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London Doesn’t Have to Be Lavish to Travel Well

Your smart, stylish, and affordable guide to visiting the UK capital.

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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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Worth the Hype: The Theragun Pro Is Like Having a Live-in Masseuse

Over the last two years, my body has really taken a beating. I milked stay at home orders during the pandemic and didn’t work out. On the flip side, I sat at my desk more working from home, which resulted in an aching lower back. Then, my yoga studio closed…

By Brett Braley
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Nothing Ear(stick)

London-based tech company Nothing has been making waves in the smartphone world with the arrival of its Nothing Phone (1). They've since followed that up with the launch of Nothing Ear(stick), a pair of expertly designed, high performance earbuds. Nothing's minimalism while clearly inspired by the design of Apple's products,…

By John A. Paradiso
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Percival x Throwing Fits is the Collab We Didn’t Know We Needed

British menswear brand Percival is known for their collaborations and playful stereotype-busting look at British style. Throwing Fits, the podcast hosted by fashion media vets Lawrence Schlossman and James Harris, is about "two grown dirtbags just tryna navigate the male zeitgeist". Now, the two brands have teamed up on a…

By Brett Braley
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Black Bridge Defender Mark IV

Another restomodded Land Rover Defender? Hell yes, and it comes by way of Black Bridge Motors in Connecticut. Black Bridge's goal is to restore these beauties with a classic ethos while moving the tech and reliability to the modern age, making them even more appealing. This hand-built, custom-made Black Bridge…

By Amos Kwon
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Audio-Technica Releases Clear Turntable to Celebrate 60th Anniversary

Audio-Technica have been well-regarded for years as one of the best turntable brands in the industry. And now that they're celebrating 60 years of audio tech production, the company has released a doozy of a record player. The AT-LP2022 is a fully transparent manual belt-drive turntable with a limited-edition Shibata…

By John A. Paradiso
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