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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
Our Picks

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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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

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.

Steals

The best deals and offers on the web

Editors' Picks

A curated selection of our favorite gear

Must-Reads

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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
Drinks

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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Features

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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Gerber Around Camp Kit

There's a good reason why Gerber is one of the most beloved knife and EDC makers around. And their latest release is perfect evidence. The Around Camp Kit is an essentials set packed with everything you'll need for your next great adventure. The kit includes the Tri-Tip mini cleaver, the…

By John A. Paradiso
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Show Your Support for Your Favorite Team With These Exclusive MLB Apple Watch Bands

Major League Baseball just kicked off the 2023 season, and that means it's time to start thinking about how you're going to rep your favorite team for the rest of the season. MobyFox--one of our favorite tech accessories brands--is back with a line of officially licensed Apple Watch bands for…

By Pat McLaughlin
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The Nike Vaporfly 3 Road Racing Shoes Will Help You Conquer Your Personal Bests

When you want to go as fast as possible, you need the best equipment. What Italian supercars do for top speed behind the wheel, the Nike Vaporfly 3 shoes do for your speed on two feet. Nike designers took the already impressive lightweight design and the incredible engine behind the…

By Pat McLaughlin
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Fashion
Timex Command Encounter Chronograph

If you want a timepiece that's a true tool watch for not much coin, the new Command Encounter from Timex is a superb new entrant for the brand. This one embodies the company's old slogan "takes a licking and keeps on ticking" thanks to its tough octagonal 45mm resin case,…

By Amos Kwon
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Red Wing Brings Japanese Abilene Classic Moc to the U.S.

The Red Wing Classic Moc is one of the most iconic boot designs on the market, and it just got a little more exciting. What was once only available in Japan has now hit the U.S. market with Hawthorne Abilene. A springy upgrade to the classic colorways, Abilene balances refined…

By Brett Braley
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