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Bowl Season Gear by Nike

If you’re gearing up for the most wonderful, chaotic stretch of the college football calendar, start here.

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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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Honda Electric Bikes

E-bikes are hot, and Honda is approaching their interpretation by tying their new line with their gas-powered icons from the past. The new Honda Cub e:, Dax e:, and Zoomer e: are named after their gasoline-powered predecessors, and they look the part. Each model is electric-only. The Cub e: is…

By Amos Kwon
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Tips and Essential Books To Live a Happier Life Through Stoicism

Can people train themselves to be happier? Can they hack the human psyche for greater fortitude, fulfillment, and joy? According to the teachings of Stoicism, one of the richest intellectual threads of the classical world, yes. Stoicism is often misunderstood in popular culture. Tony Soprano, during one of his many…

By Johnny Motley
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What to Drink This Weekend: Nonalcoholic Sour

Looking for a new cocktail to try out this weekend? Want to wind down with a fresh new drink? We’ve got you covered. Here’s what you should drink this weekend. We’re slightly switching things up for this month’s column and we’ll be recommending a few mocktail recipes. Over the past…

By John A. Paradiso
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Hundreds of Original Kenner ”Star Wars” Toys Are Being Auctioned Off for Incredible Sums

Remember all those days of yesteryear wandering down the aisles of your local (now defunct) toy store attempting to goad your parental units into buying you the latest action figure from whatever the most recent science-fiction hit was? We do, and you probably do, too. It was probably Star Wars.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Winnebago eRV2 Concept

Off-grid camping doesn't have to mean no electricity, and that even equates to EV power for Winnebago's lastet small camper known as the eRV2. This is the second EV concept the brand has unveiled over the past two years, and this one gets seriously bumped up in just about every…

By Amos Kwon
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