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The Summer Edit: 10 Pieces That Make Getting Dressed Ridiculously Easy

The smartest summer wardrobes aren't the biggest ones. They're the ones where every piece works with every other piece.

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The Golf Round That Built a Bourbon Empire
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The Luxury Lover’s Guide to Puerto Vallarta
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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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Breda Watches

A good-looking timepiece doesn’t have to set you back financially. That’s part of what makes Breda watches so great—they’re stylish and contemporary, but they don’t come with a modern-day price tag. Both the Rothko and the Zapf boast eye-catching accents—unique color choices, visible stitching and more. When you need something…

By Mike Newman
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Transportation
Deus Ex Machina Red Pill Custom Surf Bike

Everyone knows Deus Ex Machina makes awesome custom motorcycles, but their latest creation, Red Pill, is one of our absolute favorites. Builder Jeremy Tagand was approached with the seemingly simple task of "surf bike please, based on my W650, low and lean." Red Pill delivers on the request in spades.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
This Razor Uses a Laser to Shave Your Face

A close and comfortable shave has been the guiding force behind vibrating handles, countless blade additions, and just about every "innovation" in men's razors. But the latest claim, which comes from The Skarp Razor, is the craziest yet. The Skarp Razor, which is currently on Kickstarter, delivers a scratch- and…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
The Netflix and Chill Button

Netflix may call this little gadget the "Netflix Switch," but for all intents and purposes, it's the world's first Netflix and Chill button. Unveiled at this year's World Maker Faire, the contraption from Netflix allows users with a little electronic and API know-how to fire up Netflix, order some food, and, when…

By Mike Newman
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Videos
The Classic Car Collection Hidden in a Brooklyn Garage

You might expect a classic car collection like the one Lenny Shiller has accumulated to be stored in some dusty barn in the middle of the country or in an airplane hanger he bought with his crazy CEO money. Where you wouldn't expect to find it is in a garage…

By Mike Newman
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