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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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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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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

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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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Mercedes-Maybach S 580e

The even more luxurious arm of Mercedes-Benz, known as Mercedes-Maybach, has just revealed its first PHEV. The new S 580e looks just like an uber-fancified S Class, but underneath is a powertrain that combines a turbocharged six-cylinder gas engine with an electric motor for 510 horsepower, 553 lb-ft of twist,…

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1990 PBB Design Jaguar XJR-S V12 “Monaco”

If you happen to get your hands on this rare Jaguar XJR-S V12 “Monaco”, count on just about everyone to stare and wonder what in the hell you're driving. Only 12 of them were made by PBB Design as a high-performance version of the somewhat derided Jaguar XJS coupe. The…

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Bulova Lunar Pilot Archive Series

The Lunar Pilot might not be as legendary as the Omega Speedmaster Moon Watch, largely because it was a personal and unauthorized timepiece worn by astronaut Dave Scott when his Speedmaster malfunctioned during the 1971 Apollo 15 mission. Nevertheless, the Lunar Pilot is remembered as a space-worthy watch, but for…

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The Difference Between Every Whisky Region in Scotland

If you don’t know much about Scotch whisky, you might assume that everything that falls into the broader "Scotch" category all tastes about the same. While there are similar flavors throughout (like vanilla, caramel, oak, and candied orange peels), a bottle of blended Scotch whisky and a bottle of Islay…

By Christopher Osburn
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The Essential Gear You Need To Ride Your Motorcycle in the Rain

Some of the best times I’ve ever had on a motorcycle were spent riding in the rain. That probably sounds crazy, but it’s true. There’s something about the peppering of cool drops of water on sunburnt skin that feels like heaven--as does the relief of finding a gas station canopy…

By Maxwell Barna
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