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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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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
Lifestyle

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

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Decked Out: Ron Swanson

There’s no way that we (or any man other than Swanson himself) could fully address the Swanson Pyramid of Greatness with any amount of Decked Out posts. Hell, it wouldn’t even be possible to emulate half of the things if we shaved our heads, unfriended all the people we went…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Drinks
Growler On Board

We don't fully understand the "Baby On Board" signs you see on minivans all the time. It's not like we go around playing demolition derby until we see a car with that bright yellow sign and then ease up. If we're going to start putting warnings out there for other…

By Mike Newman
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Cameras
Canon EOS 6D

With Canon unveiling the world's smallest, lightest and cheapest full-frame DSLR ever, the gauntlet has been thrown down at Nikon's feet. Now, "cheap" is a relative term, the EOS 6D will still set you back over two grand, but if you're in the market, the new Canon should be the go-to. It's got built…

By Mike Newman
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Transportation
Boosted Boards – The World’s Lightest Electric Vehicle

The issue with most electric skateboards is their weight. A skate deck is meant to be used and then carried not used and then attached to a rope and pulled down the street like a child's red wagon. Boosted Boards wants to fix that. At 12 lb., this longboard won't…

By Mike Newman
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Contests & Give-Aways
GIVEAWAY: Two Pairs of Phiaton PS 210 BTC Wireless Earphones [CLOSED]

All your awesome tracks can get ruined in a jiffy when a babies screaming on the bus or there's a jackhammer going on your block. A pair of quality noise-cancelling earphones are a luxury not every music fan has invested in. If you're in the market for a solid pair,…

By Mike Newman
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