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WhistlePig’s The Boss Hog XII: Feather & Flame Is a Deliciously Unconventional Rye Whiskey

Another winning release in the exclusive Boss Hog lineup.

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The Cool Material 2025 Holiday Gift Guides
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The Watch That Proves Toughness Has Always Been a Kind of Elegance
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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
By Travis Haley
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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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Feeling the Burn

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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

50 Books Every Man Should Read Before He’s 50
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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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I Went Down a Nixon Watch Rabbit Hole. Here Are the 4 Most Surprising Details I Found

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STEAL: Amazon Prime Early Access Sale [UPDATING]

Amazon Prime Day is back for the second time this year... except this time around they're calling it the Prime Early Access sale. Today only you can find Black Friday style deep discounts on, well, everything Amazon sells--but mostly their own products--so you can outfit your new home or office…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Roe & Co Coffee Stout Cask Finish Was Aged in Guinness Beer Barrels

Irish distillery Roe & Co has once again teamed up with Guinness Brewery for a unique collaboration blending the worlds of whiskey and beer. Roe & Co Coffee Stout Cask Finish is part of the distillery's small batch Cask & Keg series which sees them age their whiskey in beer…

By John A. Paradiso
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BMW XM

Who would've thought that the next true ground-up BMW M vehicle would be a hybrid, high-performance SUV? Not since the legendary M1 supercar left in 1981 has the German brand built a pure M car. Introducing the XM, a Super-SUV with a monstrous output of 653 horsepower and 590 lb-ft…

By Amos Kwon
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10 Brilliant Rube Goldberg Machines That Are Endlessly Fun to Watch

When it comes to getting things done from a pure efficiency standpoint, the simpler the better. But when it comes to adding a little bit of flair (and internet cred), Rube Goldberg machines rule. And what, exactly, is a Rube Goldberg machine? While it can be many things, at its…

By Nickolaus Hines
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The Teenage Engineering PO-80 Record Factory Lets You Make Your Own Vinyl Records

Sure you might have a vast record collection, but have you actually created your own vinyl records? Well, now you can. The technical wizards at Teenage Engineering have developed the PO-80 Record Factory in collaboration with musician Yuri Suzuki to create your own records from the comfort of your home.…

By John A. Paradiso
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