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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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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

Our team’s top picks

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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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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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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 Pro-Ject VC-S3 Record Cleaning Machine Will Restore All Your Vinyl to Original Pressing Quality

As much as we hate to be the "you can really feel the tone difference when it's played on vinyl" people, it's absolutely true. You really can feel the warmth and seismic difference when you listen to records played on a turntable versus jams piped through Bluetooth speakers connected with…

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Charge All Your Devices with VogDUO’s Stylish 3-Port Charger

There’s nothing worse than trying to work, only to realize your devices are critically low on the battery front. While most devices come with chargers, none of them are anywhere near as functional or as stylish and compact as the VogDUO option you see here. The VogDUO 100W GaN Charger…

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STEAL: Up to 80% Off Select Sale Items at Macy’s

When it comes to brand loyalty in the retail sense, no brand does more to earn your loyalty than Macy's. They have great referral benefits, rewards programs and credit terms, but most importantly, they host quite a few sales with price points their competitors just can't match. They're running a…

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Upgrade Your Entire Footwear Collection With Oliver Cabell

Now's about the time when we all start thinking about refreshing our wardrobe for the year. When it comes to footwear, Oliver Cabell has you covered for all your sneaker, loafer and boot needs. White on white on white sneakers? Check, and the same goes for black. You'll also find…

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The 7 Best Spring Jackets Perfect For Layering

It’s easy to focus on the negative aspects of spring. It’s wet. It’s rainy. It’s grey. It’s cold in the morning and hot in the afternoon. It’s muddy. It’s, in a word, confusing. For many, spring is an impossible time to get their outfits just right. It’s too hot to…

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