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America’s Most Historic Golf Trip

Williamsburg pairs championship courses with centuries of American history, making for one memorable long weekend.

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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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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

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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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The 6 Best Telescopes for Budding Astronomers

If you're looking to follow in the footsteps of Galileo or Copernicus on a journey to unlock the wonders of the universe, you're going to need a telescope. There are almost fifty different kinds of optical telescopes, but they can all be broken into three primary categories based on their…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Duke Cannon Cold Shower Soap Cubes

Duke Cannon has been making the manliest of soaps for a while now, but these Duke Cannon Cold Shower Soap Cubes are something all together different. "While paving asphalt in the South Texas heat, Duke Cannon longs for two things: a cold beverage and a blast chiller of shower." Duke…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Gear
Herschel Supply Co. Military Surplus Collection

For Fall 2016, Herschel Supply Co. took a decidedly different approach with the Herschel Supply Co. Surplus Collection. In contrast to their normal m.o. of bright, contrasting colors and colorful details, Herschel opted for individual camouflage tones for this collection inspired by U.S. infantry supplies from the late 60s. Whether…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
The 10 Best New Things on Netflix in October

October is going to be a bittersweet month for Netflix. Subscribers are getting a ton of fun new programming, but we’d be lying if we told you not to prepare for some pretty staggering losses. We’re losing the entire Back To The Future franchise, along with The Exorcist, Congo, The…

By Mike Newman
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Transportation
Honda Civic Type R Prototype

Based off the recently unveiled Honda Civic Hatchback, the Civic Type R prototype, which is being shown off at the Paris Motor Show right now, is a straight stunner. Okay, we don't know what's under the hood, but this is some serious eye candy from Honda. Best of all, it's a Civic Type…

By Mike Newman
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