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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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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
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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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The Coolest Gifts for Drink Lovers for 2025

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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 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

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50 Books Every Man Should Read Before He’s 50

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150 Years of Bulova: The Watch Documentary You Didn’t Know You Needed

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35 Cocktails Every Guy Should Know How to Make

Whether you work in the food and bev industry or you simply enjoy a homemade cocktail from time to time, it's important to have a steady lineup of drinks you know by heart. I find that it's the mark of a good and gracious host to be able to offer…

By John A. Paradiso
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1987 Mercedes-Benz Unimog Expedition Camper

A stock Merc Unimog is a beast, but when you turn it into a practical overlander, its utility grows tremendously. This one is based on a 1987 Unimog U1300L and reworked by Wabi-sabi Overland in 2017. The camper that was added can sleep two in the double bed and seat…

By Amos Kwon
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Brad Pitt Made a Gin – And It’s Actually Pretty Good

God, is there anything Brad Pitt can't do? From being an acclaimed actor to a veritable heartthrob for over three decades, Pitt has a bit of a Midas Touch with every project he works on. His new gin line, The Gardener, is no different. Though this is not his first…

By Brett Braley
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Panerai Luminor Due Pastello 38mm

Panerai's chunky dive watches were made popular by big-wristed Hollywood action stars Stallone and Schwarzenegger, but the brand is evolving with watches that are, shall we say, more delicate. Their latest effort is a much smaller 38mm Luminor Due Pastello with four pastel colored sunburst dials: mint green, sky blue,…

By Amos Kwon
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Nike’s Air VaporMax Represents a New Era in Sneaker Innovation

Walking on air might seem like an impossible feat, but it's easily possible with the Nike Air VaporMax 2023 Flyknit Sneaker you see here. It took almost a decade to bring the Air VaporMax from ideation to release, but this sneaker represents a new era in Nike innovation that truly…

By Pat McLaughlin
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