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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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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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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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The best deals and offers on the web

Editors' Picks

A curated selection of our favorite gear

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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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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
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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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Watches
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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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The Best Men’s Mesh Shorts That Actually Look Good

You don’t have to sacrifice comfort or style with the best men's mesh shorts. Mesh shorts are becoming increasingly popular among men and they can be a game-changer in your wardrobe when you find the right material quality, comfort and fit, design and style, durability, brand reputation, price, and value…

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Rye Is Coming Back to Kentucky with the Help of Woodford Reserve

One of my college professors, Dr. McKay Jenkins, has a TEDx Talk on the abstraction of American food. He covers a few different angles in the talk, all of them revolving around his thesis that we have no idea where our food comes from. After the Second World War, we…

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Plaud Note AI Voice Recorder

Introducing the Plaud Note AI Voice Recorder, the cutting-edge gadget that will revolutionize how you take notes and capture your thoughts. This sleek, pocket-sized device boasts advanced AI technology, making it your ultimate on-the-go assistant. Say goodbye to scribbling down hurried notes; with Plaud Note, simply speak, and it transcribes…

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LEGO John Deere 948L-II Skidder

LEGO is here to make all of your rustic dreams come true. They've worked with John Deere to release a LEGO Technic kit of the 948L-II Skidder. While John Deere mostly makes farming equipment, the Skidder was made for loggers. The LEGO kit comes with 1,492 pieces and boasts an…

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The Best Ashtrays, From Vintage to Modern

The perfect ashtray can complete your home decor. There's a wide world of ashtrays, from vintage to modern and from timeless ceramic to McDonald's collectible classic ashtrays. And no modern ashtray conversation is complete without mentioning Houseplant, Seth Rogen's ashtray brand. Ashtrays have come a long way from being simple…

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