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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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Review: Nike x Hyperice HyperBoot – A Game-Changer for Foot Pain and Recovery

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The Handsome Fan’s Style Guide to the NBA Finals

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The Story You’ll Tell When Someone Compliments Your Shirt

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Victorinox x Off-White Swiss Army Knife

When it comes to multi-tools, the Victorinox Swiss Army Knife has been the name to beat since we were all in the Boy Scouts. Virgil Abloh might have passed a little over a year ago (RIP), but that doesn't mean his Off-White brand isn't still putting out products he had…

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Fly By Jing’s Big Steamy Is the Best Way to Make Dumplings at Home

When it comes to our all-time favorite dishes, few things compare to perfectly prepared and properly steamed dumplings. While we can't help with the building of the dumplings themselves (Serious Eats has you covered), we can clue you in to one of our favorite ways to prepare them--the Fly By…

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Why You Should Own a Blu-ray Collection (Really)

Last year, the Motion Picture Association tallied the number of consumers worldwide with subscriptions to streaming services as of 2020. The final count stopped at a cool 1.1 billion. That, to use a brainy technical term, is a lot of consumers. That MPA report isn’t exactly surprising. There’s a good…

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3 Menswear Stores Redefining Rust Belt Fashion

If you’ve lived in Pittsburgh, Cleveland, or Detroit in the last few years, you know the cities are in a bit of a Rust Belt renaissance. Having grown up in Western Pennsylvania, it’s been surprising to see once depressed-looking cities take on a new life as entrepreneurial and tech hubs…

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Genesis X Convertible Concept

Anybody who thought they'd never see Genesis create one of the world's most beautiful cars hasn't looked at the South Korean brand recently. It just completed its X concept trilogy in the grandest of ways with the X Convertible concept in Los Angeles. The X Convertible concept takes the svelte…

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