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5 Host Gifts That Will Get You Invited Back

5 Host Gifts That Will Get You Invited Back

Hosting is a laborious and often thankless task. Be a better house guest with one of these gifts that go beyond the cliché bottle of wine.

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Travel
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 We're Buying
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What I'm buying, wearing, and using, this week.

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What We're Buying
7 Essentials from Filson’s Warm-Weather Shop
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Lifestyle
The Anti-Algorithm Guide to Discovering New Music
By Cool Material
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partner
The $1,200 Sneaker Giveaway ​

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

The Cool Shop
The Cool Shop
What We're Buying
The Cool Shop

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

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What We're Buying
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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Lifestyle
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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The best deals and offers on the web

Editors' Picks

A curated selection of our favorite gear

Must-Reads

Our team’s top picks

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Travel
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America’s Most Historic Golf Trip

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What We're Buying
What We're Buying

The Cool Shop

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What We're Buying

The Summer Edit: 10 Pieces That Make Getting Dressed Ridiculously Easy

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Sports
Sports

The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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What We're Buying

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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
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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What We're Buying
What We're Buying

The Nike Chapter of My Summer Story

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The Hotel Redefining Charleston Charm

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Lifestyle
Lifestyle

Wild Turkey’s New ‘Cheesy Gold Foil’ Release Is a Tribute To a Collector’s Classic

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Computers
Twelve South BookBook iPad Case

There's a morbid irony that the device that's ushering along the death of the printed page should be protected by a case that's essentially a book. Perhaps we've watched one too many nature documentaries, but it's a bit like one of those crazy sub-Saharan wasps that paralyzes some grub, eats…

By Wylie Overstreet
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Phones
GorillaMobile iPhone/iPad Stand

We know this is likely one of the most versatile and reliable stands on the market. How?  It's made by the same company that makes similar stands but for extremely expensive and heavy professional photography equipment. And when the livelihood of your company depends on the ability for your product to successfully hold up…

By Wylie Overstreet
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Accessories
Vans Black Rata Vulcanized Sneaker

Not quite a sneaker and not quite a slipper, Vans' Rata Vulcanized slip-on sneakers are pretty sweet. Short lacing wraps up it's woven hemp upper, and a textured vulcanized midsole wraps the rest. To be honest, we're not entirely sure what vulcanized means or entails, but it sounds pretty impressive.…

By Wylie Overstreet
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Accessories
Crate and Barrel Grip Bookend

We've said it before: there's a soft spot in our hearts for a cool product that ingeniously repurposes a mundane object to serve a new function. We're not talking about MacGuyvering an AM Radio out of a paper clip, a Q-tip, and 9 volt battery either. Take these old classic…

By Wylie Overstreet
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Transportation
Icon Land Cruiser FJ Models

We don't know if everyone that designs trucks at Toyota just got old or they're all too busy sucking on the government's green teet to design a manly truck, but we do know we don't like it. The 2010 Land Cruiser looks like a soccer mom's daily driver and the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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