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The Luggage Combo for Trips That Mix Business With Leisure
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The Luggage Combo for Trips That Mix Business With Leisure
By Travis Haley
The Back to School Guide for Guys Who Aren’t Going Back to School The Back to School Guide for Guys Who Aren’t Going Back to School
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The Back to School Guide for Guys Who Aren’t Going Back to School

Your syllabus for an adult-life reset in September.

By Lanny Fuller
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Black Book: 13 Products Our Editors Loved in June 2026

The products our editors have been obsessed with in June 2026.

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The Most Famous Pen in History Turns 100 This Year
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The Most Famous Pen in History Turns 100 This Year

The pen of royals, writers, and Wolf of Wall Street types alike.

By Brett Braley
Tech
Sony Digital Paper Looks to Replace All Office Paperwork

If you find things on your office desk and can tell when they were from by the stacks of paper you found them in, Sony's Digital Paper would like to help out. The handheld letter-size device lets you annotate, share, and save all the documents you and your coworkers are…

By Mike Newman
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Gear
Word. x Hellbrand Leatherworks Notebook Covers

We're guessing you don't just toss those pocket notebooks in the trash after you've used them. If you're like us, you archive them with the idea of looking back and reminiscing a little bit. To protect your collection of Word. Notebooks, or other pocket notebooks, carry them around in one…

By Mike Newman
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Mod Is a Paper Notebook That Syncs To The Cloud

If you didn't know, we kind of have a thing for notebooks. Hell, we started a whole brand. But, as much as we love putting pen to paper and having a hard copy of our ideas, we understand the limitations one presents. Mod is a paper notebook that tries to…

By Mike Newman
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Display a T-Rex Tooth, Some Mammoth Hair, a Bit of Human Skull and More on Your Desktop

In your search for random trinkets to make your workspace unique, you've probably come across a few that have helped catch the attention of your fellow cube dwellers. None of these even come close to the attention-grabbing ability of the Mini Museum. Constructed by Hans Fex, each Mini Museum -…

By Mike Newman
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This Sketchbook Stores Those Important Ideas You Drew on Napkins

Some of your most brilliant ideas have probably come to you after you've had a couple glasses of vino. When you're out, those ideas get quickly transcribed onto bar napkins that proceed to get wet and leave your plans to create a working time machine lost forever. This sketchbook from…

By Mike Newman
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