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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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What We're Buying
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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Watches
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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The Under Cover Camper Will Make Cheap, Disposable Tents a Thing of the Past

Go to the spot of any big music festival the day after it ends, and the field will look like a tent battlefield. Among the plastic cups, paper napkins, and other random garbage, will be the remnants of a small, mobile society. In fact, 1 in 5 tents are left…

By Mike Newman
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Computers
Nifty Minidrive Turns Your Macbook SD Slot Into Extra Storage

You know that SD card slot on your Macbook that you only use when you remember to switch your camera off the CF card, or bring the tiny point-and-shoot with you? Turns out there is a much better use for the slot if you have a Nifty Minidrive. The Nifty…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
Web’s Best: Recipes with Tater Tots

We might not go to Napoleon Dynamite lengths and stash extra tots in our pocket, but that doesn’t mean we don’t love the little fried potato nuggets any less. Like most human beings, we normally eat them as a side or a snack, but there’s a whole other world of…

By Mike Newman
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Fashion
These Watches Feature The World’s First Graphic Art Printed NATO Straps

HyperGrand Watches are designed for guys searching for a timepiece with a bit of intrigue. The Singapore-based company created the world’s first graphic art printed NATO strap, and they offer these uniquely designed bands with sleek, minimal faces to create truly original watches. Never stuffy and never boring.

By Mike Newman
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Transportation
Dub Box USA Makes New Trailers Better Than Vintage

We could never quite place it, but there has always been a certain appeal to vintage campers and vans. Something about setting off into the great unknown with an actual shelter that you don't have to erect with poles and nylon--that also has some of the more important creature comforts…

By Cooper Fleishman
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