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Are These the Most Underrated Watches of the Year?

Citizen’s newest luxury collections set a new bar for everyday excellence.

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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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The Coolest Gifts for Drink Lovers for 2025

Give drink lovers gifts like these. And they'll make you good drinks in return. Win, win.

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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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The Coolest Gifts for Drink Lovers for 2025

Give drink lovers gifts like these. And they'll make you good drinks in return. Win, win.

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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 23 Coolest New Motorcycles We Loved In 2022

Even the most ardent riders typically only have a small handful of bikes they regularly ride. But that doesn't mean there aren't new bikes that catch everyone's eye. Of all of the new motorcycle releases this year, these are the ones that the Cool Material team got most excited about,…

By Nickolaus Hines
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Everything You Need To Know About Waxed Jackets

Anytime the weather takes a turn, I start running through what jackets I have in the house. That list only excluded a waxed jacket once. The clothing itself isn’t super complicated and wears its components right there in the name. It’s a jacket where the cotton fabric has been treated…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Vollebak’s Latest Puffer Glows in the Dark – But That’s Just One of Its Features Worth Noting

Vollebak's design philosophy is to bring the market those garments that can, and will, last throughout climate crises and wherever adventure may lead you. For the darkest, coldest reaches of the world, one may want to consider packing Vollebak's solar-charged puffer jacket. Utilizing highly responsive phosphorescent membrane, this jacket can…

By Brett Braley
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RepairSmith Brings the Mechanic to You With On-Demand Car Repair

As much as we love--and frequently use--the public transportation options in major metropolitan cities like New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Boston and Seattle, the car remains king when it comes to transportation... especially when it comes to the holidays.    Yeah, you have to skip the egg nog and the…

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The Best Irish Stout For When You’ve Had Your Fill of Guinness

Back around St. Paddy’s Day this year, I put together a quick primer on Irish stouts and provided a few options that aren’t Guinness. On the list is O’Hara’s Irish Stout -- a very good beer, especially if you can find it on a nitro tap. But it's another O'Hara's…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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