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The Cool Material 2025 Holiday Gift Guides

From style and home goods to EDC and food and drink, we rounded up the coolest gifts of the year.

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Looks Like a Teddy, Wears Like a Grizzly
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The Watch That Proves Toughness Has Always Been a Kind of Elegance
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Featured Stories

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Sports
The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

Pack your bags...

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How to Give the Gift of Pappy This Year (Even If You Can’t Get Your Hands on a Bottle)

You don’t need a rare hookup to gift a piece of bourbon history.

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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

Pack your bags...

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How to Give the Gift of Pappy This Year (Even If You Can’t Get Your Hands on a Bottle)

You don’t need a rare hookup to gift a piece of bourbon history.

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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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Outdoors
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.

Steals

The best deals and offers on the web

Editors' Picks

A curated selection of our favorite gear

Must-Reads

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
Watches

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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Features

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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Watches
Watches

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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Smoking cocktails adds an intriguing and captivating element to drinks, making it a cool and visually stimulating experience for both bartenders and patrons. The swirling tendrils of smoke that envelop the glass create an aura of mystique and sophistication, drawing people into a sensory journey. The aromatic infusion of smoky…

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Punkt. Smartphone

Punkt., renowned for its sleek "dumbphones," is breaking into the smartphone realm with a unique twist. The MC02 isn't just a device; it's a statement about reclaiming control over your data. In a world rife with privacy concerns, Punkt. empowers users with a built-in VPN and a suite of essential…

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Raide LF 40L Backpack

Gear up for backcountry adventures with the Raide LF 40L backpack—a sleek fusion of function and style that seamlessly blends uphill performance with downhill flair. Weighing in at just 1.1kg (2 pounds 6.4 ounces), this backpack prioritizes both comfort and capacity, offering expandable storage up to 50 liters with its…

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Wednesday 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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Let’s face it: we live in a world where conspicuous consumption and overt displays of wealth are more often than not celebrated as a sign of status and influence. But, with shows like Succession, there has been a growing trend to embrace stealth wealth or quiet luxury. Stealth wealth isn’t…

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