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The Summer Edit: 10 Pieces That Make Getting Dressed Ridiculously Easy

The smartest summer wardrobes aren't the biggest ones. They're the ones where every piece works with every other piece.

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The Golf Round That Built a Bourbon Empire
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The Luxury Lover’s Guide to Puerto Vallarta
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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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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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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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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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Urban Motor “Easy Like Sunday Morning” Motorcycle

Urban Motor, a Berlin-based bike shop that produces some seriously excellent rides, is creating something completely unique for this year's Glemseck 101 race in Leonberg, Germany. The race already brings out some of the best and brightest in the world of custom bikes, but Urban Motor's "Easy Like Sunday Morning"…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
T1.1 Watch

LTHR Supply has been drawing inspiration from the rugged, enduring spirit of New England for a while, but the T1.1 Watch might be our favorite creation of theirs yet. Swiss-made, five-jewel, Ronda 763 movement. Scratch-resistant, anti-glare sapphire crystal. Contrasting stainless case, face and leather strap. Unconventional, digital style, single line…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
The 10 Best New Things on Netflix This Month

September is another great month for Netflix subscribers. The world’s preeminent streaming service is easing up on the original feature films and heavy-hitter series this month (you've got Luke Cage, but we're skeptical after the trailer), but there are some real classics, some solid original programming, and a few promising…

By Maxwell Barna
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Garmin VIRB Ultra 30 Action Camera

Competition is a good thing. When a worthy challenger arises, it forces the old guard to up its game. If you believe this, stay tuned for some seriously awesome GoPro cameras. The Garmin VIRB Ultra 30 is one of the first truly worthy adversaries to the first name in action cameras.…

By Mike Newman
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The Most Unique End-of-Summer Parties You Need to Attend

Few of us have summer vacation anymore, at least the way we used to in school, but there’s still that melancholy feeling towards the end of August, beginning of September and if you’re not careful, you’ll find yourself extending that dog day feeling all the way through to Labor Day.…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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