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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.

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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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Hard Graft 3 Fold Multi-use Bag

How much are you willing to spend for a bag that will last a lifetime? $100? $200? $300? Can you really put a price on a bag handmade in Italy of hand-picked vegetable tanned leather? What if that bag were 100% wool detailed and totally adjustable? Do these make it…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Swedish Firesteel Army Model

In the world of man, names are very important. McClane. Rambo. Matrix. Firesteel. Ok, so maybe Firesteel isn't a character from a famous Willis, Stallone or Schwarzenegger movie, but it should be because it's pretty damn manly. It's also the name of the stick originally developed for the Swedish DoD…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Shovel Master

If you’ve ever been in a Brookstone during the holidays you’ve probably noticed their massaging chairs are always being used.  Sure, some people are checking them out as gifts but others are trying to work out the knots from shoveling the driveway.  If you’ve ever fallen into that second category,…

By Mike Newman
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2010 Holiday Gift Guide

It's just about time to start shopping for Christmas / Hanukkah / other holiday presents. More importantly, it's the time when people start shopping for gifts for you. The holidays are supposed to be all about the spirit of giving, but we'd be lying if we didn't say we liked…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Ballistic Systems Bulletproof Clipboard

As men, we enjoy the unbreakable. Not so much M. Night's Unbreakable, the one that means impervious, invulnerable, indestructible. In our minds, adding it to a product description is pretty much the same thing as calling something perfect. You buy it once and it lasts forever. Or at least that's…

By Cooper Fleishman
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