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How Bartenders Around the US Are Using Fermentation in Cocktails

The new cocktail trend is inspired by a centuries old tradition.

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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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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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The Handsome Fan’s Style Guide to the NBA Finals

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The Best Wheated Bourbons That Aren’t Pappy Van Winkle

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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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50 Books Every Man Should Read Before He’s 50

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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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150 Years of Bulova: The Watch Documentary You Didn’t Know You Needed

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Hodor Teams Up With KFC for a Clever Commercial

Hodor's death was easily one of the most emotional moments in the entire Game of Thrones cannon. Now KFC wants you to relive that horror over a bucket of chicken. To be fair, this commercial is pretty damn great. It features Kristian Nairn, the actor who played Hodor, working at a…

By Mike Newman
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Travel
Stay in Pablo Escobar’s Former Mansion

Situated in Tulum on the edge of the Yucatan Peninsula you'll find Casa Malca, a thirty-five room resort that locals swear was built by notorious drug kingpin Pablo Escobar in the '80s. As much as we'd enjoy a stay in Pablo Escobar's former mansion, that's not even the biggest selling…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The New Porsche 911 GT2 RS Is the Most Powerful 911 Ever

With Porsche hinting that it could lap the Nurburgring in under seven minutes, it's no surprise that the new Porsche 911 GT2 RS is the most powerful 911 ever produced. How? A 3.8-liter six-cylinder twin-turbo engine that develops 700 horsepower, hits 60 from a stop in 2.7 seconds and has…

By Cooper Fleishman
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NES Inspired Nintendo Switch Joy Con Classic

In what might be the most predictable third party product ever conceived, Colorware has started making Joy Con controllers in the classic NES style. The Switch's Joy Con controllers adopt the style pretty well, possibly better than any other time this has been attempted. The console's controllers already bore a…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Bólido Watch

Dreamed up by two Ventura Watch Company alums (founder Pierre Nobs and award-winning designer Simon Husslein), the Bólido Watch is a timepiece of Swiss integrity, build quality and performance without the price tag normally associated with Swiss Made. The uniquely asymmetrical design that was a bit of a Venture hallmark back…

By Cooper Fleishman
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