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Bowl Season Gear by Nike

If you’re gearing up for the most wonderful, chaotic stretch of the college football calendar, start here.

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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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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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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

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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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Leatherman Darkside

The EDC space is like an incubator of design. Taking elements of functionality and finding new ways to approach them has been a method to continuously ignite intrigue within the market. Take, for instance, Leatherman’s Darkside. As the name implies, this multi-tool is covered in a matte black PVD, with…

By Brett Braley
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Fashion
Dango Spec-Ops Watch

Dango products are made to be put to the test, and their Spec-Ocs watch is no different. A military-style watch, its design was inspired by “military, first responders, preppers and outdoor enthusiasts”, making it a rugged and functional timepiece for just about any situation. Sitting on a nylon NATO band,…

By Brett Braley
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Electric Rickshaw Uses Old Audi E-Tron Batteries

Old EV batteries still present a problem, but Indian non-profit startup Nunam has thought of one way to make use of them. They've collaborated with Audi to use them in, of all things, electric rickshaws. They make use of old battery modules directly from Audi E-Tron electric SUV prototypes. While…

By Amos Kwon
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Accessories
Converse and A-Cold-Wall* Partner on the Sponge Crater

I know what you’re thinking: Brett, not another chunky shoe! But, I just had to talk about the Sponge Crater. While the design itself has a futuristic look, the approach to its creation was to simplify the shoe altogether, focusing on comfort and trying to decomplicate the overall manufacturing process.…

By Brett Braley
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The Nike ISPA Link Sneakers: The Future of Footwear

It’s releases like this one that show just how Nike has remained at the forefront of the shoe industry for all of these years. Meet the ISPA Link, a shoe that’s about circular design, without sacrificing on comfort. While other brands may be looking toward tech integration into their footwear,…

By Brett Braley
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