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The Nike Chapter of My Summer Story

The swim shorts, half-zip, and retro runners that became the 20% of my summer wardrobe doing 80% of the work.

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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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America’s Most Historic Golf Trip

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Summer’s Best Watches Under $1,500

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The Luxury Lover’s Guide to Puerto Vallarta

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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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How This Cryptic Vinegar Estate in Germany Sparked My Cocktail Shrub Era

Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide

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The American Watchmaker Rebuilding a Lost Craft

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A Pilgrimage to Italy’s Iconic Superbikes and Supercars in Emilia-Romagna

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The Italian Art of Dressing Well in the Heat

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The Sunglasses You Should Be Wearing This Summer, According to An Expert

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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…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Features
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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Gear
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…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Videos
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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Food
Get Paid to Drink Whisky and Travel the World

Grant's Whisky is looking for a global brand ambassador, which is a fancy way of saying they're looking for someone who will travel the world convincing people to drink their whisky. Which means the traveler is also going to be drinking a lot of whisky. The application process has three…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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