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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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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

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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

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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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‘Printing Money’ Visualizes How Fast You Earn a Dollar

Neal Agarwal is a Computer Science geek and data visualization specialist that has never known a statistic he couldn't make interesting. His latest project is called "Printing Money," and it's a scrolling visualization of the amount of time it takes to generate dolla, dolla bills based on specific wage amounts.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Ball and Buck Custom Jeep Program

If you're a fan of Ball and Buck men's apparel and accessories, you might want to take a serious look at their thematically consistent restored and modified Jeeps. The outfitter parntered with Kyle Smith of Bird Buggy fame and uses Jeep Scrambler pickups from the '80s (CJ-8) as the base…

By Amos Kwon
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A-Frame Tent House

When it comes to architectural building styles that can be done a zillion different ways, there are few better base designs than the a-frame. It can be used for writer's retreats, off-the-grid cabins or, in the case of this design from Takeru Shoji Architects, a deceptively simple house. Located in…

By Cooper Fleishman
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BMW x Futura 2000 Limited Edition M2

Lichtenstein. Warhol. Rauschenberg. Hockney. Koons. All famous artists that any fan would travel the world to see the iconic works of, and also all incredible artists that have lent their talent to the creation of BMW Art Cars. The latest addition to the collection--albeit an unofficial one--is the legendary graffiti…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Lodge Cast Iron Breakfast Skillet

There are few pieces of hardware as essential in the kitchen as a good cast iron skillet. While there certainly plenty of cast iron skillets that will last a lifetime, Lodge cast iron has always been the best option if you're looking for that heat retention, durability and delicious seasoning--without…

By Cooper Fleishman
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