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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

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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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Coldsmoke MA-1 Bomber Jacket

It's the time of the year when you don't need a puffy down jacket, but a thin windbreaker won't cut it. The bomber jacket is the stylish medium, and this new MA-1 from Coldsmoke is seriously sharp contender for your closet space. The Coldsmoke MA-1 takes all the iconic MA-1 staples—intermediate…

By Mike Newman
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MAG-LEV Is the First Levitating Turntable

If you'd like to bring a little sorcery to your vinyl experience, consider making the MAG-LEV your new deck. The world's first levitating turntable features a platter that spins in midair. While that's a neat trick, and the reason you'd probably back the Kickstarter project, you'd also be getting just a…

By Mike Newman
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10 Binge-Worthy British Shows to Watch on Netflix

An easy comparison between television in the U.S. and the U.K. is what we saw in The Office. Similar cast and plot lines, but distinct brands of humor and writing. While the U.S. has some tremendously good programming, it’s never too early (or late) to give the Brits a chance…

By Maxwell Barna
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Inside The Most Imaginative Cocktail Competition

For the last ten years, the United States Bartenders Guild held its Most Imaginative Bartender Competition in Las Vegas. Presented by Bombay Sapphire, the event is one of the longest running cocktail competitions. “The program was created 10 years ago with one focus: showcase the artistic talents of bartenders on…

By Christopher Osburn
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Bengala Ferrari F12 Caballería

With a sticker price of $320k, you know the Ferrari F12 is decked to the nines. While that's true, Bengala, a Spanish automotive design shop, saw the 731-horsepower beast and thought, "Hmm, we can do more." And that's just what they did. The most noticeable difference from the original Italian pavement-shredder…

By Mike Newman
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