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The latest innovations, performance reviews, and buying guides for everything from athletic apparel and footwear to fitness trackers and sporting accessories.

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Black Book: 12 Products Our Editors Loved in August 2026
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6 Health and Wellness Products to Upgrade Your Routine

Better sleep, smarter workouts, healthier skin, and a few other ways to take care of yourself.

By Cool Material
The Back to School Guide for Guys Who Aren’t Going Back to School The Back to School Guide for Guys Who Aren’t Going Back to School
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The Back to School Guide for Guys Who Aren’t Going Back to School

Your syllabus for an adult-life reset in September.

By Lanny Fuller
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Menswear Staples You Didn’t Know Had Golf History

The Harrington jacket is only the beginning.

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Entertainment
Black Book Additions

Any Black Book worth it's salt is updated on a continual basis and ours is no different. Instead of adding phone numbers or debts, we're adding web addresses and places to shop. Check out The Black Book to see the newest additions to the greatest men's shopping directory on the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Accessories
Landmarks & Lions Smartphone Wallet

You need to carry a phone, and you need to carry a wallet. Pants, bags and coats all have a finite number of pockets, so save them for contraband by combining your credit cards and cash with your smartphone in a Landmark & Lions Smartphone Wallet. Made of cotton canvas…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Lifethereal Wallets

Most guys have just one wallet and we think that’s a big mistake.  Your pricey black or brown leather cash holder really doesn’t fit in ultra-casual situations like hitting the beach.  The guys at LTR can relate, seeing as how they basically live there kiteboarding and surfing, and they’ve churned…

By Mike Newman
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Garden
Antique English D-Handle Garden Fork and Spade

With rooftop gardens popping up in Brooklyn and big-name chefs touting their locally grown produce, gardening is enjoying a bit of a guy-friendly rebirth of sorts.  Despite being dominated by the likes of Martha Stewart and fuchsia-shaded kneeling pads for the last few decades, gardening is – and always was…

By Mike Newman
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The Ténéré Expedition Tent

If we ever get around to writing that bucket list somewhere nestled between relaxing in the grotto at the Playboy Mansion and “not” relaxing in the grotto at the Playboy Mansion would be riding a motorcycle cross country.  If we are going to do it though, we want to really do…

By Mike Newman
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