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By Tobias Carroll Located in northern California, McCloud River is known for its striking surroundings, its long history and the population of fish found there, all of which have made it a destination for many an expedition. Over the course of several …

By Tobias Carroll Competing in the Tour de France includes a host of physical challenges, along with no small amount of logistical ones. Where competitors sleep is one big question, as is where they might go to use the bathroom. But there’s another que…

By Tobias Carroll Beginning today, people experiencing mental health crises will have a new option to address the issue at hand. On Saturday, a new three-digit number, 988, went live. The principle is similar to 911 — an easy-to-remember number that ca…

By Paolo Sandoval Each week, our inbox runneth over with news of gear, apparel and tech releases from around the world. In this feature, we’ll parse through the best of it. Today: Heaven’s Door’s newest release, Dometic’s powered cooler makes ice-cold …

By Tobias Carroll Wordle doesn’t have a built-in method for competition, but that hasn’t stopped its players from finding ways to do exactly that. That can take many forms, from sharing performance in a specific day’s game on their social media platfor…

By Bonnie Stiernberg Any Marvel fan can tell you that Chris Hemsworth has always been extra ripped as Thor — save for the prosthetic fat suit he wore during the superhero’s dad-bod era in Avengers: Endgame.But the actor took things to a whole new level…

By Alex Lauer If you think the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale, the department store’s annual blowout running now through the end of July, is only for chinos and boat shoes, you’re missing out on the best part! That is, the coffee makers and Dutch ovens. Wh…

By Kayla Kibbe Conventional wisdom (and by “conventional wisdom” I of course mean “sexist, heteronormative stereotype”) tends to hold that while women are a bunch of baby-crazed shrews desperate to trap a man into raising children with us, those men mu…

By Bonnie Stiernberg File this one under “things we all probably know already but choose to ignore.” According to a new study, teens and young adults face higher health risks from alcohol consumption than older people and should not drink at all. Resea…

By Paolo Sandoval Wardrobe need a refresh? Not to fear! With thousands of deep discounts on brands you love (see: Nike, Bonobos, Ray-Ban), there’s something to fill literally any hole or gap your closet might have. Lightweight shackets, performance tee…