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The Charm of Canandaigua, New York

The perfect friend trip for 2026.

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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 Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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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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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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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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The Best American Oktoberfest Beers To Drink This Fall

Every year, citizens of Munich and travelers from all over the world descend on the massive fairgrounds in Munich known as “the Theresienwiese.” They drink giant liters of frosty beers; eat their weight in bratwurst, schnitzel, and sauerkraut; and don dirndls and lederhosen while they sing along to oom-pah music…

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Accessories
The Best Golf Bags You’ll Be Proud to Take to Any Course

Spend any amount of time on the links and it's easy to pick up on one fact: A good golf bag is an essential piece of equipment. Not only does it hold your clubs and accessories, but it also adds style to your game, and it can help you be…

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Now Is the Perfect Time to Add a Traditional Fisherman’s Smock to Your Closet

Layering is a key component of putting an outfit together — especially in transitional seasons. While you can always grab your denim jacket or your comfortable sweater, there is always room to expand your sartorial perspective into less well-worn territory. Take, for example, the fisherman’s smock, also known in French…

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The 12 Types of Whiskey Every Drinker Should Know

The first step to appreciating and understanding whiskey to the fullest extent is knowing the various types of whiskey (and whisky) out there. Each style is made following specific, and often legally binding, rules that dictate how the spirit can be made and what it can be made with. And…

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