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5 Host Gifts That Will Get You Invited Back

5 Host Gifts That Will Get You Invited Back

Hosting is a laborious and often thankless task. Be a better house guest with one of these gifts that go beyond the cliché bottle of wine.

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The Case for Nashville as Your Next Golf Getaway
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The Summer Edit: 10 Pieces That Make Getting Dressed Ridiculously Easy
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The $1,200 Sneaker Giveaway ​

Win a pair of handcrafted Crown Northampton Yardley GAT sneakers, a matching cardholder, and a handmade shoe tree.

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What I'm buying, wearing, and using, this week.

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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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The $1,200 Sneaker Giveaway ​

Win a pair of handcrafted Crown Northampton Yardley GAT sneakers, a matching cardholder, and a handmade shoe tree.

The Cool Shop
The Cool Shop
What We're Buying
The Cool Shop

What I'm buying, wearing, and using, this week.

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What We're Buying
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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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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Wild Turkey’s New ‘Cheesy Gold Foil’ Release Is a Tribute To a Collector’s Classic

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‘Master of None’ Season 2 Trailer

When we last saw Dev Shah (Aziz Ansari), he had grown tired of his life in New York and decided to take his talents to Italy to learn to make pasta. Now we have our first look at what the second season of Master of None, the Netflix series from Ansari…

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The Many Uses of Hudsalve, the Swedish Military’s Answer to a Million Problems

In the mid-1900s, soldiers in the Swedish military were in need of something to help soothe and heal blisters on their feet along with various nicks and cuts. In response, the military contracted their pharmacy to come up with a product to meet the soldiers' needs. The pharmacy created Hudsalve ("Skin Ointment"), an anhydrous…

By Mike Newman
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Honda 150SS Concept

Recently unveiled at the Bangkok Motor Show, Honda's latest concept bike is equal parts sporty, stylish and futuristic. The Honda 150SS Racer Concept motorcyle looks like the result of a long, passionate weekend between a futuristic BMW i8 and a converted cafe racer / streetfighter hybrid. In other words, the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Ti Pocket Pro Expands to Accept Over 80 Different Refills

Big Idea Design continues their trend of innovation in the EDC pen game with the new Ti Pocket Pro pen. They've released quite a few fantastic pens over the years—many of which we still use on a regular basis—but nothing quite like this, because the Ti Pocket Pro pen expands…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Wear the Kapten & Son Midnight Mesh Watch with Any Outfit

There aren't many outfits an all black watch wouldn't go well with. Suits of any color, at tux, shorts and a t-shirt, the ragged scraps of an international vagabond. They all get classed up with a bit of matte black. It's why the Midnight Mesh watch from Kapten & Son…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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