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WhistlePig’s The Boss Hog XII: Feather & Flame Is a Deliciously Unconventional Rye Whiskey

Another winning release in the exclusive Boss Hog lineup.

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The Cool Material 2025 Holiday Gift Guides
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The Watch That Proves Toughness Has Always Been a Kind of Elegance
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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
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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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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.

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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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‘The Flash’ Official Trailer

The DC Universe surely needs an adrenaline injection, and it looks like The Flash with troubled actor Ezra Miller might just be what the Marvel Universe rival needs. Helmed by Argentine director Andrés Muschietti, much of the story is based on the 2011 "Flashpoint" comic and the 2013 "The Flashpoint…

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Feel Like Steve McQueen with This Custom 500 Helmet

If you look at just about anyone's menswear moodboard, Steve McQueen will surely make an appearance. And how could he not? Style icon. Man's man. A great actor. This guy had it all. He even raced, for God's sakes! And that might be the legacy that makes him most badass of all.…

By Brett Braley
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The Best (and Affordable) Coats You Can Buy on Amazon

There is something about owning a new coat that puts a whole new spin on your drab old wardrobe. The right winter coat has a way of acting as the centerpiece of any outfit once it’s thrown on, making it not just something to feel good on, but look good…

By Brett Braley
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If You Enjoy Playing ‘Fallout’ and ‘Doom’, You Need To Try This Underrated Video Game

I spent most of my unvaccinated days in the pandemic combing Steam for new games and, truthfully, I don’t actually remember buying Prey. What I remember is a three day binge in February 2021 and being thankful that I spent those three days immersed in an exciting suspense/survival simulator rather…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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The James Brand Cambro Tray Set is Your New Bedside Companion

It's hard to reinvent the wheel, much less make a tray exciting, but The James Brand's Cambro Tray Set may have just succeeded. Tapping Southern California-based Cambro (the traymakers of prisons and schools alike), The James Brand injected a bit of style into an otherwise blank slate to make one…

By Brett Braley
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