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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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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
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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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Fashion
Converse All Star M-65 Chuck Taylors

If we're being completely honest, we thought we had seen every possible iteration of Converse's infamous Chuck Taylor hi-tops. And then we saw these new M-65s. Equal parts M-65 field jacket and standard Converse Chuck Taylor Hi, these shoes completely change the game. An olive, navy or black canvas upper…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Food
OKA Charred Wood Tumbler Enhances a Whiskey’s Flavor

Whiskey is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash that is typically aged in wooden casks generally made of charred white oak. We're not going to waste time going into details about grain varieties, the distillation process or brands because we all know whiskey is delicious. OKA, created…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Features
5 Books That Will Give You a Case of Wanderlust

Late at night, when you’re in bed and your eyes are closed, what is that little voice in the back of your head saying? What, in this wide and open world, calls out to you? Is it a starry night sky, peeking in through the trees above, looking down on…

By Maxwell Barna
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Tech
Game Boy 1up

Florian Renner is a German-based graphic designer with an impressive portfolio that includes everything from automobiles to gaming concepts. His latest creation is called the Game Boy 1up, which is a modern handheld console designed as an homage to the original console we grew up with. The addition of a…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Gear
The AWAY Travel Carry-On Can Charge Your Phone & More

Even if you're a master of the 3-1-1 with your Global Entry membership paid up for the next five years, traveling can still be a huge pain in the ass because of luggage. You can have the fanciest, most expensive, supposedly crushproof carry-on and something will still inevitably be missing.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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