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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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PeakPerformance Vertical Pro Ski Jacket

Escaping to the slopes this winter might be one of the few things you actually can do when all else is shut down. You've got all the gear except for the perfect ski jacket, and now's your time to splurge on the Vislight Pro. It's the pinnacle of PeakPerformance's technology…

By Amos Kwon
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Class up Your Space with a Ranger Station Old Fashioned Candle

When it comes to improving the ambience in a room, there's nothing like a good candle. But we don't want peppermint hibiscus honeysuckle or other big box scents, we want scents that are a little more Mad Men. Enter Ranger Station and their Old Fashioned Candle. Inspired by the cocktail…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Class up Your Space with a Ranger Station Old Fashioned Candle

When it comes to improving the ambience in a room, there's nothing like a good candle. But we don't want peppermint hibiscus honeysuckle or other big box scents, we want scents that are a little more Mad Men. Enter Ranger Station and their Old Fashioned Candle. Inspired by the cocktail…

By Cooper Fleishman
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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…

By Amos Kwon
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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…

By Amos Kwon
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