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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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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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Wear This: Gearhead

As easy as it is to take your ride to the shop around the corner to have it fixed, there's something to be said for the DIY mentality when it comes to fixing something mechanical. We're not saying you should start scouring Craigslist trying to find bikes to restore. But…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Virtually Indestructible Lightning Cables

If you have an Apple device one of the cables has broken at some point or another. The middles of the cables generally stay in tact, but the ends always split or the coverings come off. You could try the pen spring, fabric braiding or heatshrinking DIY tips out there,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Inside: Prisma Guitars – The Shop Turning Skateboards Into Electric Guitars

In the bedroom of Nick Pourfard's San Francisco home is a collection of furniture he built himself. Pourfard is a self-taught woodworker who seems to have a knack for crafting wooden wonders. Instead of turning his professional attention to dressers and bed frames, however, Pourfard decided to craft something a bit…

By Mike Newman
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8 Great Office Chair Alternatives to Herman Miller

The Herman Miller Aeron is easily one of the most well-known office chairs ever made. There's science and style to support the $700+ price tag new, but it's hard to justify that price when someone else isn't footing the bill. Instead of picking up a used Aeron, check out some…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Happier Camper – A Small and Modern Camper

At just over 1100lbs, the Happier Camper HC1 is one of the lightest on the market and can be pulled by almost anything with a trailer hitch. It has fantastic styling and a dual hull construction for insulation, durability and strength. But the best thing about the HC1 is their…

By Cooper Fleishman
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