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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 Rolling Stones 50

There will always be something inherently cool about going behind the scenes and back in time with a band that has history. That's even more true when the band in question is The Rolling Stones, a band with more history (and number 1 everythings) than just about any other band...…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Skull Pendant Light

If you aren't down with the whole industrial style desk lamp thing that has been popping up courtesy of places like Luke Lamps Co. and Menlo Park Lamps, but you still want to add a hint of manliness to your lighting, there's this Skull Pendant Light. Available from Raw Dezign, the Skull…

By Mike Newman
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Prop Power Extension Cord

Until we get Go Go Gadget Legs, we're going to be stuck with doing some home improvement work atop a ladder. Perched up on one presents a slew of problems and annoyances. Besides keeping your balance and attempting to carry a screwdriver between your teeth, you're going to have to…

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Clothing
Libertine Libertine Camo Chinos

Camo is a look you want to incorporate into your wardrobe sparingly. Too much and you either look like you're in the military or you're crazier than Gary Busey and you may be carrying a weapon. It's why we dig these chinos from Libertine Libertine. Instead of going all out…

By Mike Newman
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Boomphones Boombox Headphones

There's always that one person on the plane, train or automobile that feels like it's necessary to take their new Carly Rae Jepsen to volume level 11 and let everyone around them enjoy it too. The problem with that, though, is that it's never really loud enough to actually enjoy.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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