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The Iconic REEF Fanning Sandal Just Hit Legal Drinking Age

Four new models join the family of clever, beach-bum approved sandals featuring a bottle opener in the sole

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The Golf Round That Built a Bourbon Empire
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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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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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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

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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Skip the Collar, Keep the Style With Ministry of Supply’s Daystarter Band Collar Shirt

With a versatile banded design, Ministry of Supply's new Daystarter Dress Shirt offers a clean, simple silhouette. And while it looks great, it performs just as well. It offers underarm ventilation so you stay cool and free of sweat stains and the inside boasts a brushed finish that delivers a…

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Own a House Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright

A few miles outside of downtown Minneapolis, set on almost four acres at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac, you'll find the Frank Lloyd Wright designed home at 2206 Parklands Lane. The house was built in 1960 and has just over 2,500 square feet with three bedrooms and two bathrooms…

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You Can Rent These Incredible Camerpvans

Interested in living the #vanlife without the commitment of building a full rig, quitting your job and living off the grid full time? Denver-based Native Campervans is a campervan rental company that will literally let you rent #vanlife. With two different van options in the lineup—Biggie and Smalls—Native Campervans is…

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The 10 Movies That Inspire Anthony Bourdain

When it comes to men we admire, there aren't many guys higher up than Anthony Bourdain. He's a great role model, overcoming drug addiction and his own personal demons to have one of the most successful culinary careers in modern history. If we're ever feeling doubtful, there's a plethora of…

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Bridgestone Airless Bicycle Tires

Every bicycle has some kind of spokes in the wheel and it was generally understood that they stopped at the tires. Now, to create their air-free tires, Japanese company Bridgestone has extended the spoke concept to include the tires as well. Using their patented air-free concept, something the company originally…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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