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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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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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Lifestyle
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.

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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A curated selection of our favorite gear

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America’s Most Historic Golf Trip

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What We're Buying

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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
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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If Historical Events had Facebook Statuses

Also: Check out our gift guide for a selection of the best gifts for men

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Drinks
Road Popper

Drinking and driving has never been a bright idea, but some would argue that for those of us who live in bike-friendly cities, drinking and biking... is pretty great. Yes, balancing on two wheels while intoxicated presents its own problem, but forgetting the beer opener upon reaching your destination presents…

By Wylie Overstreet
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Accessories
Sharpie Liquid Pencil

The folks over at Sharpie have apparently decided that something like the pencil--an invention that has existed as a graphite/lead-based writing implement for time immemorial--needed reinventing. Indeed, the Sharpie Liquid Pencil is the Cyberdyne Systems T-1000 to the traditional No. 2's T-101. Better in every way... and liquid. Terminator metaphors…

By Wylie Overstreet
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Food
Charcoal Companion Steak Station Thermometer

We're not sure how it started, but grilling meat sort of became a de facto gauge of a man's substance. If you torch your food into what looks like well-done meteorites, well, that doesn't do any favors for your image as a capable guy (which, if there's a definition of a "guy",…

By Wylie Overstreet
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Accessories
Converse Jack Purcell Brogue Leather

Truth: men like gambling. We might not all know that you don't split tens or be able to tell you the odds of completing your four card flush on the turn or river (19%) - but we still love it. These shoes are kind of like that - part fun,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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