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The Case for Nashville as Your Next Golf Getaway

It ain't just for bachelor parties. Music City has an elevated side with championship-caliber golf, luxury hotels, and more.

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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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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 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

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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Puerto Vallarta Beyond the Beach: A Journey Through Art & Culture

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

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The Nike Chapter of My Summer Story

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The Highest Rated Beer From Every State

Break out a pint glass, it's time to knock back some state pride. We pulled data from BeerAdvocate and sifted through it all to find the highest rated beer every state has ever produced. To be included, each beer needed to receive at least 50 reviews. Some of these you can find in…

By Mike Newman
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Climb a Mountain with Conrad Anker

Hemingway said that "auto racing, bull fighting, and mountain climbing are the only real sports ... all others are games." Sometimes lost in the excitement of action sports is the true danger they possess. Mountain climber Conrad Anker knows this firsthand because an avalanche killed his best friend while Anker was with him. Instead of…

By Mike Newman
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NikeLab All Condition Gear

Nike has always been a company that equally valued form and function, but their new NikeLab All Condition Gear (ACG) collection weighs heavily on the functional side of the scale. Working with renowned Berlin designer Errolson Hugh, ACG marries crazy materials like Tech Fleece, Dri-FIT Wool and Flyknit with technically…

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Personalized Name And Address Stamps from Ink and Water

E-mails, texts, direct messages and *insert form of digital correspondence here* are all great, but there's nothing quite like receiving a piece of physical correspondence in the mail. There's also something to be said for being the person that puts that smile on someone else's face. If you want to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Power Pen Is the World’s First Pen with a Built-In Smartphone Battery

Unless you have a backpack strapped to your back 24/7, carrying around a back-up charge for your phone is pretty inconvenient. It's not like you want a power pack in your back pocket all day. For a quick jolt that isn't a pain to bring with you, get the Power…

By Mike Newman
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