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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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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

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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Xbox Design Lab Will Let You Design Your Own Controller

Microsoft finally heard everyone that wanted something a little more personalized when it came to their controllers by launching the Xbox Design Lab to let you create something completely unique from over 8 million possible color combinations. Get the bright orange D-pad, gray shoulder triggers, navy analog joysticks and black…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Gear
Railroad Spike Bottle Opener

The best bottle openers don’t just open bottles; they start conversations. Handmade using real antique steel railroad spikes, this Railroad Spike Bottle Opener from Muirwood Reclamations is sure to get the conversation going. Each individual opener is hand drilled and cut, and features a beautiful leather lanyard. Additionally, each opener…

By Maxwell Barna
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Fashion
The 7 Best Sneaker Brands You’ve Never Heard Of

Each and every one of us has brands that we like to stay loyal to. Whether that’s ketchup, cola, beer, cars, burgers or sneakers, we all know instantly which brand we’ll reach for when faced with a choice. But as the age-old saying goes, “variety is the spice of life.”…

By Matthew Pike
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Fashion
The Minimalist Watch From Original Grain Is Handcrafted With Exotic Hardwood

Boasting the world's thinnest handcrafted wood bezel, The Minimalist watch captures the same spirit of the outdoors that inspired the creation of Original Grain in 2013 and propelled them to Kickstarter stardom. Crafted with sustainably sourced exotic hardwoods from around the world, The Minimalist watch is available in five unique styles.…

By Mike Newman
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Gear
Yeti Rambler Bottles

Built with the same legendary insulating power that made Rambler Tumblers one of the best lowball glasses out there, Yeti's Rambler Bottles are designed to keep your hot beverages hot and your cold beverages cold wherever and whenever you want them. Made with durable kitchen-grade 18/8 stainless and featuring a…

By Cooper Fleishman
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