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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
By Lanny Fuller
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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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The 100 Greatest Comedies of All Time, According to the BBC

We tried our hand at putting together a best comedies list. While we stand by our selections, we have to admit BBC Culture did a fine job with their Top 100, though their's does skew a bit older. After surveying 253 film critics, they compiled their findings into one master…

By Mike Newman
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The Worst Town in America to Live in if You Love Craft Beer

To give you an idea of how rapidly craft beer has expanded in this country, consider that after Prohibition ended, it took 88 years for America to reach 1,000 breweries again. That's almost a century. After that, it took only another 15 to hit 2,000 breweries, which we did in 2011. Today, less than…

By Mike Newman
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Fashion
Ministry of Supply Made the Perfect Work Polo (Again)

The new Ministry of Supply Apollo 3 Polo combines NASA-engineered Phase Change Materials and a piqué knit fabric structure to create a hyper-breathable, core-regulating shirt with a modern fit that will move you throughout the day--without having to worry about your collar because the Apollo 3 Polo has collar stays…

By Cooper Fleishman
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ICON’s Next Release Isn’t a 4×4; It’s a Watch

If you're an avid Cool Material reader, you've no-doubt stumble upon a handful of Jonathan Ward's creations. Every single one of his creations has been a lust-worthy truck built under the ICON 4x4 label. Well, until now. ICON's next release won't take you from point A to point B, but it will help you…

By Mike Newman
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Driveshare Lets You Rent Dream Cars

Classic car insurance company Hagerty is taking their experience with drool-worthy automobiles to the next level with DriveShare, a service that lets you rent dream cars by the day in locations all across the United States. We've done luxury or classic car rentals on trips before, but the experience and…

By Cooper Fleishman
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