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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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Bowl Season Gear by Nike
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Good, Better, Bezel: How G-SHOCK’s G-STEEL Keeps Toughening Up Beauty
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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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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

It's a Jordan Christmas miracle!

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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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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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The Best Gifts To Give Tech Savvy Dads This Father’s Day

You don't have to know the latest use of AI to know that many dads love to own the best tech. Maybe it's a set of headphones they brag about to the neighbor as the ultimate lawnmower noise canceler, or maybe it's the camera that captures every glorious detail of…

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The Guayabera Is the Summer Shirt To Add To Your Wardrobe This Year

Every summer, or whenever traveling somewhere tropical, I look forward to donning my favorite hot-weather garment: a bespoke guayabera I picked up in Texas. Hands down, this airy button-down is a piece-de-resistance of my wardrobe. Like a sharp leather jacket, you just feel badass wearing a guayabera—think Hemingway in a…

By Johnny Motley
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Entertainment
The 10 Best True Crime Podcasts To Binge Listen

As summer heads towards us like a man-eating shark skimming through the water around Amity Island, you’re probably starting to notice the warm, sunny, cloudless days that are beginning to pop up at least a few days out of every week. While it’s not the best time to start (that’s…

By Christopher Osburn
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Misc
1961 Ferrari 400 Superamerica Aerodinamico

This is one of the most exciting vintage Ferrari auctions so far this year. The very rare (only 17 made) Ferrari 400 Superamerica Aerodinamico is up for bidding. It was made for just a few short years (1959-1964), and the slinky grand touring car offered excellent performance, power, comfort and…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
2023 Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Worldtimers

The fresh and unique Seamaster Aqua Terra Worldtimer collection gets three new models in titanium and stainless steel for 2023. The laser-made dial on the 43mm titanium model sports a unique finish, and the brushed black ceramic bezel enhances the matte-finished look. It also gets a black integrated strap. The…

By Amos Kwon
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