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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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Hikers Can Sleep in These Restored Fire Lookouts

High above the forests across America there are special lookout towers that were constructed by the Civil Conservation Corps after the Great Fire of 1910 as an early warning system in an age before radios, aircraft and GPS. The lookouts are no longer used for their original purposes, but a…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
Daft Punk Is Launching a Pop-Up Shop in LA This Weekend

The one and only Daft Punk is launching a pop-up shop in LA to coincide with their performance with The Weeknd at the Grammy Awards. The first ever Daft Punk pop-up will be located across from Maxfield's main location at 8818 Melrose Ave. in West Hollywood and will be open…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Gear
J.L. Lawson Tempus Spin Coin

From fun tops to ingenious key carrying devices, J.L. Lawson makes some of the coolest pieces of EDC gear that you didn't know you had to have in your collection. After the success of the True North Spin Coin, they set out to create another coin that would decide that…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Tech
AIAIAI Will Build You the Perfect Headphones for Your Favorite Music

With over 1,000 possible configurations, AIAIAI Modular TMA-2 headphones offer a fantastic listening experience in both wired and wireless options. Now, AIAIAI has launched a new service called TMA-2 Discovery that will build your perfect headphones based on your listening preferences. Powered by Spotify & Moodagent, TMA-2 Discovery syncs up with…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
11 New Books You Should Read

There are always new books being published, but not all of them are going to be something worth reading or right for most guys. We have a few standing recommendations for what every guy should read, but we also like to sort through the new stuff to see what might…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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