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I Took This Backpack on a Solo Trip and Haven’t Stopped Using It Since

What started as a backpack for a solo trip to Lisbon quickly became my favorite carry-on, weekend bag, and daily companion.

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The Golf Round That Built a Bourbon Empire
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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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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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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

50 Books Every Man Should Read Before He’s 50
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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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I Went Down a Nixon Watch Rabbit Hole. Here Are the 4 Most Surprising Details I Found

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SHTF’s Monthly Gear Box Is for Survival Preppers

Thinking of all the survival gear you might need in an emergency is tough. Hell, we haven't taken a trip where we haven't forgotten a toothbrush, phone charger, or something more important. Let SHTF handle it all for you. The SHTF Mystery Gear Box is a monthly subscription that delivers…

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Residence VDB Has Its Own Underground Lair

On the short of Belgium's Leie river you'll find Residence VDB, an opulent, absurd and downright breathtaking mansion that would be at home on the cover of any established architecture magazine while still being crazy enough to be featured on MTV Cribs. Designed by Govaert & Vanhoutte Architects, Residence VDB effortlessly…

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What Your Girlfriend Wants You to Wear

A large part of the reason we try to look good is to impress the fairer sex. So it couldn’t hurt every once in a while to get a woman’s perspective on the clothing and accessories she’d prefer. We turned to our friends at Style Girlfriend to do just that. Here…

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Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 2017 Recon Edition

Fresh for 2017 is a new special edition Jeep Wrangler Rubicon with even more off-road capability. Dubbed the Recon Edition, this Jeep Wrangler's trail performance is even better thanks to a front axle upgrade (Dana 44 with heavy-duty end forgings and strengthened axle tubes), enhanced off-road rock rails and heavy-duty…

By Cooper Fleishman
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“Stranger Things” Season 2 Super Bowl Trailer

When the first season of Stranger Things came out, it dominated our office talk for a good long while.  Most of us binged it in about three days, then spent multiple weeks talking amongst ourselves about our favorite characters, theories, and episodes while trying to get the few stubborn holdouts to just…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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