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London Doesn’t Have to Be Lavish to Travel Well

Your smart, stylish, and affordable guide to visiting the UK capital.

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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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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

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

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Donkervoort D8 GTO-JD70

If it's an obscure boutique exotic performance automobile you're looking for, you can't do much better than the Dutch-made Donkervoort D8 GTO-JD70. This special edition of the radical D8 GTO celebrates founder Joop Donkervoort's 70th birthday. The crazy, long-nose roadster houses a potent Audi-sourced 2.5-liter turbocharged five-cylinder engine that delivers…

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‘Back to the Future’ Time Machine Bass

Back to the Future is one of the most beloved and iconic film franchises of all time. Ever since its release, it has inspired real-life products based on or inspired by parts of the films. Nike made real AirMags. There's a functional hoverboard. There are also motorcycles, a VW bus,…

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The AER Dryer Will Change the Way You Do Your Hair

Now that we're finally starting to emerge from lockdown, it's time to get back in the habit of looking good. Dust off your kicks. Put on some pants. Upgrade your hair game with this cordless AER Dryer. This thing is so much more than an average hair dryer. After years…

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Metro Skyways CityHawk eVTOL Flying Car Concept

Whether you're talking Vertical Aerospace, Jetpack Aviation, Aston Martin, Hyundai or Uber, almost every major car or aviation firm is developing their vision of the flying car of the future. We're still not sold on people being able to handle traffic in three dimensions, but the Metro Skyways CityHawk eVTOL…

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Nike Co-Founder’s Handcrafted Waffle Spikes Auction

It's not uncommon to find pairs of old Nike shoes in online auctions, but it takes a particularly special pair to get Sotheby's to create an auction just for them. Enter Bill Bowerman's Handcrafted Waffle Spikes. Back when Bowerman was still the University of Oregon track coach--prior to the existence…

By Cooper Fleishman
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