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The Bucket List of Remote Places to Kayak

Here's your guide to the coolest places to kayak.

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Lifestyle
A Better Way to Spend a Winter Night In
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Dry January Isn’t New. The Drinks Are, Though.
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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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There’s Nothing Cool About Being Cold

Signature Innovation Group hid a flannel in this corduroy jacket.

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When a Dress Shoe Trend Turns Out to Be a Classic
By Beau Hayhoe
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The Winter Olympics, But Make It Wearable
By Cool Material
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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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Features
There’s Nothing Cool About Being Cold

Signature Innovation Group hid a flannel in this corduroy jacket.

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When a Dress Shoe Trend Turns Out to Be a Classic

The monk strap’s journey from blog-era favorite to modern classic

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The Winter Olympics, But Make It Wearable

Nike’s cold-weather era is peaking, don’t miss out.

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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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Makara Sea Serpent

The watch market is strewn with derivative models, many of them pulling from icons like the Rolex Submariner, Omega Seamaster, and the Panerai PAM 002. But you have to search high and low for an affordable timepiece that’s uniquely styled, built with superb quality, and powered by a reliable mechanical…

By Amos Kwon
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Accessories
Nike’s New Collection Features Pre-Swoosh Logos

As a brand, Nike has one of, if not the, most recognizable logos ever created. Long before the Swoosh would become a household icon, and even before Nike itself was Nike, Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman were still operating as Blue Ribbon Sports. A rebrand was necessary because of business…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Clothing
LIVSN Flex Canvas Pants V2 Take You from Office to Adventure with Ease

You never know where you're going to be when you get the itch to hike a trail, take a ride or go on an adventure. Forget changing your clothes if you're working because LIVSN Flex Canvas Pants V2 are stylish enough for the office, comfortable enough to wear all day…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Schizzo Concept Bikes Are Modular

Nearly three decades ago, motorcycle racer and bike builder Marcus Walz started wrenching on the bikes that would lead to advent of "Drag Style" and "German Style" rides. After more than 600 bikes and 1,000 features, Walz and his label WalzWerk motorcycles have turned their eyes to the line of…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Yeezy Home

After tackling the charts, sneakers, reality television and, well, everything else, Kanye West is turning his eyes to the world of affordable housing. Yeezy Home is an upstart idea from the mogul that wants to break the barriers that separate the classes by creating housing communities filled with dome-like living…

By Cooper Fleishman
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