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The Italian Art of Dressing Well in the Heat

Luca Faloni’s summer collection makes a compelling case for dressing like an Italian all summer long.

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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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Travel
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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‘Hot Ones’ The Last Dab Hot Sauce

Hot Ones, the hilarious and sometimes painful to watch show that pits Sean Evans against celebrity guests over a plate of wings that take a trip all the way up the Scoville scale, has partnered with Heatonist to release another new First We Feast presents Hot Ones hot sauce. If…

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‘The Shape of Water’ Red Band Trailer

Whether he's putting his talents to use on movies about giant, monster-fighting robots or creepy horror films, Guillermo del Toro has always had a unique take on the world of fantasy that walks the line between believable and completely absurd. His latest masterpiece, The Shape of Water, is an other-worldly…

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The Most Comfortable Undershirts You Can Buy

When it comes to undershirts there are two schools of thought. Some people will say that you absolutely have to have a v-neck so you can unbutton the top button without showing off the collar of the undershirt below, while the others will tell you that crewnecks are the only…

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Travel
This Is the Longest Straight Line Hike in the World

Ken Jennings, the guy you probably know from his epic Jeopardy! winning streak, is a geography nut and acclaimed author responsible for the book Maphead and the Condé Nast Traveler column of the same name. The topic this week is the longest straight-line hike in the world. Originally discovered by Guy…

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11 Everyday Carry Shops Every Guy Should Know

Acquiring a full collection of everyday carry gear can take some time—you pick up a knife here and a pocket flashlight there. And while there's nothing wrong with that, we understand impatience. For those of us who like shops where we can knock out a laundry list in one fell…

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