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Lifestyle
The Most Refreshing Hop Waters, Ranked

The Most Refreshing Hop Waters, Ranked

Crack. Sip. Ahhhhhh.

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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
Our Picks

Featured Stories

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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

New year essentials.

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Holiday
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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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

New year essentials.

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Holiday
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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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

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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
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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
Watches

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
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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Clothing
The Batch Smith Utility Shirt Checks All the Boxes

When it comes to a great shirt, we want it all--impeccable style, die-hard quality and bulletproof construction. That's where Batch comes in. The Batch Smith Utility Shirt is built with all the features you want and need--supple details / hidden-button spread collar / mitred-chest pockets / faux horn buttons /…

By Pat McLaughlin
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Features
How to Open a Beer Bottle Without a Bottle Opener

There are times we’re caught out of the house with a beer in our hand and without a bottle opener. We know that’s an EDC mortal sin, so please forgive us for that. But, also believe us when we tell you that you can still open a beer bottle without…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Home
Bauhaus Air Purifier Concept

A description of the Bauhaus style reads like utilitarianism for people who like themselves. Anything designed in the Bauhaus lineage is supposed to combine simplicity in form and function in a way that also emphasizes aesthetic beauty. If you want to know exactly what that looks like, check out this…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Misc
Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team Silver Arrows eBike

Since I was 22 I have exclusively owned Mercedes. I’m a bit loyal. So when I saw the EQ Formula E Team Silver Arrows eBike, I was definitely excited. It has all of the design elements of a Benz without any of the bulk. An aluminum frame makes this eBike…

By Brett Braley
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Food
Solo Stove Pi Pizza Oven

When I was a kid, I thought the height of gourmet dining was a tray of Totino’s pizza rolls straight from the microwave. My eating habits have developed a bit since then, but the foundation for my love of pizza began there. The Solo Stove Pi Pizza Oven is exactly…

By Brett Braley
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