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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
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Use Your Bic Pen on Your iPad

We're sticklers for the written word. Heck, we created these damn things. Still, technology dictates that we have to do certain things with our i-devices and smartphones. Bic, the classic pen brand, is changing with the times but keeping us die-hards in mind. The Cristul Stylus gives you the classic…

By Mike Newman
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Mover & Shaker Pens Built For Writing on the Go

The one issue with 90% of the pen projects posted on Kickstarter is they are so elaborate that they really only make sense for using at your desk. Let's be honest, if your jotting notes on the go, a pen with a threaded cap or an aluminum holster isn't going…

By Mike Newman
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Podpad Is Your New Modern Workstation

If you're going for a clean and minimal aesthetic in your home, Podpad should be your new office. The wall-mounted unit not only stores all your devices, but it also opens up to reveal a desk and a space for files, mail, or a stack of TPS reports. The design…

By Mike Newman
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Rubber Band Machine Gun

It doesn't matter if you work in new media, investment banking or IT, office warfare is serious business. If you've never fashioned a metal ruler, rubber band and CD into a weapon of destruction, you don't know what you're missing. You could purchase a tiny (read: shitty) rubber band gun…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Ink Machined Pen

You could go through life treating the words you put on paper like the cheap, disposable pens you used to write them with, or you could pay them the decency of an heirloom quality writing device. The latest machined pen from Karas Kustoms is, Ink, a fountain or rollerball pen…

By Mike Newman
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