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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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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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The Coolest Gifts for Drink Lovers for 2025

Give drink lovers gifts like these. And they'll make you good drinks in return. Win, win.

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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
By Lola Méndez
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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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The Coolest Gifts for Drink Lovers for 2025

Give drink lovers gifts like these. And they'll make you good drinks in return. Win, win.

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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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The Story Behind Each of the Most Popular Monopoly Pieces, Past and Present

While many board games use colorful little pegs as markers, Monopoly, the game with the unique power to unite and divide a family in the matter of an hour, has those odd tokens you’re no doubt familiar with. You've probably played more than a few games with the little racecar…

By Mike Newman
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Tech
Victrola Stream Carbon Turntable

Victrola has become synonymous with budget, entry-level, all-in-one turntables. So, we were surprised to see the audio brand release a relatively high-end standalone record player. The Victrola Stream Carbon is built to seamlessly integrate specifically with a Sonos speaker system. Thanks to its Wi-Fi capabilities, the Stream Carbon will play…

By John A. Paradiso
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Fashion
Timex x Todd Snyder MK1 Black + White Watch

Count on another Timex and Todd Snyder collab to deliver a watch that's unique, affordable, and handsome. The MK1 Black + White is a 40mm quartz timepiece with a bi-color face that's suited for day and night, office or casual. For a tad more than a hundred bucks, you get…

By Amos Kwon
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Percival Continues Partnership with Champion with new Bedfellows Collection

Percival has once again launched a collection with Champion's sportwear as its canvas. Introducing their latest collection, called Bedfellows. Utilizing sweatshirts, shorts, and tees from Champion's line, Percival has added their signature touch to the garments with embroidery that's both cheeky and refined (which is very much in-line with Percival's…

By Brett Braley
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5 Luxury Pens to Gift the Writer in Your Life (or to Keep for Yourself)

There’s something incredibly adult about owning, and writing with, a nice pen. When I was 12 and bought my first suit (in the husky kids’ section of Wal-Mart, no less), it was the exact same feeling as when I bought my first Montblanc. Oh, so this is what growing up…

By Brett Braley
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