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The Coolest Places to Watch the World Cup Around the Globe

A pool house in Austin inspired me to spend way too much time looking into this.

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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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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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150 Years of Bulova: The Watch Documentary You Didn’t Know You Needed

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The Best Gear to Help You Look Good When You Get Back to Work

Dress for the job you want, right? Want the corner office and a fatter paycheck? Cleaning yourself up can only help. Luckily, nailing an appropriate look is a lot easier than most guys think. Keep your grooming in check and toss on some clothing that’s not plucked from your college…

By Mike Newman
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Food
How to Infuse Your Own Alcohol

The word “infusion” is appropriate. Rather than having a juice, extract, or sugar syrup that gets mixed into the spirit or cocktail, this processes fuses the flavors of whatever you’ve chosen with the deeper foundations of the drink. The same way aging whiskey in barrels changes and amplifies different aspects…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Videos
‘Downsizing’ Official Trailer

Instead of thinking big to solve the problem of over-population, maybe we need to think small. That's the idea behind Downsizing, a new film from Alexander Payne that stars Matt Damon, Kristen Wiig, and Christoph Waltz. The solution, as presented in the movie, is a device that shrinks people. But this…

By Mike Newman
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Clothing
8 Pairs of No-Show Socks for Guys With Great Ankles

Socks generally get categorized in one of two different ways. There are athletic socks, and there are dress socks. Both you can have some fun with to add personality to your outfit. When it comes to no-show socks, it's far more important to show off a great pair of sneakers…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Brabus Made the Mercedes G65 G-Wagen Even Better

With over 600 horsepower, almost 750 lb-ft of torque and a 0-60 time that was pretty damn impressive for an SUV, the Mercedes G65 G-Wagen is one hell of a ride—unless you work for performance Benz tuner Brabus. Brabus made the Mercedes G65 G-Wagen even better by taking the V-12…

By Cooper Fleishman
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