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Bring the Soundtrack With You This Summer

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This Land Rover Defender Is Inspired by NASCAR

Land Rover Defenders are supposed to be vehicles you can take anywhere, but what about whipping them through countless left turns or flogging them past 200mph? Yasid Design dreamed up a Land Rover Defender rendering inspired by NASCAR that looks so good it seems like something the British behemoth should…

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Volata Bicycles Have a Built-In Computer

Conceived of by an automotive engineer in California and a bicycle designer in Milan, Volata Bicycles combine the best high tech features that Silicon Valley has to offer with the best high end design out of Italy. Each Volata bicycle is as smart as it is functional and gorgeous thanks…

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These New Balance Sneakers are Inspired by the Moon Landing

July 20th of this year marks the 47th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 mission, and J.Crew is commemorating it with a special Moonshot edition of the New Balance 997 sneaker. Decked out in off-white and blue suede with pops of white leather, blue leather and mesh, this 997 collaboration…

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What Your Girlfriend Wants You to Wear This Summer: Work

Summer is a stylistic balancing act. You want to look good (obviously) but you also want to feel good, and that can be tough when temps approach triple digits. Since heavy layering is out of the question, each individual piece you choose becomes even more important. Luckily, we turned to…

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Death Machines of London Built a Bike in Honor of Hunter S. Thompson

Built as an homage to Hunter S. Thompson, Death Machines of London's (DMOL) new UYC bike (that's Up Yours Copper, in case you were curious) is a testament to what can be accomplished when blood, sweat, tears, time and cost are less important to a maker than creating a masterful…

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