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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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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
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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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Travel
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America’s Most Historic Golf Trip

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What We're Buying

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What We're Buying

The Summer Edit: 10 Pieces That Make Getting Dressed Ridiculously Easy

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Sports
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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
Lifestyle

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

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Holiday Gift Guide: Under $100

It’s no surprise that your wallet comes out of the holidays looking like Rocky after a fight with Ivan Drago. The damn thing takes a beating with all the cash you’re dropping on gifts. While these items pictured will still put a dent in it, they won’t leave it bloody…

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Accessories
Swims Helmut II Rubber Boots

When was the last time you saw a pair of men's boots designed for the rain or snow that weren't horrendous looking? Thanks to Swims, men's rain boots aren't the fashion unicorn we believed them to be before right now. Designed to look like a pair of standard desert boots,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Videos
Interstellar – Official Teaser Trailer

Space is so hot right now. After the incredible success of Gravity, Christopher Nolan is set to follow suit with his own epic outer space adventure. In Interstellar, a group of explorers discover a wormhole that allows travel to distant corners of space. And while this teaser doesn't give away…

By Mike Newman
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Fashion
Knife & Flag Aprons

At first, the idea of wearing an apron seemed ridiculous to us. But clean enough saw dust, metal burrs and shavings out of your clothes and no extra piece of gear seems too ridiculous. If you're going to buy an apron, it should probably be the Split-Leg or Core options…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Videos
Lufthansa Presents: Skateboarding in Hamburg

Quick: What's the second largest city in Germany? If you're like most, you tossed out Munich. Good guess, but wrong. It's Hamburg, a city full of interesting architecture, diverse cuisine, and more people than the Biergarten-clad streets of Munich. This video takes you on a bit of a Hamburg tour…

By Mike Newman
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