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

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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

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With warm weather comes the perils of roasting in your two-piece suit. Whether you're at a wedding or a work dinner, it’s important to dress the part while not getting a heat stroke in the process. Yes, you can try to be creative and nix the jacket or go for…

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Candela C-8 Polestar Edition Hydrofoil Boat

New electric car brand Polestar (a Volvo spinoff) recently partnered with Swedish electric vehicle company, Candela, to create an electric hydrofoil boat that emulates some of the same modern minimalist styling cues as Polestar's wheeled EVs. It's based on Candela's C-8 but in a limited-edition version known as the C-8…

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2024 Aston Martin DB12

Following up the excellent DB11 is no easy feat, but the new DB12 looks like it's more than up to the task. The styling is also more dramatic than its predecessor with a bigger grille, new swept back headlights, and even more body creases. It's also got wider tracks for…

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Finding the Perfect Hat: The Main Styles Every Guy Should Know

Compared to most other accessories, hats a lot of variety when it comes to design, style, and function. A bracelet or pair of sunglasses, for example, seem to follow a pretty basic outline. But a hat can be anything you put on your head. And this is the beauty of…

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Brabus 930

Brabus makes some of the most powerful Mercedes-AMG cars on earth, and its latest is the most potent ever made by the Bottrop, Germany tuning house. It takes the already nutty 843-horsepower Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S E Performance and bumps it to 917 bhp. Torque is an astounding 1,143 lb-ft…

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