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The Great Winter Escape

Unexpected winter destinations to visit around the globe.

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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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Featured Stories

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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.

Steals

The best deals and offers on the web

Editors' Picks

A curated selection of our favorite gear

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Our team’s top picks

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Feeling the Burn

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Sports
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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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Drinks
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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

The Best New Gear From Nike This Week
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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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Watches
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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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Fashion
Defakto Transit Standard Watch

The watch brand Defakto has always impressed us with the clean lines, attention to detail and quality construction you'll find in all of their timepieces. They make watches--like the previously covered Akkord and this new Transit Standard--that are built with all the tenets of a great German sports car. The…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Misc
Poster House Is the First Museum in the United States Dedicated Exclusively to Posters

In the age where we all carry a computer in our pocket that we can use to look up reviews, schedules and information about everything from movies and restaurants, to concerts and political candidates, we don't really need the familiar poster anymore. Despite the fact they're not necessary, there's still…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Abimelec Design Hellscout

This is one of those renderings that make us pine for the real deal and damn the safety. Abimelec Design has taken an old-school International Harvester Scout 4x4 and visually modified it by removing the roll cage and the doors for true open-air goodness. The doors have been replaced by…

By Amos Kwon
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Accessories
Dango Coin Capsule

Dango makes some remarkable niche products like brilliantly ingenious wallets and robust watches. Now, they've created something that's truly unconventional and easily qualifies as something we don't need but really want. The Coin Capsule stores your loose change in an aerospace grade aluminum disc of wonder. The Capsule has contoured…

By Amos Kwon
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Transportation
Juiced Bikes Crosscurrent S2

You want the convenience of an electric bike without looking like you just pedaled in from outer space. After all, you're still in it for the fitness but want the added oomph electric torque provides for those longer distances and brutal hills. Now the S2 from Juiced Bikes brings that…

By Amos Kwon
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