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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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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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Classified Moto ‘Frank’ Motorcycle

Richmond-based bike shop Classified Moto knows a thing or two about creating some off the wall bikes that are as interesting and functional as they are unique and fun to ride. Exhibit A) Daryl's bike from The Walking Dead. Exhibit B) The Big Wheel Motorcycle. And now, the 2007 Triumph Speed…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
John Mayer’s Unofficial Nike Collaboration

Say what you will about John Mayer, but the musical virtuoso is as equally obsessed with streetwear as he is with guitar. In a recent interview with GQ he went through a pretty comprehensive list of his current favorites, along with dropping the bomb that he was going to hijack…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Gear
Rimowa Is Adding Digital Luggage Tags to Their Suitcases

From photographers traveling the world with expensive shooting kits to people who want a next level amount of protection, Rimowa makes what many consider to be the best luggage on the planet. While everyone else is upgrading their bags with batteries, scooter functionality and sliding doors, Rimowa is adding digital…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Mercedes-Benz E-Class All-Terrain 4×4² Concept

Leave it to the madmen at Mercedes to take an E-Class wagon and turn it into a badass all-terrain 4x4 beast. The Mercedes-Benz E-Class All-Terrain 4x4² Concept started as a standard E-Class All-Terrain that evolved into what you see here when one particular engineer, Jürgen Eberle, decided to upgrade the existing wagon…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Phoozy Protects Your Phone with Rocket Science

When you head to the beach or the pool you protect yourself with sunscreen, and the same goes for warmer layers on the slopes or the cold. Now you can make sure the computer in your pocket is as safe as you are. Phoozy is the "world's first thermal capsule for…

By Cooper Fleishman
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