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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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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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Holiday
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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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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‘Black Villa’ is a Hidden Escape in New York

We've seen plenty of modern architectural builds that are much more focused on the form and function of it all--as it relates to the surroundings--than the actually ability of any resident to enjoy the space. That is most certainly not the case with designer / architect extraordinaire Reza Mohtashami's 'Black…

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At Home: Make Music with the Stylophone Retro Pocket Synth

Since many of us are still home, we decided to do some digging to find useful products to help stay productive, occupied, entertained and fit while you’re At Home. More than half a century ago--in 1967, if you want exact numbers--the Stylophone was invented. In case you're unfamiliar, the Stylophone…

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Win a Bottle of Pappy Van Winkle

There are few things harder in life than securing a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle. Whether you’re a whiskey noob or seasoned veteran, you know that the elusive and illustrious Pappy Van Winkle is one of the most infamously sought-after bottles of bourbon. Well, we’ve done the hard part for…

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Win a Bottle of Pappy Van Winkle

There are few things harder in life than securing a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle. Whether you're a whiskey noob or seasoned veteran, you know that the elusive and illustrious Pappy Van Winkle is one of the most infamously sought-after bottles of bourbon. Well, we've done the hard part for…

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The Henson Razor Will Give You the Best Shave Ever

If you're anything like us, shaving is more of a chore than an activity we actually enjoy. In addition to being a time-consuming process, you have to deal with nicks/cuts, pulled hairs and expensive cartridges--and that's all before you consider the environmental impact. Some of those aspects can be dealt…

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