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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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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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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
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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Vintage Camera Pencil Sharpener

The occasion to use a pencil doesn't happen all that often for us anymore, but we still keep a few around for sketches, plans and back of an envelope math. Sharpening them can be a bit of a pain without a sharpener. We've tried knives and razors and other bladed…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Clothing
To A Tee: Nike NFL

Football season is around the corner. You want to support your team come game day, but what you don't want is to look like the type of superfan who paints his chest and does keg stands every Sunday. We get it, and much to our surprise, so does Nike. This…

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The Tenenbaums (and Co.) in Print

Over a decade ago, Wes Anderson released one of the greatest films of our generation--The Royal Tenenbaums. The books and magazines that appear throughout the movie have finally been released by Criterion for us to enjoy. See how many you remember. [nggallery id=58]

By Cooper Fleishman
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Drinks
Growler Crate

If you haven't picked up on it yet, we're kinda big fans of beer. It's delicious. We're not the biggest craft beer geeks in the world, but we like to know what's going on so we can get drunk off the good stuff inform you. One of the trends that…

By Mike Newman
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Tech
Lightning Bolt Power Strip

In the inimitable nerdery of one of the greatest YouTube videos of the 2000s, lightning bolt!, lightning bolt!, lightning bolt! In spite of that video, lightning bolts are cool. Now, instead of some boring tan rectangle to plug all your electronics in, you have this lightning bolt power strip. It's…

By Cooper Fleishman
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