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The Nike Chapter of My Summer Story

The swim shorts, half-zip, and retro runners that became the 20% of my summer wardrobe doing 80% of the work.

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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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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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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

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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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You Could Run a Race In Ministry of Supply’s Aviator 2 Suit

When the first man to own a business suit tossed it on, he probably didn't think, "Perfect, now I'm ready for a run." Suits, for most of history, have restricted movement. That's not the case with Ministry of Supply's Aviator 2. By utilizing 4-way stretch and a breathable knit, the jacket and pants were designed…

By Mike Newman
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Food
There’s a ‘Breaking Bad’ Coffee Shop Coming to Brooklyn

Deniz Kosan is a Breaking Bad fan with a love for a vice a tad less harmful than meth: coffee. By blending those two things together, we get Walter's, a Breaking Bad-inspired coffee shop set to open in Brooklyn. With baristas decked out in full hazmat suits, beakers and equipment strewn about, and…

By Mike Newman
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8 YouTube Accounts That Will Teach You How to Fight

If you plan on watching a few YouTube videos and running your mouth like Conor McGregor, don't expect to be able to back it up like him. Unless you invest in some [good] training, you won't exactly be floating like a butterfly and stinging like a bee. That said, taking…

By Mike Newman
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Gear
SOG MacV Multi-Tool

SOG, named after the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam - Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG), decided to tap into their heritage and design their latest tool to resemble the skull from the MACV-SOG group they're named after. The skull tool is made of durable 3Cr13 stainless and packs a dozen features…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Revival BMW Landspeeder

Having gone last year, we highly recommend making your way to Austin for The Handbuilt Motorcycle Show in April. If you need more to entice you to book a ticket, consider this BMW Landspeeder from Revival, which will be making its one and only appearance at the show. Stealing stylistic ideas…

By Mike Newman
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