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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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Outdoors
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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Sports
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.

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The best deals and offers on the web

Editors' Picks

A curated selection of our favorite gear

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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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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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Fashion
Alex Crane’s Porto Shirts Are 100% Biodegradable

Alex Crane has remained a slightly under-the-radar menswear favorite of ours for producing comfortable, casual clothes that all sport a sort of beachy breeziness. From linen pants to cozy jackets, Alex Crane has us covered for all seasons with ethically made clothes. The brand's latest release, however, is the culmination…

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Give Her the Gift That Keeps on Giving This Valentine’s Day

When it comes to Valentine's Day gifts, a box of chocolates and a dozen roses are eternal classics. This year, switch up the flowers with the Lovehoney Rose Clitoral Stimulator, the gift that keeps on giving and better than regular roses. The Lovehoney Rose is made of velvety-soft, waterproof silicone…

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The 7 Best Shower Beers To Always Keep in Your Fridge

When I’m in the market for a shower beer, I want something simple and satisfying. It should be on the cheaper side, but not cheaply made, and taste good but not so good that you want to savor every sip. A shower beer’s supposed to make you want another, especially…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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2014 Ferrari LaFerrari in Blue Elettrico Heads to Auction

Most Ferrari LaFerrai hypercars were clad in red, but this rare one-off Blue Elettrico version struts its own stuff as it goes to auction. Created for collector Greg Whitten, this LaFerrari also gets a special Crema leather interior that contrasts the blue perfectly. The same robust powertrain is present here,…

By Amos Kwon
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Gear
The James Brand Bright Collection

We've long been fans of The James Brand. The EDC knife makers typically a favor an understated and minimalist design but every now and then have shown a flare for maximalism. Now they've ditched the grays and blacks for vibrancy with the newly released Bright Collection. This new release features…

By John A. Paradiso
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