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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
Our Picks

Featured Stories

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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

New year essentials.

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Holiday
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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Sports
The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

New year essentials.

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Holiday
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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Watches
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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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Nanobook 2.0 Is the Toughest Notebook Out There

You already know we're huge fans of pocket notebooks for keeping track of to-do lists, important reminders and random sketches. There's been more than one occasion when we've accidentally gotten our current notebook wet, dirty, sweaty or cut. That won't happen with Nanobook 2.0 because it's basically indestructible. With a…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Electric GT Crate Motors Convert Your Favorite Vehicles from Gas to Electric

As much as we'd all like to believe otherwise, there's no denying the fact that the future of motoring is electric because sooner or later or the gasoline that powers our prized rides is going to run out. But just because petrol is eventually going to go the way of…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Accessories
Dango’s Unique Pocket Clip Works with Cash, Keys and Their Wallets

Dango's no stranger to blending industrial hardware with gorgeous design, and that's never been more true than it is with their Pocket Clip. This 6061 CNC machined aluminum piece with formed stainless steel and mil-spec bolts is a unique and versatile clip that's more than capable of handling your paper…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Aptera Motors 1,000-Mile Solar-Powered EV

Forget about range anxiety when you're behind the wheel of the two-passenger Aptera. This is one lean, environmental machine that boasts only ten structural panels (compared to the industry average of 300). What's more, the body contains integrated solar panels in the roof, hood, and even in the dashboard that…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Swatch Big Bold Jellyfish Watch

If we're being completely honest, no one keeps track of the time exclusively with a watch anymore because you can get that information from your computer, phone or smart assistant. So when it comes to the timepiece you choose to wear on your wrist, it's a lot less about actually…

By Cooper Fleishman
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