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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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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 best deals and offers on the web

Editors' Picks

A curated selection of our favorite gear

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

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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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Stay Hydrated with Dometic GO Hydration Water Jug 11L

Few things ruin a perfectly good summer day than running out of water. Whether it’s for yourself to cool down, for your pup on a playdate, or for your overheated engine, having water on hand is vital - and often a bit cumbersome. Dometic GO’s 11L Water Jug fixes many…

By Brett Braley
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Fashion
Alex Crane Primo Collection

Looking for a style upgrade for the warmer months? Check out the new lineup of breezy accessories from Alex Crane. The brand's newly released Primo Collection features leather belts and sandals artisan-made in Oaxaca, Mexico. The Primo Sandals are handmade leather slip-on shoes available in sand and a painted redwood…

By John A. Paradiso
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Accessories
Velasca Monviso Urban Trail Sneakers

With spring in full swing it's time to ditch those burly hiking boots and swap in some trail sneakers. The low-profile, comfortable shoes are ideal for taking on the mountains or the city streets. And Velasca has released perhaps our new favorite pair of trail shoes. The Monviso Urban Trail…

By John A. Paradiso
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Fashion
Persol’s Folding Sunglasses Are Perfect for Summer 2022

Legendary sunglasses brand Persol has updated their classic folding frames design with a new silhouette. Available in four colorways and optional prescription lenses, the new Persol PO3274S sunglasses take inspiration from the 714 with the unique and patented folding technology. These new releases are also the first to combine acetate…

By John A. Paradiso
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Pleasure Is Just a Click Away With Lovehoney

Founded more than two decades ago, Lovehoney is the world's biggest online sex store famous for offering, among other things, the widest selection of sex toys and lingerie. One of their best-selling brands to this day is the market-leader for couples vibrators, We-Vibe. The We-Vibe Nova 2  Rabbit Vibrator is…

By Pat McLaughlin
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