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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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Looks Like a Teddy, Wears Like a Grizzly
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The Watch That Proves Toughness Has Always Been a Kind of Elegance
Our Picks

Featured Stories

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Sports
The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

Pack your bags...

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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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Outdoors
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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Sports
The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

Pack your bags...

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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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Outdoors
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.

Steals

The best deals and offers on the web

Editors' Picks

A curated selection of our favorite gear

Must-Reads

Our team’s top picks

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Feeling the Burn

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Sports
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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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Drinks
Drinks

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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Watches
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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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Features

50 Books Every Man Should Read Before He’s 50

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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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Watches
Watches

150 Years of Bulova: The Watch Documentary You Didn’t Know You Needed

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Watches
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I Went Down a Nixon Watch Rabbit Hole. Here Are the 4 Most Surprising Details I Found

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Home
Take Your Projections to New Heights with LG

It’s not always easy to find a way to incorporate a television into a living space. Sometimes they’re clunky, sometimes they’re mounted. And with apartments getting smaller and space getting more limited, many people opt out of a TV altogether and stick to streaming on their phones. But if you…

By Brett Braley
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Grovemade Debuts New Desk Shelf in Matte Color Options

Whether you WFH or just enjoy good design, you might be happy to hear that Grovemade’s cult-favorite desk shelf is now in matte black and white color options. Adding a bit of slick design to the line-up, this shelf desk is for anyone on the market. Designed to fit two…

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College Graduation Gift Guide: 50 Under $50

'Tis officially the season of dads and grads, the late spring and early summer period where we celebrate fathers and those entering a new chapter of life. We'll spend plenty of time on gift advice for dads, so we'll turn our attention here to the recent graduates. Graduation marks a…

By John A. Paradiso
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What We’re Buying: Italian Watches, Short Shorts, and More

Every week there are dozens of new and exciting pieces of gear. But are they actually worth buying? Trust the team at Cool Material to help you find the latest and greatest releases in a recurring column: What We’re Buying.

By John A. Paradiso
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Johnnie Walker’s Masters Series’ Latest Release Includes an NFT

While wine usually gets the reputation for being an artsy affair, Scotch whisky might be a close second these days. Johnny Walker’s latest in their Masters Series, called Masters of Flavour, is a 48-year-old blend that features a whisky that’s smoky, fruity, and gently spiced, allowing for a pleasant drinking…

By Brett Braley
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