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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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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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GearPods Connect Storage System

When you took your last rugged, outdoor vacation, did you leave all of your personal essentials at home? We're not talking about a toothbrush or deodorant, we're referring to your cellphone, camera, lighter and anything else you need to get by in the wilderness. Those types of things need to…

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Accessories
Playhat Wash Sneakers

Tretorn Nylites. Vans Authentics. Chucks. Air Force Ones. We could write a list a mile long of all the different pairs of sneakers we'd like to wear on a regular basis. Your list is probably similar to ours and therein lies the problem. Lots of men have lists that are…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Pro Slider Case for iPhone 4

It's a bizarre rule of nature that no matter how sure-handed you are, a cellphone is like a greased pig. Sure, they wouldn't be called "slippery" by anyone, but everybody's reached for their iPhone only to have it shoot from their palm like someone was using the force to pull…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
Is It Time to Unfriend Them on Facebook?

There comes a time when you have to do some Facebook housecleaning. Your News Feed has become clogged with updates from "friends" you barely know and somehow you've been included in message chains you have zero desire to be on. Sure, at one time you wanted the most friends possible…

By Mike Newman
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Fashion
Nooka 360 SV

Telling the time is a simple thing.  The only occasions it gets tricky in is if you've had a few too many ("It's half to the little hand o'clock or something") or if you're trying to read the time off your buddy's watch.  Unless you're looking at an analog watch…

By Mike Newman
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