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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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Bugatti Chiron Baja Racer

Bugattis and dirt are often a bad combo. Someone who owns one of the luxurious sports cars also probably owns a collection of car care products they put to good use on weekends. That's why it's so interesting to see this concept from Javier Oquendo, a graphic designer from Venezuela.…

By Mike Newman
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Black Insomnia Black Hydro Caffeine & Electrolyte Drink

A cup of hot coffee isn't exactly the best post-workout drink. Still, after a gym session you might be pretty beat and in need of a caffeine infusion. The solution? Black Insomnia Black Hydro drink. The mineral water is infused with caffeine so you can hydrate and get a spark…

By Mike Newman
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NASA Is Hiring Someone to Protect Earth From Aliens

Want to do your planet a solid? NASA is currently looking for a Planetary Protection Officer, someone to safeguard our space rock from alien lifeforms, and they want to pay said person anywhere from $124,406 to $187,000 to do it. No this is not a joke. Okay, so you aren't…

By Mike Newman
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10and2 Car Prints

Matthew Hoss is a designer, photographer and product developer with quite an interesting profile. Case in point—10and2 Car Prints. The gorgeous collection of original illustrations includes everything from the Audi Livery "Vanagon" and the Mercedes "2 Door G" to the Lamborghini "LP - 400" and the Porsche "Rally Cayman." With…

By Cooper Fleishman
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National Geographic’s Travel Photo of the Year

We've seen and talked about plenty of incredibly impressive pictures that have combined fair amounts of skill, gear and even some luck to create noteworthy shots for the portfolio or Instagram. None of those Instagrammed location shots are as impressive as the 2017 National Geographic Travel Photographer Grand Prize Winner.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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