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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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Bowl Season Gear by Nike
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Good, Better, Bezel: How G-SHOCK’s G-STEEL Keeps Toughening Up Beauty
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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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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

It's a Jordan Christmas miracle!

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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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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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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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

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Bonham’s Exceptional Whisky and Spirits Auction

The Bonham's whisky auction is the first for the famed auction house, and to say it's momentous is an understatement. 189 lots from Italian collections consists of gems like a Laphroaig Scotch from 1967 that's touted as one of the best-ever single malts, a 12-year-old Springbank, and a rare 1938…

By Amos Kwon
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VERO Workhorse Chrono

Activity or work in the field warrants a tough watch, and sometimes you want one that's a bit more stylish and unique than a G-Shock (as much as we love G-Shocks). Relative newcomer VERO has followed up its excellent Open Water dive watch with a rugged active lifestyle watch that's…

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Alaska Airlines Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Airplane

To properly celebrate May 4th, a.k.a. Star Wars day, Alaska Airlines rolled out the red carpet on a special edition Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Airplane. This Star Wars-themed Boeing 737-890 sports painted illustrations of the Millennium Falcon, a TIE fighter, and porgs. The airplane was designed to be the official…

By John A. Paradiso
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2023 Land Rover Defender 30th Anniversary Edition

Is the modern Defender on its way to becoming a legend? Only time will tell, but it is an impressive SUV, for sure. The brand wants to celebrate the Defender's 30 years on the planet with a special edition based on the 1993 Defender 110 First Edition. Too bad the…

By Amos Kwon
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Craighill Match Striker

Matchboxes are convenient, but they don’t really add anything to your room. They’re chucked in a drawer or a cabinet until they’re needed for the ten seconds it takes to light something, then they’re chucked right back in. The Match Striker from Craighill aims to add a little display value.…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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