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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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Hot Wheels Cybertrucks

Tesla's Cybertruck remains one of the most controversial automobile designs of all time, but that hasn't stopped the collaborations based on the unique truck. Joining the likes of a LEGO set and a house, to a tee and a garage are two new Hot Wheels R/C Cybertrucks from Mattel and…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Switch eScrambler Electic Motorcycle

Matthew Waddick of Shanghai Customs knows a thing or two about what it takes to make a great electric motorcycle. Their Honda Cub Electric Conversion is a great example of this, but even that machine pales in comparison to the eScrambler from his newly launched venture Switch Motorcycles. The Switch…

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Red Wing X Todd Snyder Moc Toe Boot

Work boots just used to be for long day's manual labor but no longer. In fact, most men wear stylish work boots without ever breaking a sweat, unless it's in a particularly warm beer garden. Men's style maven Todd Snyder just collaborated with iconic bootmaker Red Wing to create a…

By Amos Kwon
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CW&T Solid State Watch

As much as we love beautifully crafted, complex automatic watches, we are transfixed on the ingeniously rudimentary Solid State Watch. CW&T takes a Casio F-921 digital watch and encases it into a transparent resin case. You can't change the time, use an alarm or a light. Hell, you can't do…

By Amos Kwon
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Birdbox Adventure Cabins

We've seen quite a few turnkey-ready cabins that allow you to setup an off-the-grid rental or personal retreat wherever you have space. Design firm Livit and their new Birdbox Adventure Cabins are some of our favorite options because of their unique combination of minimalist design and understated luxury. Available in…

By Cooper Fleishman
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