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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
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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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Wörther Pencils

If anyone was going to redesign the way we think about writing instruments, it was going to be the Germans. Pencils don't need to be a simple tube of wood filled with "lead" and capped with an ugly pink eraser that will just inevitably break off. Based on what Gerhard…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Graphite Sculptures

Art is fun to look at, but interacting with it is generally frowned upon. Not only do these graphite sculptures look good, they’re also writing utensils. Since they’re made of graphite and coated in a special polymer, they won’t stain your hands as you pencil in dates, write your magnum…

By Cooper Fleishman
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HoverBar for iPad

Outside of the cool gadgets, Minority Report was an almost completely forgettable film. The dialog was bad and the acting was worse, but everyone wanted a touch screen computer they could swipe things across when it came out... and now everyone has iPads. That hard part is already done and…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Kaweco Liliput Ballpoint Pen

Do you go through notebooks like you go through beer? Do you have a to-do list that never seems to end and an ever growing list of things you really don’t want to forget? It took us a while, but we finally realized we needed a pen as cool and…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Sliced Bread Notebooks

Are these notebooks the greatest thing since sliced bread? We don't know. You can't throw a few pieces of cajun turkey and a slice of cheddar on them for lunch, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. In case the name didn't give it away, this is a package of…

By Cooper Fleishman
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