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You Don’t Need Couture Cash to Live It Up in Paris

Your chic, sophisticated, and smart visitor’s guide to the City of Light.

The Most Refreshing Hop Waters, Ranked
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The Most Refreshing Hop Waters, Ranked
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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week
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Bowl Season Gear by Nike

If you’re gearing up for the most wonderful, chaotic stretch of the college football calendar, start here.

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Cool, January 2026

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6 Breakfast Cocktails Every Gentleman Should Know How to Make
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Looks Like a Teddy, Wears Like a Grizzly
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Bowl Season Gear by Nike

If you’re gearing up for the most wonderful, chaotic stretch of the college football calendar, start here.

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Cool, January 2026

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6 Breakfast Cocktails Every Gentleman Should Know How to Make

On the off chance you need a little help tomorrow morning.

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Looks Like a Teddy, Wears Like a Grizzly

Nike ACG "Canwell Glacier" Jacket, reviewed.

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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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Arcade Game Typography: The Art of Pixel Type

Hours standing up, both pockets filled with quarters, puffer vest, ball cap, no need for sustenance. Yep, that was our life at the arcade in the '80s. We never thought about the pixilated fonts everywhere in the name, the branding, on the low-res screens. This throwback book by typeface designer…

By Amos Kwon
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Transportation
1974 Gateway Bronco Modern Day Warrior

Gateway Bronco has built one of the finest Ford Bronco restomods we've come across, and at its heart supports a worthy cause for Alzheimer's education. Thanks to meticulous adherence to the Bronco ethos combined with modern rugged components, the Modern Day Warrior is ready to take on anything, including showing…

By Amos Kwon
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Entertainment
‘Binging with Babish: 100 Recipes Recreated from Your Favorite Movies and TV Shows’

Whether you're talking about the Soup Nazi's Wild Mushroom Soup from Seinfeld, the Cubano Sandwiches from Chef or cocktails from famous movies, it's a fair bet that Andrew Rea--aka Oliver Babish, Oliver Platt's The West Wing character, but more importantly, the pseudonym Rea adopted for his series Binging with Babish--has…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Audio
Oswalds Mill Audio Ironic Speaker

Whether you're talking about Bluetooth Speakers built for the great outdoors or speakers that think outside the box, we've covered a lot of unconventional, sound-producing devices over the years. Oswalds Mill Audio Ironic Speaker is quite possibly the most unique speaker we've ever covered. The OMA Ironic Speaker is an…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Booze-Filled Advent Calendars

Halloween and Thanksgiving haven't even come and gone yet. Despite the fact we know we're not supposed to talk about Christmas decorations until after those other two have passed, we're going to make an exception for our favorite decoration--Drinks By The Dram Booze-Filled Advent Calendars. You know the drill because…

By Cooper Fleishman
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