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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
By Lanny Fuller
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Travel
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
Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
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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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The Sunglasses You Should Be Wearing This Summer, According to An Expert

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Squarespace Makes Creating a Professional Website Easy

Make 2016 the year you finally turn that website idea into reality. Don't worry, you don't need coding classes or boring textbooks. Squarespace is the website publishing platform that allows anyone to easily create beautiful websites, blogs, portfolios, and e-commerce stores without touching a line of code. Not only that, you'll get a…

By Mike Newman
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Tech
The World’s Smallest Video Drone

If you Google "world's smallest drone" you'll find a bunch of information about Axis Drones absurdly tiny AERIUS quadcopter (along with some clear knockoffs). It's shorter than a quarter on its side, docks in the controller and is absurdly fun to fly--even in an office. The one thing it doesn't…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
MoonWalker Sneakers Let You Feel Like You’re Walking on the Moon

Hoverboard? Pssh, that's so 2015. For 2016, it's all about sort of hovering. That's what these 20:16 MoonWalker shoes claim they can do. Thanks to two layers within the shoe that holster powerful N45 magnets that repel each other, the futuristic sneakers give you the sensation of walking on the moon—or so…

By Mike Newman
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Gear
Passback Football

Whether you're a QB hoping for a D1 offer, a college gunslinger working in the offseason, or just the Aaron Rodgers of your flag league, training is tricky. If you don't have a couple of guys to go out and catch passes, you're going to be chasing your ball around all…

By Mike Newman
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Videos
‘Gym Wildlife’ Looks at the Strange Characters That Inhabit a Gym

In a few days, the gym will be as packed as an IMAX theater on the opening night of The Force Awakens. If you're one of those resolutioners ready to turn those holiday cookies and malty winter brews into lean muscle, you should know what to expect. Gym Wildlife gives you a National…

By Mike Newman
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