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I Took This Backpack on a Solo Trip and Haven’t Stopped Using It Since

What started as a backpack for a solo trip to Lisbon quickly became my favorite carry-on, weekend bag, and daily companion.

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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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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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The Zette System Brings Quality Woodworking and Gaming Together

It seems like there's a new retro console release being announced (or happening) every day, and apparently today is no exception. The Zette System is what would happen if kids from the '80s loved gaming and wood shop at the same time with the same intensity. It's a retro gaming…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Elon Musk Wants to Fly People From NY to LA in Less Than Half an Hour

The founder of Tesla, SpaceX, and a handful of other bold ventures, Elon Musk continues to offer glimpses of what the future may hold. His latest idea involves transporting people from New York to Los Angeles in an insane 25 minutes. How? A BFR. What's a BFR? Well, in typical…

By Mike Newman
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Gear
The Xcissor Pen Is a Pen and a Pair of Scissors in One

We're limited in how much gear we can carry with us every day. Between a wallet, phone, and keys, pocket space gets eaten up pretty quickly. So when an EDC device pulls double duty, it's a win. That's why we're backing the Xcissor Pen. Made from SUS304 stainless steel, the…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
The 10 Best New Titles on Netflix This October

Like it or not, gents, summer is out and fall is in. And with the coming of soup and sweater weather also comes a greater desire to Netflix and chill. Luckily, Netflix saw that coming. While we can’t pretend we weren’t hoping for a little more Halloween horror action from…

By Maxwell Barna
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The Best Titles Coming to Amazon Prime in October

Amazon Prime streaming is really doubling down in October, in what we imagine is a power grab to help keep subscribers interested for the longer, darker, colder months ahead. We’re seeing one or two new original series’, as well as a bunch of excellent classic films and some solid TV…

By Maxwell Barna
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