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It’s time to expand on that one pair of cufflinks you bought five years ago. Oh, and if you’re wondering… no, those cufflinks with your initials you received at graduation won’t make the cut anymore. Take our advice: skip the department store brands and go for a brand like Zachary Prell.

This Spring, Zachary Prell introduced mother of pearl and cat’s eye cufflinks. The Rivington and Stanton are our preference and shown here. The Rivington cufflink is a multi-tone blue mother of pearl cufflink with highly polished rhodium plating. The Stanton is an amathyst cat’s eye cufflink also constructed with highly polished rhodium plating. [Detail images after the jump]

Cost: $145 @ Zachary Prell

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The warm weather is upon us and if it’s a nice sunny day, more than likely you’ll find me on the beach. Whether it’s over the weekend or you happen to call in sick (cough), there’s definitive gear you need to take with you when hitting up the local [insert place with large body of water and girls in bikinis here].

Today I’m going to cover the board short, a summer gear essential. Read on to find out why.

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If there’s a reason to still own an SUV then tailgating is definitely one of them. Proper tailgating can be cumbersome what with all the cans, food, etc.

The Party-A-Cargo tow hitch mounted kegerator will let you carry 160 cans of ice cold beer and a 20 pound bag of ice. It will also let you play 12 hours of music through its self-powered sound system (with subwoofer) for 12 hours. Everything will close up and secure nicely in the locking trailer hitch mounted enclosure. [Thanks Dave!]

Cost: $2,895-$3,795 @ Tailgating Ideas

By Mike Solowiow
The Truth About Cars

The fact that we’re even having this discussion tells you how far Audi’s come in the uber-sports sedan sweepstakes. Normally, this comparo would write itself. BMW M3 = driver’s car with super smooth, vicious punch. Audi RS4 = sure-footed supersonic GT with numb tiller. BMW fun. Audi fast. BMW wins. But since this contest was first mooted, The Boys from Bavaria have made the jump to V8 space, while Audi have finally figured-out how to make not dying entertaining. But has anything changed?

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