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Asheville Has Range

Asheville Has Range

Mountains and murals. Dive bars and the Biltmore. Airstreams and American single malt. Five days barely scratches the surface in one of America's most charming towns.

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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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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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7 Essentials from Filson’s Warm-Weather Shop
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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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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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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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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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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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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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The Multi-Tool Disguised As A Pen

If you grew up in the 80s, or at least remember the time of Alf and the good Transformers movie, you'll probably remember those ridiculous pop-a-point pencils filled with the tiny white pieces of plastic with graphite tips. When you broke the pencil tip, you just popped up a new…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Panasonic Lumix CM1 Cameraphone Has a Leica Lens

We're slowly reaching the point when we'll need to stop saying our phones have cameras on them, and start saying our cameras can make phone calls. Proof? The Panasonic Lumix CM1. The cameraphone is set to make its way to the U.S. complete with a 1" sensor and an f/2.8…

By Mike Newman
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Lacie Gorilla Glass Mirror Finish External Hard Drive

We never thought we'd say this about external hard drives, but LaCie does a pretty good job making their devices look less like tech accessories and more like works of art. Their new LaCie Mirror is encased in Corning Gorilla Glass 3 to make it durable, scratch resistant and very,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The LED Light Bulb That Will Extend Your Wi-Fi

It doesn't matter how much money you spend on your wireless router or access point, you're going to end up with a few dead zones. Unless you have a really tiny home, office or apartment, you're probably going to need more than just one device to make sure you have…

By Cooper Fleishman
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These Pedals Help You Find Your Stolen Bike

One way to protect your bike from getting stolen is to buy a lock. But walk around the city at 3 in the morning and you'll realize the effective rate of many are around 0%. So if there is a chance your two-wheeler could get jacked, you might want to…

By Mike Newman
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