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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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Mr. Robot: The Best Show You’re Not Watching

It was the summer of 2007 when Don Draper's smoke-charred voice first appeared on AMC. Suddenly, the cable channel, long-known for movies devoid of color and CGI, had a hit piece of original programming on its hands. Without its success, there would've been no Breaking Bad or The Walking Dead. It gave the network a facelift. What Mad Men did…

By Mike Newman
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Home
Made in the USA Wooden Valets

Loose on your dresser is no way to store your brass key ring, hand-stitched wallet, and new iPhone. For something eye-catching and worthy of your carefully selected everyday carry, turn to the Assorted Hardwood Valet. Beautifully constructed out of sustainably-harvested Walnut, Maple, Cherry, Ash, and Poplar, the wooden valet is…

By Mike Newman
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Tech
The Affordable and Compact Boombot Mini Bluetooth Speaker

You probably don't need another portable bluetooth speaker, but Boombotix new Boombot Mini is useful enough that you're still going to want it. The ultra-portable speaker packs a 3 watt driver into a package that's small enough to clip on your pants or the shoulder strap of your bag. It…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
The BauBax Travel Jacket Has a Built-In Neck Pillow, Eye Mask and More

iPad. Eye mask. Phone. Charger. Pen. Passport. Headphones. Neck pillow. Glasses. The list of things you need to have readily available when you're traveling seems to grow in size every time you take a trip. Thanks to BauBax and their new travel jackets, having places for all those things is…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Food
Officially Licensed Duff Beer

If you've ever let out a low, rumbling "mmm... beer" after a swig of a brew, 21st Century Fox has news for you. After 25 years of television existence, Duff beer is finally coming to your fridge... maybe. According to The Wall Street Journal, while there are no plans to bring…

By Mike Newman
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