Popular Mechanics - USA (2020-05)

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6 May/June 2020

Jack Essig

SVP, PUBLISHING DIRECTOR

William Upton Associate Publisher;

Cameron Connors Executive

Director, Head of Brand Strategy &

Marketing; Samantha Irwin

General Manager; Chris Peel

Executive Director, Men’s & Enthusiast

Group, Hearst Magazines

Digital Media

ADVERTISING SALES OFFICES

NEW YORK: Caryn Kesler Executive

Director, Luxury Goods; John

Wattiker Executive Director, Global

Fashion & Retail; Doug Zimmerman

Senior Grooming Director; John

Cipolla Integrated Account Director

Spirits, Entertainment & Travel;

Kimberly Buonassisi Account

Director; Joe Pennacchio East

Coast Automotive Director; Jake

Heffez, Samantha Wolf Integration

Associates; Everette A. Hampton

Executive Assistant; DETROIT: Marisa

Stutz Group Advertising Director,

Hearst Autos; Eric Drieselman Sales

Director, Hearst Autos; To n i St a r r s

Integration Associate; CHICAGO:

Justin Harris Midwest Sales Director;

Autumn Jenks Midwest Sales

Director; Anne Merrill Sales Assistant;

LOS ANGELES: Stacey Lakind

Southwest Sales Director; Anne

Rethmeyer Group Sales Director,

Hearst Autos; Olivia Zurawin Sales

Assistant; SAN FRANCISCO: William

G. Smith, Smith Media Sales, LLC;

DALLAS: Patty Rudolph PR 4.

Media; HEARST DIRECT MEDIA: Brad

Gettelfinger Sales Manager

MARKETING SOLUTIONS

Jason Graham Marketing Solutions:

Executive Director, Integrated

Marketing; Jana Gale Executive

Creative Director; Karen Mendolia

Executive Director, Events &

Promotions; Mike Sarpy Design

Director; Alesandra Ajlouni Senior

Manager, Integrated Marketing;

Jaclyn D’Andrea, Caroline Hall

Marketing Coordinators; William

Carter Executive Director,

Consumer Marketing; Peter Davis

Research Manager

ADMINISTRATION/PRODUCTION

Aurelia Duke Finance Director;

Regina Wall Advertising Services

Director; Trevo r C z a k Business

Coordinator; David Brickey

Production Manager

PUBLISHED BY HEARST

Steven R. Swartz President and

Chief Executive Officer; William

R. Hearst III Chairman; Frank

A. Bennack, Jr. Executive Vice

Chairman; Mark E. Aldam Chief

Operating Officer; Catherine A.

Bostron Secretary

HEARST MAGAZINES, INC.

Troy Young President; Kate

Lewis Chief Content Officer; Debi

Chirichella Executive Vice President,

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer;

Kristen M. O’Hara Chief Business

Officer

Gilbert C. Maurer, Mark F. Miller

Consultants

300 West 57th Street

New York, NY 10019

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// EXPERT HACKS, GEAR RECS & LIFE-TESTED WISDOM FROM OUR STAFF //

My Pop Life

Likes: gear, spread-

sheets, and his Google

Pixel 3. Dislikes: morn-

ings, slow Internet, and

mumbly podcast hosts.

Associate Test Director

WILL EGENSTEINER

CURRENT

PASSION PROJECT

Optimizing Google

Chrome with browser

extensions. OneTab Pro

collates my open tabs

into one handy page, and

Selection Context Search

searches for selected text

on a number of databases

with just one click.

PRODUCTS I’M USING RIGHT NOW

Yeti Tocayo 26

Backpack

This has become my

everyday backpack. I

stow a pair of shoes,

workout clothes, and

my laptop.

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COOLEST THING ON MY DESK

The Darth Vader desk calendar

my in-laws got me for Christmas.

I was so excited when I

unwrapped it, I startled myself.

Favorite

App

Pocket, which

curates stories from

around the web. I'll

crank through a few

articles as I try to

fall asleep, then go

through the next day

and reload my feed.

The Best Money
I Ever Spent

Lumber and tools for
building a workbench.
My dad and I spent a
day constructing the
bench based on plans
my grandfather drew up.
It’s sitting in the garage,
providing storage space
and good memories.

Calling All Climbers

I’m into both rock and
ice climbing, a byprod-
uct of my years spent out
west. (Mom, if you’re
reading this, know that
I don’t free solo.) I might
also be using this space
as a not so thinly veiled
call for climbing part-
ners near eastern PA!

Voormi River

Run Hoodie

This merino-wool hoodie

is breathable for running,

but looks good enough

to wear for less-athletic

occasions.

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@wegensteiner

Remington Beard

Boss Perfecter

Stubble and Beard Kit

The turbo mode buzzes

through my unkempt

beard and has a variety

of tools for shaping.

Salsa Journeyman

Claris 700

The wide tires soak

up bumps and the

smooth-shifting

drivetrain helps me

keep a good cadence.

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