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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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Lost Encyclopedia

Feeling salty about the ending to Lost? Still pissed about the whole time-travelling island thing? Inception not enough of a mind fuck for you? Boy have we got something for you. The Lost Encyclopedia is hardcover and as a coffee table book is sure to start more arguments than Mein…

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Harley Davidson 2011 Superlow

In the seminal 80's teen movie "Risky Business", a baby-faced and still-sane Tom Cruise, anxious about his future, is consoled by his pal.  His friend, with great gravitas, tells him: "Sometimes you gotta say, 'what the fuck'. 'What the fuck' gives you freedom. Freedom brings opportunity. Opportunity... makes your future."…

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Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry: A Film on a Tattoo Legend

Before tramp stamps, barbwire armbands, and tribal whatevers, tattoos were actually a subculture--a relatively low-profile underground phenomenon that only gained steam several decades ago. One guy in particular helped advance the art of the tattoo (both literally and figuratively) onto a higher plane. Sailor Jerry, a salt of the earth…

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Gear
MAKR Black iPad Case

Depending on how long you are in your iPad life cycle you probably have one of two cases: the official Apple case or the Dodo case. Since you're a man that's continually on the look out for the next best thing, it's time to upgrade your iPad case again. Today's…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Accessories
Engineered Garments Bike Pack

They say this bag is for "discerning randonneurs". We know what you're thinking: "What the F is a randonneur?" We have no idea either. Sounds pretty cool, like maybe a highly-specialized French assassin or something. Either way, Engineered Garments certainly have a winner in this bag. Made from handsome canvas,…

By Wylie Overstreet
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