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Black Book: 13 Products Our Editors Loved in October 2026

Black Book: 13 Products Our Editors Loved in October 2026

The products our editors have been obsessed with in October 2026.

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Black Book: 12 Products Our Editors Loved in September 2026
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Is Williamsburg the Most Underrated Golf Destination in America?
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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide

Our favorite places to stay, eat, drink, explore, and linger in one of Mexico's most captivating beach towns.

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We Did a Little Sole Searching for Pickup Season
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The Secret to Perfectly Messy Hair
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The Cool Shop

What I'm buying, wearing, and using, this week.

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

Our favorite places to stay, eat, drink, explore, and linger in one of Mexico's most captivating beach towns.

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We Did a Little Sole Searching for Pickup Season

Your basketball shoes might be ready for the court. But are your feet?

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The Secret to Perfectly Messy Hair

The perfect balance of polished and undone, without the crunch, grease, or obvious effort.

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The best deals and offers on the web

Editors' Picks

A curated selection of our favorite gear

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Our team’s top picks

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Puerto Vallarta Beyond the Beach: A Journey Through Art & Culture

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How to Serve Great Cocktails Without Missing Your Own Party

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Is Williamsburg the Most Underrated Golf Destination in America?

Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta
Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta
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Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta

Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide
Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide
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Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide

Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide

Why Iconic American Bootmaker Nicks Built Its New Line in Mexico
Why Iconic American Bootmaker Nicks Built Its New Line in Mexico
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Why Iconic American Bootmaker Nicks Built Its New Line in Mexico

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A Better Way to Bring the Shade

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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VESSEL Solved One of the Most Annoying Things About Your Golf Bag

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Adidas Consortium CNTR

Sneakers will never really be "out," but they're back "in" in a big way right now. Suits, #menswear, Americana, casual, formal, you can pretty much get away with wearing a quality pair of sneakers to any occasion (weddings and black tie generally excluded) and still get the GQ stamp of…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Audio
Nixon The Stylus Headphones Surplus Green

Making any product available in a camo colorway all but assures that it will be successful in today's landscape. Rather than just slapping some forest or woodland camo on their already popular The Stylus headphones, Nixon deconstructed the standard colors a little bit and then applied them to the headphones.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Crash Baggage

Spotting your bag on the luggage carousel is a freakin' pain. All of a sudden it seems like everyone decided to put a red ribbon on their suitcase to help them distinguish it, you included. For an easier option, there's Crash Baggage. Each piece comes pre-damaged like it's already been tossed around…

By Mike Newman
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Phones
SurfacePad for iPhone

To say you have a few choices when it comes to selecting an iPhone case would be a ridiculous understatement. That said, most of those options suck and contain blinged out images of Hello Kitty on them. The SurfacePad, however, is one that should skyrocket to the top of your…

By Mike Newman
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Food
Edible Chocolate Gears

Occasionally a product will pop up that makes us question the dude behind it. Sometimes we just don't know what was going through his or her mind when they decided, "Yeah, this vodka has to be blazing hot!" That's kinda how we feel with these chocolate gears. We have no…

By Mike Newman
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