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The Watch That Proves Toughness Has Always Been a Kind of Elegance

G-SHOCK didn’t just evolve into refinement. It’s been quietly building toward it from the start.

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The Cool Material 2025 Holiday Gift Guides
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How to Give the Gift of Pappy This Year (Even If You Can’t Get Your Hands on a Bottle)
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The Coolest Gifts for Drink Lovers for 2025

Give drink lovers gifts like these. And they'll make you good drinks in return. Win, win.

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Review: Nike x Hyperice HyperBoot – A Game-Changer for Foot Pain and Recovery
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Outdoors
The Best Gear for Life on the Trail, According to the Couple Who Wrote the Book on It
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Sports
The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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Holiday
The Coolest Gifts for Drink Lovers for 2025

Give drink lovers gifts like these. And they'll make you good drinks in return. Win, win.

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Review: Nike x Hyperice HyperBoot – A Game-Changer for Foot Pain and Recovery

Check out our CM product review of the hottest product in wellness right now: the Nike x Hyperice HyperBoot. Spoiler alert -- it’s a gamechanger!

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The Best Gear for Life on the Trail, According to the Couple Who Wrote the Book on It

They've explored 10,000 miles together. Here are their essentials.

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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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150 Years of Bulova: The Watch Documentary You Didn’t Know You Needed

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The Macallan 200th Anniversary 73-Year-Old Single Malt

Celebrate The Macallan's 200 year anniversary with this $89,000 whiskey.

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The Minimal Phone is a modern substitute to your smartphone.

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Wednesday Link Roundup: February 7, 2024

The web is a vast place best explored with a little guidance. Every day we curate a small collection of links worthy of your time, meaning you can skip the wandering and get right to the good stuff.

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The Best New Collaboration Watches You Can Buy Right Now

When beloved watch brands collaborate with other beloved watch brands, special (often limited) editions are born.

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Genesis X Snow Speedium Concept EV Could Handle Freezing Temps

Genesis is turning up the heat on electric vehicle innovation with its latest concept: the Genesis X Snow Speedium. In a world where freezing temperatures can put a damper on battery performance, this sleek and powerful concept promises to keep things hot. The X Snow Speedium is part of the…

By John A. Paradiso
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