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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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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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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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America’s Most Historic Golf Trip

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How This Cryptic Vinegar Estate in Germany Sparked My Cocktail Shrub Era

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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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DSPTCH x Equinox Special Edition Gym/Work Pack

DSPTCH makes everything from heavy duty camera straps and collaborative watches, but their bags, like this latest special edition collaboration with Equinox, have always been some of our favorite pieces. The DSPTCH x Equinox Special Edition Gym/Work Pack takes all the functionality and style of the Gym/Work Pack that's already…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The 10 Best Rums You’ve Never Heard Of

Rum is synonymous with the Caribbean, but the islands aren’t the only producers in the game. Distillers around the world are creating sugar-based spirits with fantastic results. With unique water sources, weather, and spices, there are plenty of new flavors waiting to be discovered. You might not even know these…

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Samsung Gear IconX Fitness Tracking Earbuds

Meet your newest must-have workout accessory. The new Samsung Gear IconX earbuds do so much more than deliver tunes while you throw around weights. Not only do they pump music into your ear canals, but they offer real-time, in-ear feedback on your performance. That's right, these aren't just earbuds; they're…

By Mike Newman
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9 Bizarre Effects of Prohibition

When the 18th Amendment and the Volstead Act were put into place, clearly someone had to see there would be more than a few unintended consequences. Some of the effects are well-documented, like the rise of organized crime, others are not. Here are a few of the odd and surprising…

By Mike Newman
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ICON 1000’s Triumph Dromedarii Is Built for the Apocalypse

ICON 1000--the Portland-based maker of some of the finest motorcycle riding apparel and badass bikes out there—turned a 2011 Triumph Tiger 800XC into an apocalypse-taming steed named Dromedarii. The aptly named bike (Dromedarii is also the name of the camel riding auxiliary forces used in the Late Roman Empire where…

By Cooper Fleishman
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