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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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These are Not Your Average Pencils

More often than not you'll find us taking notes, jotting down ideas and scribbling with a pen or a marker, but there's something to be said for going truly old school. While the most significant difference between the pencil and other writing implements is it's easily erased, it's also better…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Office Building Made of 900 Plastic Chairs

Office buildings are always struggling to define themselves and when they finally achieve it, most of the time it's after a multi-million dollar renovation. But sometimes, with a little creativity and budgeting, you can get a distinctive facade without spending the GDP of a small island nation. CHYBIK+KRISTOF did exactly…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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7 Desk Toys to Make Work a Little More Fun

We aren’t the kind of people to say that being an adult is a bummer. If you’re doing it right, growing up actually kind of kicks ass. You get to eat whatever you want, have guests over late, travel, watch all the Netflix you can handle… Ninety-nine percent of the…

By Maxwell Barna
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The Messograf Pen

Your average guy uses an an average pen: unremarkable and cheap. It writes, and that's the extent of its talents (maybe you occasionally use it to pensively chew on). But considering we all use a writing implement virtually every single day, it makes sense that aforementioned implement incorporates a little…

By Wylie Overstreet
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Leather Cord Wraps

Crafted from premium soft leather, the Leather Cord Wrap is the perfect way to pay some attention to all your cords and cables when you’re on the go. It holds three cables and two plugs and has a button-sealed pouch for other random accessories. Perfect for not having your cords…

By Mike Newman
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