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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 New Google Pixel Buds Translate in Real Time

There were quite a few things revealed at the Google Pixel 2 event in San Francisco this week. If we’re being completely honest, the most revolutionary thing to us was a seemingly unassuming pair of earbuds because the new Google Pixel Buds translate in real time. Yes, you read that…

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This Contest Rewards Pilots For Creating Artwork in the Sky

By using Cloud Ahoy, a service that tracks flight routes, pilots are getting the chance to showcase their creative sides. The Wild Blue Doodle Contest rewards the pilot who can "draw" the most creative, well done piece of art based on their flight pattern. There are 10 to choose from…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
Limited Edition Ai Weiwei Works for Sale on eBay

Ai Weiwei, the world-renowned artist and activist, has teamed up with the Public Art Fund, New York City's premier presenter of contemporary outdoor art, to put on a unique, 300+ site exhibition this fall that will span all five boroughs. The exhibition is called "Good Fences Make Good Neighbors" and…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Tech
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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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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