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Is Williamsburg the Most Underrated Golf Destination in America?

More than a dozen championship courses, legendary designers, great resorts, and plenty to do after 18 holes make a compelling case.

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Inside the 35th Kentucky Bourbon Festival
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Inside the 35th Kentucky Bourbon Festival

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The Cool Material 2026 Fall Style Guide

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My Blind Date With Victoria at the Presidents Cup
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My Blind Date With Victoria at the Presidents Cup

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This Los Angeles-Based Microbrand Makes the Best Tool Watch Under $1,000
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This Los Angeles-Based Microbrand Makes the Best Tool Watch Under $1,000

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Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide

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Escort Carbon Fiber Daggers

Knowing you absolutely don't need something does not make it any easier to rationalize not buying it. The fifteenth pair of sneakers, a nuke proof phone case and these Escort Carbon Fiber Daggers all fit into that category. No man has a serious need for a carbon fiber dagger (unless…

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The Plate Roulette

Turning the act of consumption into a game doesn't have to lead to Kobayashi-like feats of eating prowess, or a trip to the hospital for a stomach pumping. If done properly, eating and drinking games can be fun without being hazardous to your health. The Plate Roulette can help. One…

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Mission Workshop Arkiv System Bags

We really like the bags that come out of Mission Workshop. They hold everything from whole cases of beer to laptops with ease and without sacrificing good looks or waterproofing. They're getting even better with the introduction of the new Arkiv System. It's Mission's own version of something like Molle…

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Cassette Tape Floor Mat

Anyone who owned cassette tapes has lived through the torture of respooling at least one of them with a #2 pencil. If it was a cassette single of "U Can't Touch This," it went a little quicker than the mess a 90-minute Maxwell could make, but either way you had the…

By Mike Newman
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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter – Trailer #2

You've no doubt seen the first trailer for "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter." It's not exactly a title you'd pass by without taking a peek, like a clip labeled, "Drunk Monkeys High-Fiving." If the first look at an axe-wielding Abe wet your appetite, here's the second trailer.

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