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This 114-Mile Bike Route Is One of the Best Ways to See Washington

This 114-Mile Bike Route Is One of the Best Ways to See Washington

A three-day ride along former railways takes you through the Cascades and all the way into Seattle.

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The Case for Nashville as Your Next Golf Getaway
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Puerto Vallarta Beyond the Beach: A Journey Through Art & Culture
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Black Book: 14 Products Our Editors Loved in July 2026

The products our editors have been obsessed with in July 2026.

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7 Essentials from Filson’s Warm-Weather Shop
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The Anti-Algorithm Guide to Discovering New Music
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Black Book: 14 Products Our Editors Loved in July 2026

The products our editors have been obsessed with in July 2026.

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7 Essentials from Filson’s Warm-Weather Shop

For the beach, the lake, the trail, and wherever you like disappearing to on summer weekends.

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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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America’s Most Historic Golf Trip

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The Summer Edit: 10 Pieces That Make Getting Dressed Ridiculously Easy

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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
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The Luxury Lover’s Guide to Puerto Vallarta

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The Nike Chapter of My Summer Story

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The Hotel Redefining Charleston Charm

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The McBoombox Is a Drink Tray Speaker

When most people are done with their McDonald’s disposable drink trays they just toss them in the recycling because they’ve served their purpose. But what if they had an alternative use, like a second life as a speaker? The McBoombox is a drink tray speaker built into the bottom of…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Gemma Observatory

Anmahian Winton Architects is a Cambridge-based architecture firm with work all over the world that focuses on collaboration, innovation and sustainable design. More importantly, as is evidenced by the Gemma Observatory, their works are beautiful, functional, interesting and award-winning. The Gemma Observatory by Anmahian Winton Architects is a private astronomical…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The U.S. Navy 3D-Printed a Sub

The U.S. Departments of Energy and Defense, in conjunction with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 3D-printed the Optionally Manned Technology Demonstrator (OMTD) in just four weeks using the lab's Big Area Additive Manufacturing machine. The final product is thirty feet long, four and a half feet in diameter and was built…

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8 Pairs of Slippers that Don’t Look Like Your Grandfather’s

Household footwear can be a tricky prospect. Some houses make you take your shoes off, some look at you weird if you do, and others have people wandering around in whatever they want. Whatever you choose is fine, but everything comes with its own pros and cons. You could be…

By Maxwell Barna
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Retro Technology LEGO Kits

The great thing about LEGO is you can build anything you want. What they don't tell you about that, however, is most of the things you want to build don't come with guide books.  But the LEGO community often takes it upon itself to create its own guide books. Take…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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