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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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Bowl Season Gear by Nike
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Good, Better, Bezel: How G-SHOCK’s G-STEEL Keeps Toughening Up Beauty
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The Cool Material 2025 Holiday Gift Guides

From style and home goods to EDC and food and drink, we rounded up the coolest gifts of the year.

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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

It's a Jordan Christmas miracle!

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The Cool Material 2025 Holiday Gift Guides

From style and home goods to EDC and food and drink, we rounded up the coolest gifts of the year.

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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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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…

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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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Delage D12 Open Air Models

Laurent Tapie's baby is slated to be one of the quickest cars on planet earth. An impassioned performance car enthusiast, a ride in an F1 car changed Tapie's life forever. He built the Delage D12 out of that passion. This time, he ditches the hardtop D12 for two open air…

By Amos Kwon
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