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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

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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7 Essentials from Filson’s Warm-Weather Shop
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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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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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Wild Turkey’s New ‘Cheesy Gold Foil’ Release Is a Tribute To a Collector’s Classic

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The 17th Generation Yoshimoto Bladesmith

When he was 18 and traveling through Japan studying Karate, Murray Carter had a chance encounter with a bladesmith. The rest, as they say, is history. Murray, from Halifax, would become the 17th Generation Yoshimoto Bladesmith. In this short video he talks about about his passion for crafting beautiful knives…

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Killer Animal Staple Removers

We've kept a live lion in our office to help remove staples for far too long. Now there's an equally masculine way to remove staples that won't rip off your limbs like a pair of delicious drumsticks in the process. These pewter staple removers from Jac Zagoory Designs are hefty…

By Mike Newman
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Her – Official Trailer

We're not sure how we missed this trailer when it came out a couple months ago, but we're sure glad we stumbled upon it. "Her" is the story of a lonely man who falls in love with a female voice created by a super intelligent operating system. Joaquin Phoenix looks…

By Mike Newman
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Videos
Street Artists Cover An Entire Warehouse

What happens when you give four street artists free rein over an entire empty warehouse? A whole lot of awesome. This time-lapse video features Sofles, Quench, Fintan Magee, and Treas as they turn an enormous building into one insane work of art. We're not sure how long it took to…

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The Meter Makes Carrying Lots of Beer Easy

If you've ever hosted a party for some of your lazy-ass friends, The Meter is for you. The Meter, which is available in a few different sizes, makes carrying loads of beer and booze over to the table easy. The original design holds 10 long neck bottles and there are…

By Mike Newman
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