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The Watch That Proves Toughness Has Always Been a Kind of Elegance

G-SHOCK didn’t just evolve into refinement. It’s been quietly building toward it from the start.

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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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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

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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

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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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What to Drink This Weekend: Aperitivo Del Nonno

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. I'll freely admit that I typically reserve bright, bubbly aperitivi for the warm weather. An Aperol spritz has no business…

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Volkswagen Motorized Office Chair Concept

The Norwegian commercial division of Volkswagen has mocked up a concept for an electric-powered motorized office chair. It's unlikely this chair will ever go into production but the designs suggest some serious thought was given to this idea. The office chair would achieve max speeds of 12 MPH and feature…

By John A. Paradiso
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Vortic’s New Special Edition Military Watch Is Limited to 15 Pieces

We've covered a lot of watches over the years, but few have the kind of provenance you'll find in this new Vortic 2022 Special Edition Military Series Watch. This special edition watch is crafted from the very rare Elgin 581 GCT movement made for the US Army Air Corps during…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Porsche 718 Style Editions

The 718 Cayman and Boxter represent some of the best driving machines on earth, and now they get new iterations know as the Style Editions. Both cars get 20" gloss black wheels, black exhaust ports, and high-gloss silver badges in back. Other aesthetic changes include Ruby Star Neo paint, Contrast…

By Amos Kwon
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5 Menswear Items That Have a Royal Warrant From the British Monarchy

I’m the first to say that I’m a bit pretentious. While you may have a more polite way of saying it, don’t worry, I know the truth. This has only been exacerbated with the newfound hoopla surrounding the British Royal Family lately – Prince Harry’s book deal, Meghan Markle’s podcast,…

By Brett Braley
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