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The American Watchmaker Rebuilding a Lost Craft

Weiss Watch Co. is doing things a bit (or quite a lot) differently with its remarkable USA-made timepieces.

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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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Bring the Soundtrack With You This Summer

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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 Story You’ll Tell When Someone Compliments Your Shirt

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50 Books Every Man Should Read Before He’s 50

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‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’ Red Band Trailer

Trailers will get the Red Band treatment if even one four-letter word slips from a character's mouth. Not here. This trailer for The Hitman's Bodyguard, an upcoming film starring Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson, got slapped with a Red Band label because, well, just click Play. If we had to…

By Mike Newman
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The 15 Best Tactical Pens for Your EDC

Like its Kubotan cousin that was developed in the late 60s, the tactical pen is a self-defense weapon. Unlike the Kubotan though, the tactical pen does double duty as a self defense weapon and a traditional writing instrument, which is why one is perfect for your everyday carry. Cold Steel…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Jack Mason is Adding an Automatic Dive Watch to Their Catalog

Jack Mason is a well known name in the watch making business and have been since their start in 2013. In those four years, they never offered a dive watch, something their customers have been asking for almost since day 1. But now they're remedying that with the JM-D103. It's…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Freespirit Recreation Journey Basecamp Trailer

Bend, Oregon-based Freespirit Recreation was founded by the same guy responsible for one of the largest rooftop tent companies as a standalone alternative to the traditional rooftop tent. The Freespirit Recreation Journey Basecamp Trailer blends a lifetime of quality tent-building experience with an expedition-ready trailer that's both lightweight and capable…

By Cooper Fleishman
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‘The Wizard of Lies’ Stars Robert de Niro as Bernie Madoff

HBO just dropped the official trailer for The Wizard of Lies, an upcoming film starring Robert de Niro as Bernie Madoff and Michelle Pfeiffer as his wife, Ruth Madoff. The Barry Levinson-directed film focuses on the Madoff-perpetrated Ponzi scheme that resulted in a fleecing to the tune of $50 billion…

By Cooper Fleishman
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