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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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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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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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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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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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We love the thriller genre on the whole, but psychological thrillers are consistently maddening. They’re subtle, intelligent, and terrifying without having to resort to crazy stunts or shock violence. They know that most fear and anxiety is experienced by the subconscious, so that’s what they’ll exploit. You might know in…

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Amazon Echo Spot

Amazon dropped a bunch of new products yesterday, all with the aim of making your home smarter. The most noteworthy of the bunch is the new Amazon Echo Spot, which exists somewhere between clock and mini computer. Drop the Echo Spot on your nightstand, in your kitchen, or anywhere else…

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‘The Float’ Is Renault’s Car of the Future

Renault has always been one of those automotive manufacturers willing to push the boundaries of what most would consider a car when it comes to their concepts. The brand reached out to the MA Industrial Design students of Central Saint Martins UAL (University of the Arts London) with a simple…

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‘Waco’ Trailer

The standoff at the Waco compound is ripe for television adaptation. It has everything modern people love in a story, with the added benefit of being true. If you don't know the story, here's a quick primer. David Koresh founded his own religious cult and kept his followers captive on…

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The Best Chukka Boots That Aren’t From Clarks

The first thing that comes to mind when anyone says "chukka boots" or "desert boots" is probably Clarks. We're not going to fault you for going there because Clarks makes one of, if not the, best pairs of chukka boots on the market. But they're not the only game in…

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