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London Doesn’t Have to Be Lavish to Travel Well

Your smart, stylish, and affordable guide to visiting the UK capital.

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The Cool Material 2025 Holiday Gift Guides
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Review: Nike x Hyperice HyperBoot – A Game-Changer for Foot Pain and Recovery
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The Best Gear for Life on the Trail, According to the Couple Who Wrote the Book on It
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Review: Nike x Hyperice HyperBoot – A Game-Changer for Foot Pain and Recovery

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The Handsome Fan’s Style Guide to the NBA Finals

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Hypershell X Review: The Future of Hiking Has Legs

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The Story You’ll Tell When Someone Compliments Your Shirt

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David Brown Automotive Teamed Up With Marshall for the Best ‘Mini Remastered’ Version Yet

David Brown Automotive is a shop that's well known for taking classics like the original Mini roadster and dragging them--sometimes kicking and screaming--into the modern world with no stone unturned when it comes to upgrades. If the original David Brown Automotive Mini Remastered from a handful of years ago wasn't…

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You Can Build the Smallest Car in the World with a DIY Kit

With the rise of sustainable living and the growing popularity of tiny homes, it seems that the smallest car in the world is poised to make a serious comeback. Measuring just four and a half feet long and three and a quarter feet wide, the original Peel P50 from 1962…

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Nothing Phone 1 Has Become One of the Most Hyped Smartphones

Up until this week, very little information had been publically available about the upcoming smartphone release from tech startup Nothing. In fact, when we first wrote about the Nothing Phone 1, all we truly knew was that a smartphone was in the works. Fast forward to June 22nd and more…

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The White House Apparently Has a Secret Vinyl Collection

The Library of Congress maintains a robust collection of everything Americans consider important, but it was shocking to some--like John Chuldenko, grandson of President Jimmy Carter--that it included an expansive record collection. According to Consequence, "songwriter Johnny Mercer curated the library’s initial installation in the late 1970s, and over 1,800…

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Bowmore x Aston Martin 52-Year-Old Scotch Whisky

In an act of pure decadence, Bowmore has teamed up with Aston Martin on a truly futuristic Scotch Whisky release. Arc-52 is a blend of single malt whiskies aged for 52 years in a sherry butt and an American oak ex-Bourbon hogshead barrel. Bottled at 42.3% ABV, this deeply rich…

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