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How to Serve Great Cocktails Without Missing Your Own Party

World-class spirits, classic cocktails, and no time spent shaking and stirring.

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

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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
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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

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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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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Flud News iPhone App

If you own an iPad, the Flud News App is nothing new. The app itself is fantastic, but carrying around your iPad at all times isn't exactly convenient - assuming you even own an iPad. Now Flud is available on the iPhone, so all your news problems are solved thanks…

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Entertainment
Piet Hein Eek Scrapwood Wallpaper

Forget everything you think you know about wallpaper. If it ever hung in your parent's house (here's hoping they never see this), you don't want it in yours. Wallpaper would be awesome, if it didn't always end up looking like a preschool vomited all over your walls. No offense Mom.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Google Nexus S

The iPhone 4 is the bar by which all other phones are judged. It's the gadget version of that one ex-girlfriend everyone has. Extremely controlling, loves to play games and make movies and is easy on the eyes. Eventually something better comes along and you cut the infuriating, expensive, attention…

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Accessories
Capital Wooden Sunglasses

As a guy you really have two options when it comes to sunglasses.  You can either drop a paycheck on a pair of designer shades or you can collect the change from your sofa cushions and buy some cheap-o knockoffs made by Versachi or Prado.  Either way, there’s gonna be people…

By Mike Newman
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REI Storm Proof Matches

When it starts to pour, some guys decide to move their camping trip to the nearest Holiday Inn. Others, however, hunker down and don’t act like pansies. Instead of being one of those guys who warms up by adjusting the thermostat, pack a box of REI’s Storm Proof Matches for your next…

By Mike Newman
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