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Bowl Season Gear by Nike

If you’re gearing up for the most wonderful, chaotic stretch of the college football calendar, start here.

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How to Give the Gift of Pappy This Year (Even If You Can’t Get Your Hands on a Bottle)

You don’t need a rare hookup to gift a piece of bourbon history.

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

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How to Give the Gift of Pappy This Year (Even If You Can’t Get Your Hands on a Bottle)

You don’t need a rare hookup to gift a piece of bourbon history.

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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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The Handsome Fan’s Style Guide to the NBA Finals

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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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1969 Mercury Cougar XR-7 Convertible from “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”

Talk about an obscure Bond vehicle that might be more under-the-radar than the actor who co-starred with it. This XR-7 comes from the sole 007 flick with George Lazenby in the starring role. Driven by 007's wife, Contessa Teresa "Tracy" di Vicenzo, this Mercury Cougar XR-7 is one of the…

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Yota Imports Toyota Adventure Ace 4WD Van

We love us a good vintage Toyota minivan because they're so iconic and don't resemble the bulky versions of today. Yota Imports out of Oregon takes them and customizes them without losing the awesome old-school flavor of the originals. The Toyota Adventure Ace with all-wheel drive is one of the…

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MÄNNKITCHEN Pepper Cannon: The Pepper Mill for Pepper Lovers

Whether you're following the instructions in a cookbook, the steps in an online recipe or just winging it, you're going to need to season whatever it is you're cooking with salt and pepper. When it comes to pepper, all the average grinders suck. It doesn't matter if you bought a…

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Mahmoud Sherif’s ‘The Director’ Is a Brutalist Housing Concept Perched on the Edge of a Cliff

While there are certainly no shortage of brutalist, conceptual architecture pieces we long to visit, few of them call to us like Mahmoud Sherif's design that's appropriately titled 'The Director Will Be Here Shortly." Visually situated in the volcanic remains of Reyinsfijara, Iceland, this brutalist style weekend retreat doubles as cliffside dwelling…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Game-Changing Boxer Briefs. Fewer Dollars. Upgrade Your Underwear with All Citizens

Being an adult means upgrading your underwear from the pairs your mom bought for you in college. But when you’re searching for underwear, skip the scratchy big box multi-packs, expensive designer labels and upcharging startups. All Citizens set out to create game changing boxer briefs at a better price -…

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