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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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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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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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Reigning Champ x Spalding Limited Edition Basketball

Reigning Champ is a Canadian company that designs and manufacturers essentials using original fabrics, rugged construction and unrivalled comfort. They're probably best known for their sportswear, which is why a partnership with the centuries old Spalding sporting goods company most known for their basketballs makes a lot of sense. This…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Ministry of Supply’s 3D Suit Is as Comfortable as Sweats

Wearing a suit is about as comfortable as wearing sandpaper. But handsomeness is pain, right? Well, no, it doesn't have to be. Ministry of Supply is about to change the way you feel about suits. Their new 3D Suit is made from a soft, foam-like material molded 3-dimensionally aroud the…

By Mike Newman
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Timex x Red Wing Waterbury Watch Collection

The Timex Waterbury watch collection was originally released earlier this year to celebrate the 150+ years that Timex has been making awesome, durable, upgradeable and affordable watches. The Chronograph and Date models were both excellent in their own right, but Timex has taken the Waterbury collection one step further by…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Retro Arcade of the Future

There's just something about the experience of finishing an opponent with a well-placed hadouken or dragon punch in person, at an arcade console that can never be matched by winning a match of the latest first-person shooter while people scream in your ears and call you an idiot. The Polycade…

By Cooper Fleishman
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TrekNotes Custom Travel Journals

Designed to be the perfect addition to your travel pack, each 5” x 8” TrekNotes PerfectBound journal has 200 uncoated, matte pages that are filled with wanderlust inspiring images that range from mountains and lakes to deserts and glaciers. Each journal is also customizable with your own location-based, satellite style…

By Cooper Fleishman
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