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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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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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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

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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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IKEA Made Dinnerware Perfect for Lounging

Over the years, IKEA has created quite a few innovative designs that improved on existing products or thinking. The new IKEA PS 2017 bowl and plate might take top honors because they're perfect for lounging. The plate and bowl were created by multi-disciplinary designer Maja Ganszyniec with "high edges so…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Aer Just Launched an All-New Active Collection

Aer is probably best known for their incredibly designed, well built and versatile Fit Pack. In addition to making one of our favorite summer backpacks, the brand makes quite a few other useful bags. All our favorites are getting upgrades because Aer is launching an all-new Active Collection. The new…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Yaket Ice Pack

Our love for great beer is the reason we launched Hoppist and churned out articles like this. It's also the reason we've hit plenty of can releases far from home and dealt with the annoyance of keeping a few cans cold for an extended period of time. The Yaket Ice pack…

By Mike Newman
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The 10 Best New Things Coming to Netflix This Month

August can be one of the dullest months of the year. Summer is on its way out, everybody has barbecued beyond their heart’s content, and we’re all ready to set our sights on the crisp relief of fall. Worst of all, pretty much nothing good is on TV. That is,…

By Maxwell Barna
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The 7 Best Titles Coming to Amazon Prime This Month

August is a pretty boring month for TV, generally. Summer is practically over, school is going back into session, and nothing good comes on until the fall. In fact, the only thing we can think of that might keep things interesting in August is the McGregor-Mayweather fight. That is, unless…

By Maxwell Barna
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