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The Charm of Canandaigua, New York

The perfect friend trip for 2026.

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Holiday
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 Best New Gear From Nike This Week

Pinkies out.

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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
By Travis Haley
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Outdoors
The Best Gear for Life on the Trail, According to the Couple Who Wrote the Book on It
By Lola Méndez
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Sports
The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

Pinkies out.

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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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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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Monday Link Roundup

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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Audio
The 5 Best Portable Record Players Made For Music on the Go

A portable record player is a great item for a vinyl enthusiast because it is small, lightweight, easy to carry with you, relatively inexpensive, and produces excellent sound quality. You can take them to the park, the beach, or even on a camping trip. There are a wide variety of…

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Clothing
3 Turtleneck Sweaters To Embrace Warmth and Style This Winter

For the uninitiated, a turtleneck might seem to be one of those shirt options that either feels too stuffy, too formal, or too eccentric. To that I say, quite bluntly, those people are wrong. For the colder weather months, a turtleneck might possibly be the best-kept secret in menswear as…

By Brett Braley
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Food
Thom Browne x Baccarat Crystal Glass Collection

Thom Browne, the iconic fashion maestro, has seamlessly merged his distinct design ethos with the timeless elegance of Baccarat's crystal craftsmanship. In a collaboration that redefines luxury, Browne has lent his creative touch to a collection featuring artisanal coupes, wine glasses, tumblers, and whiskey carafes, all inspired by Baccarat's rich…

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Filson Roughout Leather Short Cruiser Jacket

Introducing the Filson Roughout Leather Short Cruiser Jacket – a rugged twist on the timeless workwear staple. Crafted from full-grain oil-tanned leather, this bad boy is designed to withstand the test of time and then some. The exterior boasts a rough, weathered charm that only gets better with age, developing…

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