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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 best outdoor portable speakers for beach trips, lake weekends, backyard hangs, and every adventure that calls for a little music.

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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 Story You’ll Tell When Someone Compliments Your Shirt

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Helicopter Glamping Is Now a Thing in Scotland

Pack your bags and book your airfare because Helicopter Glamping is now a thing in Scotland. On the Mains Farm Wigwams' Campsite in the Carse of Stirling you'll find a decommissioned Royal Navy Sea King helicopter that was picked up at auction by one enterprising couple and turned into an…

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Best Board Shorts for Your End-of-Summer Vacation

It's hot as hell outside. It's next to unbearable in the office even with the air-conditioning on full blast. Turn off your notifications. Disable your e-mail or set an out-of-office response. Pack up the family and the essentials to head out for a last minute, end of season vacation in…

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A Few Days with Altos Tequila, from Arandas to Mexico City

The minute we got the itinerary for our trip to Mexico with the folks from Altos Tequila, we knew it was going to be memorable. Three days, from Arandas (North, in Jalisco) to Mexico City, with a bunch of fun stuff packed in between. We’d be hitting one of Mexico…

By Maxwell Barna
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Elevate Your S’mores With the Grubstick S’more Kit

Grubstick, described as the "world's first telescoping roasting stick," is a patented stick with an extending arm that's going to elevate your s'mores. The various iterations of the Grubstick S'more Kit contain the extending handle and a collection of attachable devices suitable for cooking everything from s'mores and dogs to…

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Animated Vintage Book Covers

German artist and animator Henning M. Lederer just released another collection of 36 animated vintage book covers that are trippy as hell. The collection of books he animated runs the gamut in terms of discipline, but most of them focus on educational texts. Chemical Calculations. The New Technology and Human Values.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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