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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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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

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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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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

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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LEGO Teamed up with NASA so You Can Build Your Own Apollo 11 Lunar Lander

In just a few short months, we'll all be celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 spaceflight that resulted in Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landing the Eagle on the Moon. In celebration of the anniversary of that monumental accomplishment, everyone's favorite brick maker LEGO worked with NASA to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Gear
Distil Union’s Ferris Line Uses Magnets to Improve Your EDC

Ever since we first started using the Distil Union Wally Bifold, we knew we'd be seeing big things from the company that made one of our favorite thin wallets. But we didn't expect our EDC would be changing as much as will with their new Ferris system. At its core,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Clothing
Taylor Stitch Just Launched a New Restitch Line with Repaired and Used Clothing.

Whether you're talking button-down shirts, chukka boots, chinos or denim trucker jackets, San Francisco-based Taylor Stitch has always had a way of taking the classics and reinventing them just enough to make them ever better. Add in quality materials, absurd attention to detail and the fact they actually listen to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
This BMW R100 RS is a Nod to the Automotive Past

No matter how powerful a vehicle is, its speed, stability, and fuel efficiency have to contend with the wind, and the struggle has been going on since the inception of cars and motorcycles. Georgio Rimi and Vaughn Ryan from Australia’s MotoRRetro have created a BMW R100 RS that evokes the…

By Amos Kwon
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Anthony Bourdain Remembered

Anthony Bourdain left a huge gaping hole in the culinary and entertainment world when he departed the earth last summer under tragic circumstances. Now, his life is being remembered in a book titled, “Anthony Bourdain Remembered”, stemming from a private collection of photos and messages from people whom the chef…

By Amos Kwon
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