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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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Travel
The Case for Nashville as Your Next Golf Getaway
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Travel
Puerto Vallarta Beyond the Beach: A Journey Through Art & Culture
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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
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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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A curated selection of our favorite gear

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America’s Most Historic Golf Trip

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What We're Buying

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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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What We're Buying

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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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What We're Buying

The Nike Chapter of My Summer Story

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The Hotel Redefining Charleston Charm

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Lifestyle

Wild Turkey’s New ‘Cheesy Gold Foil’ Release Is a Tribute To a Collector’s Classic

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How to Knock Off a Saddleback Leather Bag

Saddleback Leather makes some of the greatest leather bags on the market. The CEO noticed that a lot of people were knocking off his bags, so he decided to put together a video of how to do it better. So you have more time and money for things like nickle-plated…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
The James Bond Remote Controlled Stunt Car

Just like Bond wouldn't be satisfied with the same old, ho-hum gadgets, you shouldn't be playing with a remote controlled car that just goes forward and backwards. The James Bond Remote Controlled Stunt Car is a miniature take on an Aston Martin DBS V12 that not only performs your run-of-the-mill…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
Bacon 24/7

Hipsters everywhere are slowly abandoning bacon because of its ubiquitous popularity. Which is fine because that means more delicious slabs for us. If you've got a lifetime ticket on the bacon bandwagon, may we suggest Bacon 24/7 as your next read. The 172-page book is packed with greasy goodness. It…

By Mike Newman
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Transportation
Toyota FT-1 Concept

Well, Toyota has officially blown everyone’s minds at the 2014 North American Auto Show. Hailed as the future of Toyota, the FT-1 Concept simply left us in awe. Jaw on the floor awe. Now we won’t call it a Supra, but we sure as hell hope it is. I mean,…

By Kevin McCauley
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Link Roundups
Women of No Pants Subway Ride 2014

Since its inception, “No Pants Subway Ride” has been a mixture of sexiness, hilarity, and sheer horror. While you can find plenty of shots of big dudes in tighty whities around the web, we chose to focus on the ladies. Here are The Women of No Pants Subway Ride 2014.…

By Mike Newman
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