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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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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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Minimalist Arcade Cabinet Concept from Jody del Bianco

The vintage aesthetics of classic arcade games have seen a rise in popularity as more and more arcade-themed bars pop up around the country. Despite their archaic mechanics, clunky machinery, and frustrating difficulty, arcade games continue to endure as a nostalgic, amusing pastime. But designer Jody del Bianco has a…

By John A. Paradiso
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Here’s Everything Apple Announced During the iPhone 14 Launch Event

Every Apple keynote event is sure to be filled with new releases to get Apple fans excited, but few recent events compare to all the new hardware that dropped earlier this week. Apple dropped details on four new iPhones, three new Apple Watches, new AirPods Pro, and a few software…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
Oris Divers Sixty-Five 12H Calibre 400

New classic watches are dropping virtually every month, and one of our favorite is the timeless Oris Divers Sixty-Five 12H Calibre 400. Even more than the impressive in-house movement are the looks that add a 12-hour bezel for a second-time zone. Somehow, the addition of this bezel brings a fresh…

By Amos Kwon
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Buffalo Trace Bourbon Heritage Month Auction

Beloved bourbon distillery Buffalo Trace has introduced an impressive auction this month to support Keep America Beautiful, the largest community improvement organization in the US. The Buffalo Trace Bourbon Heritage Month Collection features 50 1.75L bottles of Buffalo Trace Single Barrel Bourbon with hand-painted designs inspired by each state. So…

By John A. Paradiso
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Fashion
Armitron’s New Retro Collection Is a Modern Take On Vintage Style

Armitron is back with an update to their popular Retro Collection. Volume 2 adds two new vintage-inspired timepieces that are guaranteed to give any outfit a fresh drip of retro swag. The Tetra is a modern, angular digital watch inspired by Armitron's genre-defining LED watch from the early 1980's. On…

By Pat McLaughlin
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