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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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Outdoors
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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Everlane Just Released a $300 Italian Wool Suit

Whether it's the weekender bags, sneakers or denim, it's no secret that we're big fans of everything that comes out Everlane. There's just something about the way that they produce their stylish essentials with an affordable price tag while still maintaining insanely high quality that has always appealed to us.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Loupedeck CT Is an All-In-One Hardware Editing Suite

The first iteration of Loupedeck's hardware editing station was impressive to say the least, but the new Loupedeck CT improves on the original in every way. Loupedeck CT combines buttons, dials and touchscreens to create a customizable tertiary keyboard that puts all your favorite editing options right at your finger tips so…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Gear
adidas Capitano Soccer Balls

Despite being the most popular sport in the world, soccer--known by most of its 4 billion fans as football--never really developed the fan base it should have in the United States. adidas is increasing their commitment to the sport with a new line of balls decked out in graphics of…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Accessories
adidas NMD R1 V2 FV9021

The new R1 V2 FV9021 from the adidas NMD line strikes a great balance between trendy style and athleticism. It's more of an evolution from the original R1 in that it keeps the same silhouette but adds more nuanced and modern details like a larger heel block that creeps higher…

By Amos Kwon
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Gear
The Olight S2R Baton II Flashlight Is Built for Your EDC

Olight makes some of the best EDC flashlights on the market. The S2R Baton II variable-output, side-switch LED flashlight is the perfect example of what the brand is known for. It packs a CW LED with a maximum output of 1,150 lumens, 135 meters throw, five brightness levels plus strobe…

By Cooper Fleishman
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