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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

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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
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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

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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Chick-fil-A Chicken Parmesan Meal Kit

When it comes to fast food chicken, there aren't many places that do it better than Chick-fil-A. The popular chicken spot is getting into the at home cooking space with their new Chick-fil-A Chicken Parmesan Meal Kit. It wouldn't be a meal kit if it didn't have everything you needed.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Stay Home: Now Would Be a Good Time to Learn to Play the Guitar

Since we’re all stuck inside, we decided to do some digging to find useful products to help stay productive, occupied, entertained and fit while you Stay Home. For as long as we can remember, we've always wanted to learn to play the guitar. We've noodled on the six-string off and…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Tech
Unitree AI Robot Dog

Whether you're talking about the Internet, smartphones, AI voice assistants, computers, or robot vacuums, there's no denying that modern technology has changed the world--mostly for the better. As much as we appreciate all those advancements, the fact that there are--or could be--robot dogs running around still freaks us out in…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Watfly Atlas eVTOL Aircraft

We've covered quite a few different flying cars--aka eVTOL (electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing) vehicles--over the years. All of the options so far have looked more like cars with rotors strapped to the top or helicopters with wheels strapped to the bottom. The Watfly Atlas eVTOL Aircraft does things a…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Yoder Smokers Competition Charcoal Grill

America loves grilling, and it will surely be one of those pastimes that keeps us sane this season. Yoder Smokers has built one for the ages. Their big Competition Charcoal Grill is built to last and provides acres of grilling space to feed your hungry masses. You can control the…

By Amos Kwon
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