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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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Your One-Bag Weekend Getaway Packing Guide

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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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The Anti-Algorithm Guide to Discovering New 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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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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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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‘Bodied’ Is Eminem’s Movie About Battle Rap

Eminem's cinematic career isn't long and he has far more credits for TV performances and music videos than actual films, but 8 Mile proved the guy knows his way around the medium. Bodied looks to be his next foray into film, with him acting as a producer for the movie,…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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ESPNU Is Becoming ESPN8 ‘The Ocho’ for One Day

In case you haven't brushed up on your Dodgeball recently, ESPN8 "The Ocho" is the sports network "bringing you the finest in seldom seen sports." On August 8 (more appropriately, 8/8, or next Tuesday if you don't feel like looking at a calendar) ESPN is bringing the fictional network to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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What to Watch This Weekend: Icarus

With cable, Netflix, and internet options, finding the best thing to watch during your downtime is difficult. Instead of flipping through menus all weekend and settling on nothing, turn to What to Watch This Weekend, a series in which we give you our pick for the best new show or…

By Mike Newman
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Tyler, the Creator x Converse One Star Sneakers

The music that Tyler, the Creator makes isn't for everyone, but his sneaker collaboration with Converse will appeal to almost anyone with at least a passing interest in the intersection of fashion and music. The Tyler, the Creator x Converse One Star—aka the Golf Le Fleur One Star—combines the world…

By Cooper Fleishman
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‘Playboy: The Complete Centerfolds, 1953-2016’

Playboy is giving a gift to all the people who pretend to read their magazine for the articles with Playboy: The Complete Centerfolds, 1953-2016. The "voluptuous new edition" (their words) celebrates every single nude centerfold from Marilyn Monroe to Kristy Garett, the final nude Playmate to appear in Playboy, in February…

By Cooper Fleishman
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