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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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Lifestyle
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
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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The Pocket Knife Sale

A pocket knife is one of the most basic tools a man could need. It's also the most useful. Before all the outdoor excursions you embark on this summer, consider refreshing your tool of choice. Right now, all pocket knives are on sale in the Cool Material Shop, which means it's the ideal…

By Mike Newman
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Stainless Steel Razor Handles From Tactile Turn

Tactile Turn isn't a new brand around these parts. We've told you about their Mover and Shaker pens on more than one occasion because they're well-made, a pleasure to use and downright good looking. Tactile Turn is branching out with a line of razor handles made of 316L stainless and…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Napoleon TravelQ 285 – A Portable Grill With Big Performance

Don't let its size fool you, the portable Napoleon TravelQ 285 can outperform grills far larger. Packed with a patented JETFIRE Ignition System, each burner will light the first time, every time. It includes cast iron WAVE cooking grids that allow for even cooking, dual stainless steel burners for indirect grilling that…

By Mike Newman
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Tech
The Lomography Petzval 58 Bokeh Control Art Lens

Joseph Petzval sparked a photographic revolution in 1840 when he invented his original lens. In the same style as the Petzal 85 portrait lens from 2013, this new Petzal 58 Bokeh Control Art Lens from Lomography aims to give you DSLR fans control over that sweet, swirly bokeh in the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
The Skin Book Is A Notebook Made With Artificial Skin

Practice makes perfect in anything you do, but unless you have a lot of friends willing to go under the needle for free ink it can be difficult for tattoo artists to build a respectable portfolio... until now! Tattoo Art Magazine created a moleskine style notebook of synthetic skin that…

By Cooper Fleishman
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