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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 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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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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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

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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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Adore Is the Smart Scale That Will Improve Your Health

The scale in your bathroom is fine. It tells you your weight and lets you be on your way. If, on the other hand, you care more about your health than what a three-digit number can share, you want Adore. Adore is a smart scale that will help you become…

By Mike Newman
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Phones
SANDMARC Photography Lenses for iPhone 8 and X

It's time to take your iPhone photography to the next level. SANDMARC, the brand trusted by GoPro and DJI camera enthusiasts for top-of-the-line accessories, is ready to do for your iPhone what it did for action sports cameras and aerial photography. SANDMARC is proud to announce three new lenses for…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Take a Look Inside the LEGO House

Unless you've been living under a colorful brick, you've heard about LEGO House, LEGO's massive, stunning playground that just opened in Denmark. For the past few months, all we've had to ogle was the exterior, which, to be fair, made for good ogling. Now, however, we get a glimpse inside.…

By Mike Newman
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Fashion
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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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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