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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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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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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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Music by Andrew Zuckerman

It took over four years to create the Discovery Channel miniseries “Life” in part because it had such an all-encompassing title.  If it was called “Animals Doing Stuff” it could have been shot in a week at the zoo.  Andrew Zuckerman has a knack for setting the bar high like this…

By Mike Newman
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Tools
SURLY Jethro Tule Bottle Opener

You could slap a bottle opener on just about anything and make it better – a belt buckle, TV remote, baby stroller – but most of the time it’s more for a laugh than anything else.  When you’re doing some real work, however, and you’ve got your toolset out, having…

By Mike Newman
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Accessories
Barrett Alley Leather Wallets and Accessories

Men have the unique gift of generally aging gracefully. What started as an awkward, pimply existence always has the chance to evolve in a Clooney-esque way into distinguished greatness. Put simply, men get better with age - just like wine... and leather. Barrett Alley is a unique purveyor of classical…

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Major League Baseball Bat Bottle Opener

The song “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” features one glaring omission:  There is zero mention of drinking in it.  Maybe it’s the speed of the game or just relaxing in the stands on a summer day, but whatever it is, baseball and beer just go together.  Now, even…

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Marshall Headphones

In the music industry, the name Marshall is a hard one to forget. If you were ever in a band when you were younger, you probably owned a Marshall amp. If you weren't, you lusted after the one that one dude in that band had. With original pioneers like The…

By Cooper Fleishman
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