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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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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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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

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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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 Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
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The Nike Chapter of My Summer Story

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The Hotel Redefining Charleston Charm

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Stylish Homebrew Kits From Sweden

Craft beer is not solely an American movement. While the growth and creativity stateside is unmatched, other countries have a young and innovative movement of their own starting to bubble up. One of those countries is Sweden, and from the land of Ikea comes a collection of homebrew kits that combine the…

By Mike Newman
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Ulock Unlocks With Your Smartphone

The U-Lock has been a staple bike lock for as long as we can remember for a few reasons. Most importantly, the horseshoe shape and bulky locking mechanism are serious deterrents for the would be thief eyeballing your sweet new fixie. While they might be bulky, they're still easy enough…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Johnnie Walker’s New Ad Was All Done in One Shot

Heads up True Detective episode 4, you've got competition. Okay, you don't really have competition for coolest tracking shot ever, but Johnnie Walker's new ad is still pretty impressive. All done in a single shot, it's an ode to the next step. The next step ... with Scotch in hand.

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The 50 Coolest Men of 2014

Cool can be an air of casual confidence. It can be the ability to always drop the perfect line. It can relate to courage, morals, or originality. A certain je ne sais quoi. It’s like porn. It’s hard to put your finger on, but you know it when you see…

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Buy A Decommissioned Army Humvee

Yes, technically, you can buy a decommissioned Army Humvee for as little as $10,000, but before you stop reading this and start dreaming of amateur Mad Max battles with all of your friends, there are a few things you need to know. Uncle Sam is auctioning off these prized vehicles…

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