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The Watch That Proves Toughness Has Always Been a Kind of Elegance

G-SHOCK didn’t just evolve into refinement. It’s been quietly building toward it from the start.

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Bowl Season Gear by Nike
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Good, Better, Bezel: How G-SHOCK’s G-STEEL Keeps Toughening Up Beauty
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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

It's a Jordan Christmas miracle!

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The Cool Material 2025 Holiday Gift Guides

From style and home goods to EDC and food and drink, we rounded up the coolest gifts of the year.

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Review: Nike x Hyperice HyperBoot – A Game-Changer for Foot Pain and Recovery
By Travis Haley
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The Best Gear for Life on the Trail, According to the Couple Who Wrote the Book on It
By Lola Méndez
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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

It's a Jordan Christmas miracle!

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The Cool Material 2025 Holiday Gift Guides

From style and home goods to EDC and food and drink, we rounded up the coolest gifts of the year.

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Review: Nike x Hyperice HyperBoot – A Game-Changer for Foot Pain and Recovery

Check out our CM product review of the hottest product in wellness right now: the Nike x Hyperice HyperBoot. Spoiler alert -- it’s a gamechanger!

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The Best Gear for Life on the Trail, According to the Couple Who Wrote the Book on It

They've explored 10,000 miles together. Here are their essentials.

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Feeling the Burn

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The Handsome Fan’s Style Guide to the NBA Finals

The Best Wheated Bourbons That Aren’t Pappy Van Winkle
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The Best Wheated Bourbons That Aren’t Pappy Van Winkle

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Hypershell X Review: The Future of Hiking Has Legs

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The Story You’ll Tell When Someone Compliments Your Shirt

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G-SHOCK’s 10-Year Pursuit of Perfection: The Fine Metallic Series Delivers Unseen Innovation

50 Books Every Man Should Read Before He’s 50
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50 Books Every Man Should Read Before He’s 50

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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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150 Years of Bulova: The Watch Documentary You Didn’t Know You Needed

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I Went Down a Nixon Watch Rabbit Hole. Here Are the 4 Most Surprising Details I Found

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BMW Motorrad X Kingston Custom “Spirit of Passion” R18

The new BMW R18 cruiser is a beautiful monster of a bike, and it's already been modded by some renowned shops. Now, Dirk Oehlerking, who runs Kingston Custom has turned the modern beast into an Art Deco masterpiece. Called the "Spirit of Passion", Kinston Custom has transformed the bike by…

By Amos Kwon
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Himalaya x Taylor Stitch 1970 “Pre-Defender”

At this point, you're well aware how much we love the work of the Land Rover restoration experts at Himalaya (see the Himalaya “Spectre” Land Rover Defender 110) and the pieces that come out of classic San Francisco menswear shop Taylor Stitch (see the Taylor Stitch McQueen Denim Shirt). These two…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Dacia Bigster

We hate seeing great vehicles we'll never get. Okay, we can't stop looking, especially when one as cool as the Dacia Bigster emerges. The huge fenders, boldly illuminated front fascia, matte paint, and black trim pieces give it off-road presence like no other SUV we've seen recently. It makes the…

By Amos Kwon
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Ben & Jerry’s Dessert for Dogs

When it comes to gourmet ice cream flavors, few brands can compete with the likes of Ben & Jerry's. Whether you're talking about old school classics like Cherry Garcia and Chunk Monkey, or new favorites like Neflix & Chilll'd and the Beer Ice Cream collaboration with New Belgium, Ben &…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fifteen Eleven Porsche 914

The diminutive 914 might take a back seat to the 911, 924, 928, and 944 when it comes to vintage Porsches, but when it's done up by Fifteen Eleven, folks will take notice. This restomod brings it to the 21st century by way of a new 3.4-liter flat-six from the…

By Amos Kwon
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