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s The Best Gifts for New Dads Tech Kit by Bellroy It's damn annoying when he can't find a charger or a cable. Or a power bank. This handsome organizer, from the swanky Aussie brand, has a place for everything. It has a magnetic slip pocket that fits a power bank, stretch mesh pockets for extra chargers and a floating wall with an elastic cable organizer inside. Buy Now $59.00 iF012 Bluetooth Shower Speaker by iFox This Bluetooth speaker connects in seconds, and has 10 hours of battery life. He can zen out in the shower and listen to some tunes; the speaker is not only waterproof but can be immersed in up to three feet of aqua. Buy Now...

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The Fall of the Bassnectar Empire

It was December 2015, and nearly 10,000 Bassheads were gathered inside the Hampton Coliseum in Virginia. The superfans of the massively successful DJ and bass music producer Bassnectar had come to take communion at their church, and Alexis Bowling was among them. She too had come to celebrate, but her situation was different from the majority of those present there: according to Bowling, she had been in a sexual relationship with the musician since she was 17. Despite planning to spend the night with him, she was not backstage—their relationship was a secret. Surrounded by the rest of the crowd, she stared up at Bassnectar—real name Lorin Ashton—in awe as he played a quote from the film American Beauty (“Sometimes...

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The Battler by Hemingway

  The Battler by Ernest Hemingway BIOGRAPHY Nick stood up. He was all right. He looked up the track at the lights of the caboose going out of sight around a curve. There was water on both sides of the track, then tamarack swamp. He felt of his knee. The pants were torn and the skin was barked. His hands were scraped and there were sand and cinders driven up under his nails. He went over to the edge of the track, down the little slope to the water and washed his hands. He washed them carefully in the cold water, getting the dirt out from the nails. He squatted down and bathed his knee. That lousy crut of a brakeman....

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Versatile, lightweight hammocks can be a great alternative to tents when camping in the backyard or the backcountry

Check out the best options for 2021. Hammocks have many benefits — especially when out camping or lounging in the outdoors, even in your backyard. Unlike with a tent, a good camping hammock doesn’t require you to find level ground or avoid jagged rocks. Outdoor brands have made many exciting improvements to the materials, suspension systems, and overall versatility of modern hammocks. There are now plenty of camping-specific hammocks that are packable, comfortable, and easy to set up and take down. Hammocks are lighter and generally cheaper than tents. And who doesn’t enjoy a hammock’s gentle sway? We didn’t include backpacking-specific ultralight hammocks in this list — we’ll save those for another time. Here, expect to find great hammocks for...

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“What are the clothes and accessories men wear that women find irresistable?”

Let's be honest –  it's the question on most men's minds. Now there's no guaranteed formula for sex appeal. BUT If you scour the internet and see what real women think… …there ARE certain items of clothing that get mentioned again and again and again. In preparation for this article, I did what most men have never done and trawled through Reddit, women's publications and blogs to see what actual women think. After a while, I noticed patterns with the same opinions on the sexiest clothing men wear coming up repeatedly. Based on my research, these are the sexiest articles of clothing and accessories men can wear to increase their attractiveness. You might be surprised by how straightforward and affordable...

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