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

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World War Z Trailer

A few years back, before The Walking Dead hit the airwaves and bath salts were something to be feared, a book came out that made the horde of zombie fans start buzzing. World War Z, after what seems like an eternity, is finally hitting the big screen next year. Here's…

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Fashion
Sparrows Uncuff Links

If you've ever been dressed to the nines, cuffed by some thugs and taken to a backroom so they can forcefully get you to squeal a bit of info, you'll wish you'd had a pair of Sparrows Uncuff Links on. Each of these cuff links sports a hidden handcuff key…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
Phoos Table

In an ideal world, all homes would have a foosball table. Go over to a buddies house, have a few drinks and then wager cash or some outlandish act on a round of some table soccer. The problem is, tables are usually expensive and look like they belong in the…

By Mike Newman
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Videos
Sony Music Timeline

If you're a fan of typography, this video is NSFW. Sony decided to decorate their Derry Street offices with 125 years of musical history, and they decided to do it with awesome typographical layouts that cover almost 150 square meters of wall space (and made on a Mac. Ha!). And…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Sparse Bike Lights

We love riding. We love our bike. We hate, and will probably continue to hate, our bike lights. They don't properly illuminate the road. The batteries die. The flashing is so annoying it turns you into a bullseye for cars and gives you a migraine at the same time. Most…

By Cooper Fleishman
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