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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

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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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Future Forms Sells Space-Age Electronics from the Past

If you’re anywhere near as interested in future retro / space age / nostalgic tech—things designed for the future, from the past—you need to check out Future Forms. Designed to document the best in industrial design as it relates to consumer electronics, Future Forms is part digital museum, encyclopedia and…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The 10 Best Books for Your Home Bar

The rise of craft cocktails has led to a new trend: home bartending. The only thing cooler than discovering a great cocktail bar to boast to your friends about is creating the same cocktail experience in the privacy of your own home. What’s more exclusive than a bar that only…

By Christopher Osburn
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Watch Nick Offerman Drink Scotch Next to a Yule Log for 45 Minutes

RIP the Yule Log channel. Instead of flipping on the network with a looped video of a crackling log this year, you can just click play on the video below and watch the same thing with some company—Nick Offerman. Nick Offerman's 'Yule Log' is 45 minutes of Ron Swanson drinking scotch next…

By Mike Newman
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Steve McQueen’s 1963 Triumph Bonneville Desert Sled

You remember the scene in The Great Escape when Steve McQueen escaped the Nazi’s by jumping a Triumph over a fence? That was actually McQueen’s friend and stuntman Bud Ekins on the bike. This is important because Ekins would go on to custom build McQueen this 1963 Triumph Bonneville specifically…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Analog Voltmeter Alarm Clock

You don't need to know your way around an analog voltmeter to appreciate this clever alarm clock. Designed to look like the voltage-measuring contraption an electrical engineer would use, the Analog Voltmeter Alarm Clock simply tries to jump-start your day. One meter displays hours, the other displays minutes, and the red…

By Mike Newman
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