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Sheffield Revives a Classic: Crafting Quality, Technology, and Affordability Into Every Timepiece

The microbrand making watches the old-fashioned way. By overdelivering.

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The Winter Olympics, But Make It Wearable
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Good, Better, Bezel: How G-SHOCK’s G-STEEL Keeps Toughening Up Beauty
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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
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The Winter Olympics, But Make It Wearable
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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

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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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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Zero Breeze Mark II Battery Powered Portable Air Conditioner

All the credit for "significant modern invention" goes to fire, the wheel and modern automobiles, but we're particularly fond of the advent of environmental controls and, specifically, air conditioning. It's now available in homes, offices, cars, shops and everywhere else you spend a significant amount of time, so why shouldn't…

By Cooper Fleishman
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‘Desert Mouse’ 1974 Volkswagen Beetle Baja Bug

Baja racing is one of the most brutal, challenging and demanding types of motorsport out there. This should come as no surprise because you and your car of choice are tackling hundreds, if not thousands, of miles of unforgiving desert terrain. The 1974 Volkswagen Beetle Baja Bug, aka the "Desert…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Nixon’s Shores Backpack Is the Ultimate Beach Bag

There's nothing like a beach day, but sand and surf can be brutal on your gear--unless you're sporting Nixon's Shores Backpack. For starters, it has an an insulated and tarp-lined lower compartment that does double duty as a cooler during the trip and wet clothing storage after. Then there's the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Beastie Boys Teamed up with Adidas for a ‘Paul’s Boutique’ Anniversary Sneaker

It's been a big year of anniversaries for the Beastie Boys. To the 5 Boroughs turned 15. Ill Communication turned 25. And Paul's Boutique turned thirty today. They've been celebrating all the anniversaries with everything from audiobooks, deluxe re-releases, new EPs and now, with the release of a limited edition pair…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Kahn Design Land Rover Defender 90 Flying Huntsman Homage II

We can count how many Land Rover customs Project Kahn has built that we do not like with a closed fist (as in zero). The Kahn Design Land Rover Defender 90 Flying Huntsman Homage II perfectly encapsulates everything we've come to love and even expect from the brand--an old school vehicles…

By Cooper Fleishman
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