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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

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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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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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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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America’s Most Historic Golf Trip

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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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Real Bartenders’ Reviews Of More Than 250 Whiskeys

When it comes to whiskey (or whisky, if you prefer) reviews, we generally prefer our own tastings (so good once it hits your lips) to results presented in a book, but all of that changes when you're talking about reviews from actual bartenders. The North American Whiskey Guide from Behind…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
These Brogues Hide a Bottle of Booze

There are a million little ways to sneak booze into places you're not supposed to have it. Most of these ways make you look like a college slob always desperate for a drink. For a far more stylish and refined method, consider a pair of these brogues from Oliver Sweeney…

By Mike Newman
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Home
Turn Your Skateboard Into Art With Wall Ride

Displaying your sporting equipment as art is the perfect way to add something functional, beautiful and completely different to your walls. After all, it's not every day you walk into a place--outside of a sporting goods store--and see snowboards or skateboards hung up on the walls. The only problem with…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Stance Phone Tripods Fit In Your Pocket

Time lapse. Long exposure. Video. Conference calls. FaceTime. Watching videos. There are a lot of cool things you can do with your phone that are much easier with something supporting the device. Tripods are the probably the best solution to the support issue, but they have their own issues. It's…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
Making The Iconic Tudor Fabric Strap

For the last four years, Tudor has offered an additional fabric strap with each watch in their Heritage line. This strap has become iconic. A Tudor staple. A way to make your timepiece stylish and casual. But the iconic fabric strap is no mere afterthought. The Tudor Workshop teamed up…

By Mike Newman
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