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Summer’s Best Watches Under $1,500

Summer calls for lighter materials, brighter colors, and watches that can go from the beach to dinner without missing a beat.

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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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Travel
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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Feeling the Burn

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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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Snow Peak Collapsible Field Oven

The latest add-on accessory release to the popular Snow Peak Pack & Carry Fireplace is the Field Oven which lets you cook pizza, bake bread and even prepare a pie outdoors. The collapsible Field Oven stores easily and includes an oven unit, oven rack, ceramic pizza stove, lifter, pizza stone…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Videos
Iris Skateboards Makes New Things out of Old Decks

Jerry McNamara from Corda Film teamed up with George Rocha of Iris Skateboards to create this short documentary film called "Day by Day." The short is a behind-the-scenes look at the life, shop and functional process of Rocha, who is best known for turning used skateboard decks into new functional objects…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
What to Watch This Weekend

With cable, Netflix, and internet options, finding the best thing to watch during your downtime is difficult. Instead of flipping through menus all weekend and settling on nothing, turn to What to Watch This Weekend, a series in which we give you our pick for the best new show or…

By Mike Newman
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Transportation
The Capuchin Bicycle Is a Cross Between a Scooter and a Mountain Bike

Monkey Faction's Capuchin Bicycle combines the best parts of the mountain bike with a scooter to create a hybrid design that's comfortable, easy to ride and unlike anything else on the bike path. Their proprietary Scooter Saddle System gives you a flat seat for a flexible riding position that's comfortable all…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Food
Ben & Jerry’s Is Making Their Own Klondike Bars

Gourmet ice cream lovers looking for the convenience of a hand held option rejoice. Ben & Jerry's is making their own version of a Klondike bar. Dubbed "Pint Slices," each individually-wrapped treat will feature one of Ben & Jerry's staple flavors dipped in chocolate and ready for consumption on the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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