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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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The Cool Material 2025 Holiday Gift Guides
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How to Give the Gift of Pappy This Year (Even If You Can’t Get Your Hands on a Bottle)
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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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The Coolest Gifts for Drink Lovers for 2025

Give drink lovers gifts like these. And they'll make you good drinks in return. Win, win.

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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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The Coolest Gifts for Drink Lovers for 2025

Give drink lovers gifts like these. And they'll make you good drinks in return. Win, win.

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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

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50 Books Every Man Should Read Before He’s 50

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

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Vans UltraRange EXO Hi MTE Sneakers

Whether you're talking about their checkerboard slip-ons, UltraRange lace-ups or SK8-Hi sneakers, every single pair of kicks that has come off the line bearing the Vans name has been nothing short of iconic. That trend continues with the Vans UltraRange EXO Hi MTE Sneakers you see here. These sneakers capitalize…

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Iconic NASA Photograph Auction

We might not be traveling there any more, but space will always be fascinating. When it comes to space travel, the Moon years with the likes of Armstrong and Aldrin will always be the most fascinating to us because they made the idea of traveling off planet and touching down…

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Thomas Keller Released a New Cookbook About The French Laundry and per se

When it comes to cooking, we're the kind of people that look up a recipe and improvise at will instead of following it exactly to the letter. While it's certainly possible we're neurotic, we're willing to bet it's just as much due to the fact we weren't using the right…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Benrus Type 1

The Benrus Type 1 is an horological legend but not because it houses a pricey complication or showcases an opulent design. It's famous for the fact that it was the only timepiece that met the stringent Department of Defense's MIL-W-50717 standard and because it was only for U.S. military personnel.…

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The Nomadik Subscription Box Delivers Adventure to Your Door Every Month

Outdoor adventure is the only thing we can safely enjoy these days, so we do it frequently. Enter Nomadik and their premier subscription boxes. Each month, Nomadik delivers a themed adventure box with the latest from best-in-class brands and an outdoor challenge. Plans start at just $29.99/month with guaranteed value…

By Cooper Fleishman
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