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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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The Nite Ops Can Cooler Has a Built-In Light for Finding Your Beer

Maybe it's late at night and you're drinking on the back deck with friends. Maybe you're sitting around a slowly dying campfire. Maybe you've just had a few. Whatever the hard-to-see scenario may be, you'll no longer be knocking over cans of beer hunting for them in the dark. The…

By Mike Newman
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Transportation
A Rare Toyota FJ43 Is Being Auctioned Off

Originally owned by a priest in Columbia, this extremely rare 1971 FJ43 will be auctioned off at Bonhams Quail Lodge later this month. Found in relatively good condition, the folks at FJ Company worked their magic in the restoration of this medium wheelbase FJ43. Incidentally, it is the longer wheelbase…

By Kevin McCauley
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Transportation
WalkCar Is the World’s Smallest Electric Vehicle

Billed as "the world's smallest electric vehicle," the WalkCar from Cocoa Motors looks, as Gizmodo puts it, "like a MacBook you can ride." Based on the appearance of the fully functional prototype that can be seen in the videos, we're inclined to agree. The personal transporter is small enough to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Gear
This German Knife From 1880 Is the Mother of All Swiss Army Knives

Frequently described as "the Mother of all Swiss Army knives," this nine inch long, three and a half inch wide and thick device was actually produced by the John S. Holler Company of Germany in the late 1800s. Among the hundred plus tools (yes, you read that right) you'll find:…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Gear
ESCAPE Traveler Is a Cabin on Wheels

If you're looking for the outdoor cabin experience without sacrificing any of the creature comforts you're used to, look no further than the ESCAPE Traveler. The RV / tiny home hybrid is handcrafted in America using designs, innovations and sustainable materials that the team has been perfecting for two decades.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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