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This 114-Mile Bike Route Is One of the Best Ways to See Washington

This 114-Mile Bike Route Is One of the Best Ways to See Washington

A three-day ride along former railways takes you through the Cascades and all the way into Seattle.

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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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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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Each Pair of These Chrome Sneakers Takes 15 Minutes To Make

Chrome's goal was simple: To create the best city sneaker in the world. To do so they needed to do some work. First, they acquired 70-year-old machines from Slovakia that could fuse the rubber soles to the canvas uppers. The Forged Rubber Sneakers use rubber harvested from nearby rubber farms that…

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Gear
This Mini Flashlight Adjusts Brightness Automatically

This mini flashlight sports Active Dimming Technology which calculates the distance to the area you are trying to illuminate. By doing this, the flashlight will dim when lighting the path in front of your feet, but seamlessly increase when you hold it horizontally to look into the distance. You can…

By Mike Newman
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This Custom Bike Is An Industrial Work of Art

Even though it looks like it belongs in the next Mad Max movie or some dystopian epic about bike riders, this two-wheeler from McFly Customs is very much a real ride. Crafted by Antoine Hotermans, the Apache Racer is simple, rugged, and looks like it was welded together using scraps from around…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
The Wild, Obsessive Hunt For The World’s Rarest 78rpm Records

Long before you could access music on your phone, 78rpm records ruled the world. Now those 10" discs are the obsession of more than a few people. Do Not Sell At Any Price takes you inside the crazy world of collecting 78s. The book shares adventures from John Tefteller, Joe Bussard,…

By Mike Newman
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Food
A Rocket Scientist Developed These Pans To Help You Cook Faster

You probably don't realize it, but you've been cooking inefficiently. We're not talking the funky way you cut an onion or the lack of prep before starting a recipe, we're talking about the pots and pans on your stove top. Flare Pans were designed with the help of Dr. Tom…

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