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It’s Time to Upgrade Your Gas Station Lighter

It’s Time to Upgrade Your Gas Station Lighter

These 5 lighters turn a disposable necessity into a piece of EDC you’ll actually want to carry.

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The Case for Nashville as Your Next Golf Getaway
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Puerto Vallarta Beyond the Beach: A Journey Through Art & Culture
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We Found the Good Stuff

Our latest favorites for your closet, home, wrist, and everywhere else.

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Black Book: 14 Products Our Editors Loved in July 2026

The products our editors have been obsessed with in July 2026.

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What We're Buying
7 Essentials from Filson’s Warm-Weather Shop
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Lifestyle
The Anti-Algorithm Guide to Discovering New Music
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We Found the Good Stuff

Our latest favorites for your closet, home, wrist, and everywhere else.

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Watches
Black Book: 14 Products Our Editors Loved in July 2026

The products our editors have been obsessed with in July 2026.

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What We're Buying
7 Essentials from Filson’s Warm-Weather Shop

For the beach, the lake, the trail, and wherever you like disappearing to on summer weekends.

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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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A curated selection of our favorite gear

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America’s Most Historic Golf Trip

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What We're Buying

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

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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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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 Luxury Lover’s Guide to Puerto Vallarta

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What We're Buying

The Nike Chapter of My Summer Story

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The Hotel Redefining Charleston Charm

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Wild Turkey’s New ‘Cheesy Gold Foil’ Release Is a Tribute To a Collector’s Classic

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Acura Is Bringing Back the NSX

Okay, so maybe the return of the NSX isn't breaking news (Acura had a concept car years ago), but now we finally have a production model to check out. With the same Italian supercar feel as the old NSX, the new model will probably run you around $150,000. Each NSX…

By Mike Newman
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Classic Metal Albums Reimagined As 50’s Jazz Records

The Internet is filled with people doing modern, minimalist, retro or all together out there takes on iconic imagery. Brazilian artist Rafael Melandi isn't the first person to make heavy metal records from the likes of Metallica, Megadeth, Black Sabbath, Slayer and Judas Priest his focus, but his redesign of…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Tactical Marker Turns Your Sharpie Into An EDC Tool

Even though our collection of Kickstarter pens has grown to the point of almost being unmanageable, we still use Sharpies quite a bit. Yes, they bleed through our pocket notebooks, explode in the wash and have a plastic housing and cap prone to breakage, but it's to argue about the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Tech
Sennheiser MOMENTUM On-Ear Wireless Headphones

We loved the feel, fit, and sound of the original Sennheiser MOMENTUM On-Ear Headphones (see here). And while the detachable cable was a nice touch, no cable would have been better. Well, here we go. Now the headphones with a retro, college radio station DJ feel have been spiffied up…

By Mike Newman
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Videos
House of Cards – Season 3 – Official Trailer

Nothing like dropping a new trailer on the day your lead actor snags a Golden Globe. If the awkwardness at the end of the last season has worn off for you, it's time to dive back into the lives of the Underwood's. Here's your first look at what appears to…

By Mike Newman
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