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The Material Review

Issue 103: The Novel-Reading Man, Upstate Napa-fication, Pub Etiquette, Exploded Mechanical Watch, Cabin Porn, Slim Aarons and Our Summer Reading List.

Jun 28 •

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The Material Review

Issue 102: Japan By Classic Car, Driftwood Shacks, America's Most Popular Declining Sport, Appliance Death, Your Tennis Bag, Spotlight On: Aloha Shirts…

Jun 25 •

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The Material Review

Issue 101: A Patagonia Chalet, Office Fashion Rules, School Uniforms, AirPods Everywhere, The Weirdest Seiko, Spotlight On: Wms&Co. and Q&A w/ Brett…

Jun 21 •

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The Material Review

Issue 100: The Dull Men’s Club, Twain, Accurate Watches, At The Bin Store, Cigarette Cases, License Plate Collectors and Spotlight On: Etsy.

Jun 18 •

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The Material Review

Issue 099: Made By Immigrants, Brian Wilson's Complex Style, American Mid, Small-Town Hardware Shops, The Magic of Feathers, The Last Linen Beetler, QMS…

Jun 14 •

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The Material Review

Issue 098: Roots Music, Killing A Fish, Air Conditioning, Quitting the Paint Factory, Italian Tailoring in Chicago, Microgravity Tableware and Spotlight…

Jun 11 •

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The Material Review

Issue 097: Fashion's Fly Fishing Obsession, American Woolen, 42 Years at the Beverly Hills Hotel Pool, Dale Earnhardt, Italy’s Fashion Families and J…

Jun 7 •

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The Material Review

Issue 096: Route 66, IRL Craft Shops, Professional Card Counters, The Hobo Handbook, Zildjian Cymbals and Spotlight On: Eephus.

Jun 4 •

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May 2025

The Material Review

Issue 095: MiniDisc, The Greatest Sports Photo Ever Made, Inside Omega HQ, Buying Multiples, The Bean King, Woodstock and Q&A w/ Tyson White.

May 31 •

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The Material Review

Issue 094: A Made in America Navy Blazer, Maximizers, Self-Monitoring Paranoia, We Are All Foodies Now, Bohemian Life in Big Sur and Spotlight On: Mate…

May 28 •

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The Material Review

Issue 093: Sausage Rolls, Retro Motels, Speedo Summer, Alternative Devices, An American infiltration of European Soccer, Screensavers, Grandpas's…

May 24 •

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The Material Review

Issue 092: Good Value Clothes, The Slop Life, LSD, Grocery-Store Brands, Fun Watches, Frank Lloyd Wright and Spotlight On: Hats.

May 21 •

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