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Cool, January 2026

Cool, January 2026

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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

New year essentials.

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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

New year essentials.

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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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Oregon Trail Is Now Available as a Handheld

Those of you of a certain age will absolutely remember the first time you got the message "You have died of dysentery." while playing the Oregon Trail on the Apple II. Everything that's old is new again, which is why Oregon Trail got the nostalgia treatment for this Handheld Oregon…

By Cooper Fleishman
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MAT Is Giving the Stratos a New Lease on Life

The Lancia Stratos might be a car that hasn't been talked about much in the past few decades, but in its prime it was an absolute powerhouse that took the World Rally Championships by storm. Manufattura Automobili Torino (MAT) is an Italian shop that's giving the Stratos a new lease…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
Swatch Drops Collection of James Bond Themed Watches

Whether it's Aston Martin cars, perfectly tailored suits, or Omega watches, when it comes to the world of everyone's favorite super spy, James Bond is all about timeless luxury. In the upcoming No Time to Die, Bond is seen sporting his classic Omega, but his favorite gadget man Q will…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Artisan House from Proud Design Co. Ltd

What do you do when you're a successful Thai designer looking for a little more space at home? Design a new house that will blend into the landscape of your existing house and then connect the two of them. That's exactly what happened with the Artisan House from Proud design…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Accessories
Patagonia Stand Up Bag Collection

Ventura, California-based Patagonia imbues its products with great design and eco-conscious materials. It takes that same approach with their new Stand Up Bag collection that uses a two-layer reinforced 11.3oz organic cotton with a recycled TPU backer and waterproof DWR finish. The Stand Up name comes from the bags' ability…

By Amos Kwon
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