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Our Go-to Albums for Hosting

7 albums that set the mood so you can worry about the food and whether you have enough ice.

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The Case for Nashville as Your Next Golf Getaway
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The Summer Edit: 10 Pieces That Make Getting Dressed Ridiculously Easy
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The $1,200 Sneaker Giveaway ​

Win a pair of handcrafted Crown Northampton Yardley GAT sneakers, a matching cardholder, and a handmade shoe tree.

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What I'm buying, wearing, and using, this week.

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7 Essentials from Filson’s Warm-Weather Shop
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The Anti-Algorithm Guide to Discovering New Music
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The $1,200 Sneaker Giveaway ​

Win a pair of handcrafted Crown Northampton Yardley GAT sneakers, a matching cardholder, and a handmade shoe tree.

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The Cool Shop
What We're Buying
The Cool Shop

What I'm buying, wearing, and using, this week.

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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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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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Imperial Forces Wallpaper

Slapping up wallpaper hasn't really been in style in quite some time.  In fact, it went out of fashion about the same time the last good Star Wars movie was made.  (Jar Jar Binks, really?! . . . Okay, we swear, we're over it.)  We say, why not bring the…

By Mike Newman
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Videos
GoPro HD: Jamie Sterling Big Wave

If you get sick on bumpy car rides or couldn't make it through The Blair Witch Project we're going to warn you now that this video is going to make you hurl.  That being said, the experience of being on the board while Jamie Sterling carves up some waves is…

By Mike Newman
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Decked Out: Happy Hour

If we had our way, every hour would be happy hour. Since that's not the case, we'll have to settle for that not-really-an-hour period between when the closing bell rings and when we have to be home for dinner. If you only have two hours (roughly) to schmooze with the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Element Vapor Comp iPhone 4 Case

First iPhone 4? $300 with absurd contract. Second iPhone 4? Take out a second mortgage and be prepared to pony up at least $650 if you don't get a friendly Genius and you don't have a friend with back of a truck access. When compared with that kind of expense,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Koostik Mini Koo iPhone Amplifier & Dock

Miniaturization goes hand in hand with most technological marvels. The screens all get bigger, but the device itself (whether it's a cell phone or a TV) gets thinner and lighter thanks to tinier components. There's no denying that the iPhone does a lot of things essential to your daily routine,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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