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The Alps Beyond Ski Season: An Epic Fall Road Trip Through Italy and Switzerland

The Alps Beyond Ski Season: An Epic Fall Road Trip Through Italy and Switzerland

Two lesser-known Alpine destinations. Two very different takes on the year-round après-ski lifestyle.

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My Blind Date With Victoria at the Presidents Cup
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Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta
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Dockers Wellthread Collection Is Sustainably Built To Last

Dockers has come a long way since it was just the fancy pair of pants we were forced to wear to special occasions when we were kids. The cuts are more modern. The patterns are better. The fabrics are more durable. With their new Wellthread Collection, their combining sustainable design…

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The Cyclist’s Empire Print of the Empire State Building Made With Real Tire Tracks

In order to celebrate New York's rise as a cycling city, artists at 100 Copies (a collection of art prints focused on cycling) created a print of the Empire State Building using paint and 7 different types of bike tires. Using bike tires as paint brushes makes this print interesting…

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General Manufacturing Derby City Brass Money Clip Holds Your Bills In Style

On the surface, General Manufacturing's new Derby City Brass Money Clip looks like a cool, simple way to hold up to 20 bills, or 10 bills and a card or two. The flat spring is available in standard yellow or white brass and manufactured by hand in New York. The…

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The Matterhorn Glass

How do you unwind after a grueling day of hiking? How about a bit of whiskey from your new Matterhorn Glass. Inspired by the famous mountain in the Alps, the glass is way more interesting than your average tumbler. You may never conquer the 14,500+ ft mountain, but you can…

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The Homemade Weapons From The Ukrainian Revolution

The images that have come out of Ukraine over the last couple of months have looked like a dystopian battlefield. But among the smoke and ash, were weapons that were far cruder than modern artillery. Photographer Tom Jamieson snapped some shots of these homemade weapons and shared them with Wired.…

By Mike Newman
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