official Trailer

Luke Skywalker talking! Snoke IRL! An impossibly cute merch-machine called a Porg! Hold onto your butts, gang, this is the first full trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which hits theaters on December 15. The main complaint about The Force Awakens was the teasing of Luke Skywalker prior to the films…

By Mike Newman
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Transportation
The Madboxer Is a WRX-Powered Motorcycle

When it comes to motorcycles we've featured a bit of everything from the glorious and the gorgeous to the custom and the insane; The Madboxer motorcycle is a little bit of all of those things because it's built around a full-size Subaru WRX engine. The builder, Marcel van Hooijdonk, is…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Gear
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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