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What To Watch If You Loved (Or Hated) Digger

What To Watch If You Loved (Or Hated) Digger

8 picks for the Digger faithful and the Digger deniers.

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Black Book: 12 Products Our Editors Loved in September 2026
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VESSEL Solved One of the Most Annoying Things About Your Golf Bag
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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide

Our favorite places to stay, eat, drink, explore, and linger in one of Mexico's most captivating beach towns.

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We Did a Little Sole Searching for Pickup Season
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The Secret to Perfectly Messy Hair
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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

Our favorite places to stay, eat, drink, explore, and linger in one of Mexico's most captivating beach towns.

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We Did a Little Sole Searching for Pickup Season

Your basketball shoes might be ready for the court. But are your feet?

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The Secret to Perfectly Messy Hair

The perfect balance of polished and undone, without the crunch, grease, or obvious effort.

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

The Cool Material 2026 Fall Style Guide
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The Cool Material 2026 Fall Style Guide

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A Better Way to Bring the Shade

My Blind Date With Victoria at the Presidents Cup
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My Blind Date With Victoria at the Presidents Cup

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

This Los Angeles-Based Microbrand Makes the Best Tool Watch Under $1,000
This Los Angeles-Based Microbrand Makes the Best Tool Watch Under $1,000
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This Los Angeles-Based Microbrand Makes the Best Tool Watch Under $1,000

Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide
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Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide

Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta
Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta
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Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta

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The EDC Retrieval Tool Is Like a Mini Grappling Hook

You don’t need to steal Batman’s utility belt to add some cool tools to your everyday carry. This Retrieval Tool can be carried around on your key ring or in your pocket and it makes snagging anything caught in a tree, on your roof, or in a hard to reach…

By Mike Newman
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Tool Pen is a Toolkit in a Pen’s Body

Having a set of screwdrivers is great when you're around the house and can easily grab whichever one you need, but when you're on the go, you need a better option. The Tool Pen is a clever solution that houses multiple bits right in its body. Besides adopting the slick…

By Mike Newman
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The Chimney Box Is A Fire Pit That Keeps Smoke Out Of Your Face

If you're in the market for a fire pit, you have more than a few options (some of the best are right here). If you want another to add to your list that we happen to be pretty geeked about, check out The Chimney Box. The smart tepee design not…

By Mike Newman
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Thug Kitchen Will Help You Cook Some Tasty-Ass Food

At some point last year, Thug Kitchen became our favorite cooking blog. Not only were the recipes solid, but they didn't read like some dry required reading from a middle school English teacher. Now Thug Kitchen is coming to your cookbook shelf. Scheduled for release in October, Thug Kitchen: Eat Like…

By Mike Newman
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Leatherman Hail + Style PS Is The Best TSA Compliant Multitool

Until we have actually taken one of these new stainless steel Leatherman Hail + Style PS through a TSA security checkpoint ourselves--or one of you has and you report back--we're dubious about them being travel-friendly, but we're willing to give them a shot anyway because of their feature set. The…

By Cooper Fleishman
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