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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
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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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Nike Air Max Terrascape 90

Seeing sustainability creep its way into huge manufacturing operations is always encouraging. One of the newer examples is the Nike Air Max Terrascape 90. They’re made of at least 20 percent recycled materials and their cupsole incorporates scraps from the manufacturing process into the speckled design. They come in two…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Rowing Blazers x Men in Blazers Collection

Preppy fashion brand Rowing Blazers has long embraced influences and collaborations with the world of sports. The NYC-based company has launched basketball, skiing, and rowing capsules that broaden what "preppy" clothing can be. For their latest collection, Rowing Blazers teamed up with the soccer podcast and television show 'Men in…

By John A. Paradiso
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Dad Grass Debuts Second Batch of Vintage Dad Pipes

There has been a distinct trend toward clean, minimalist, modern designs in the latest crop of cannabis accessories. We certainly appreciate the refined look. But, there's nothing like vintage smokeware. The ostentatious, weathered, elegant look of vintage ashtrays, pipes, and lighters always impresses us. And we're not alone. The internet's…

By John A. Paradiso
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Back to the Future DeLorean LEGO

A Back to the Future DeLorean LEGO set has to be the best version of DeLorean ownership. It has none of the mechanical failures, safety, and quality control issues, or sluggishness that plagued the actual car and all of the romance, Hollywood shine, and nostalgia that made us fall in…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Protect Your iPhone 13 in Style with These Light and Durable Cases

Break from the norm and protect your iPhone with a case that is uniquely yours with a PITAKA Fusion Weaving Case. The Fusion Weaving MagEZ  Case 2 is lightweight, ultra-slim,  built with MagSafe capacity, and crafted from fusion-weaving aramid fiber, which is five times stronger than steel but much lighter.…

By Pat McLaughlin
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