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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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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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The Coolest Gifts for Drink Lovers for 2025

Give drink lovers gifts like these. And they'll make you good drinks in return. Win, win.

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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

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The Coolest Gifts for Drink Lovers for 2025

Give drink lovers gifts like these. And they'll make you good drinks in return. Win, win.

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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

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50 Books Every Man Should Read Before He’s 50

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150 Years of Bulova: The Watch Documentary You Didn’t Know You Needed

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Ace Hotel Kyoto

When we're traveling, the first place we look for accommodations or lodgings is the nearest Ace Hotel because we know they're going to treat us right regardless of where we're staying and how far we are from home. Ace Hotel Kyoto is probably on the other side of the world…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Gear
WESN Henry Pocket Knife

Everyone says that the devil is in the details, but you very rarely see that sentiment put into practice like you do with WESN's latest knife, the Henry. Whether you're talking about the WESN Pocket Knife or the WESN Quick Release Titanium Keychain, the brand has always produced EDC piece…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Cruise Origin Autonomous Shuttle

Even if real Level 5 autonomous driving on open roads is still many years away, that doesn't mean everyone's not trying. This joint project between Cruise, GM, and Honda is a self-driving shuttle that's meant for big ride-sharing. The project is testing in Phoenix and San Francisco, the latter being…

By Amos Kwon
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Entertainment
HDR Pendulum Wave Patterns Video

We don't have any sort of scientific evidence to back this up, but we're willing to bet you waste significantly more time than 3 minutes a day scrolling through social media and checking for updates on your favorite topics. Spend three of those minutes today--185 seconds to be exact--watching the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Accessories
Aoku K3 EDC Kit

Everyday carry gear that's at the ready makes life easier (and oftentimes safer) because a good system can help deploy tools faster and hopefully with single-handed execution. The Aoku K3 is just such an EDC system that just so happens to be Dark Knight matte black, which seriously ups the…

By Amos Kwon
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