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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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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

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 Best Wheated Bourbons That Aren’t Pappy Van Winkle

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The Story You’ll Tell When Someone Compliments Your Shirt

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Mark Your Calendars: You Can Bid on the Kith x BMW i4 M50 on 10/7

50 years ago, BMW built their first electric car to celebrate the Olympic Games in Munich. Now, they're at it again with a revamped i4 M50, in partnership with Kith. The second partnership of theirs, Kith and BMW make electromobility the focus of their combined efforts by designing an all-electric…

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Polaroid Releases Colorful, Retro Speakers

Polaroid already has the nostalgia-induced instant photo market cornered, so the American brand has decided to test out the audio industry with a range of colorful, stylish music speakers. The collection has four options: the portable P1 and P2, the boombox-esque P3, and the P4. The P1 and P2 offer…

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The Newest Rowing Blazers Collection is Gaining Speed

Rowing Blazers, the perennial favorite of streetwear-meets-prep, is known for their mixed bag of collabs. From Babar to Barbour, you never know what you're going to get from the brand. This week, they launched their latest capsule with Sega icon Sonic the Hedgehog. The collection, which includes cashmere sweaters, totes,…

By Brett Braley
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The TRAIL by Proof Collection Was Engineered for Every Stage of Your Adventure

Whether you're heading to the trailhead at daybreak, trekking up switchbacks after lunch or enjoying the scenic vistas after a post-hike dink, you need clothing engineered with trail-ready performance details and clean, considered style that can handle it all. That's where the TRAIL by Proof collection comes in. With the…

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Prepare Yourself for All Your Marvel Favorites With These Iconic Jewelry Pieces

Whether you're preparing yourself for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Avengers: The Kang Dynasty or the as-of-yet-untitled third Venom movie, you're going to need some help in the accessories department, and that's where The GLD Shop comes in with their licensed pieces based on all the iconic Marvel properties. Regardless of…

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