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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
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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
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

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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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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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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10 Authentic Irish Pubs for St. Patrick’s Day

Barring a handful of borderline offensive stereotype-reliant Irish sports bars, we’ve never had a bad time at an Irish pub. In fact, the quickest way to get us out the door is telling us some friends are off to the local Irish place, especially if that place was started by…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Gear
The Vessel Ash Is a Stylish Modern Ashtray and Storage Solution

Vessel has made a habit of producing thoughtful and stylish cannabis accessories for the modern smoker. Their latest piece of gear is a brutalist ashtray that's expertly designed and will look great in any home. Vessel developed Ash as a three-piece set that combines a concrete ashtray with a walnut…

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The Batch Smith Utility Shirt Is the Cornerstone of a Great Work Outfit

When it comes to shirts with impeccable style, die-hard quality, and bulletproof construction, you won't find better than the options from Batch. 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/easy-care 100% fine cotton twill cleaning. In other…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
O-BOY Satellite Rescue Watch

If you're a regular in the great outdoors and you oftentimes put yourself at risk, a smartwatch might not save your bacon. You also probably don't want to carry around a big, fat satellite phone or pay the price to own one. The new O-BOY Satellite Rescue Watch doesn't rely…

By Amos Kwon
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This Luxe Bomber Sweater Is Inspired by Carroll Shelby’s Original Cobra

Few cars are more striking and iconic than the original 1962 Shelby Cobra. Red X Thread used that gorgeous automobile as inspiration for their own take on "The Original," the limited-edition luxe bomber sweater you see here. The 100% cotton fleece sweater is expertly crafted in Canada with a mid-century…

By Pat McLaughlin
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