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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 Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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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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I Went Down a Nixon Watch Rabbit Hole. Here Are the 4 Most Surprising Details I Found

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This Foot Massager Is the Best Way to Recover From Your Day

The Cloud Massage Shiatsu Foot Massager is unlike any foot massager you've seen before. Using a deep-kneading Shiatsu technique with 3 distinct intensity levels and five different massage modes, Cloud Massage works out everyday tension, eases stress and perks you up--while also improving blood flow, reducing inflammation, stimulating muscle recovery…

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This Is the Most Comfortable Hoodie You’ll Ever Wear

Forget everything you thought you knew about what was possible with a hoodie because the Mizzen+Main ProFlex Hoodie is in a class all its own. The ProFlex Hoodie combines all the performance qualities you've come to expect from Mizzen+Main (enhanced stretch, moisture-wicking, wrinkle-resistance, perfect silhouette, the list goes on) with…

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Shinola x Benchmade Carbon Fiber Crooked River Pocket Knife

We've long been impressed by Shinola's approach to timepieces, homegoods, and accessories. Form and function combine beautifully for a piece of gear that works exceptionally well and looks great. Same goes for the excellent pocket knife brand Benchmade. Combine the two and you have a match made in heaven. Shinola…

By John A. Paradiso
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Fashion
Porsche Design 50th Anniversary Sunglasses

We've long enjoyed the work of the famed luxury brand Porsche Design. From watches to headphones and more, every release has been a hit. Now, to celebrate the brand's 50th anniversary, Porsche Design has released a duo of handsome, Aviator-inspired sunglasses. The 50Y P‘8478 sport a traditional aviator frame with…

By John A. Paradiso
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Oscar Nominations 2022: Who Will Win, Who Should Win

It’s the fashion among cool kids not to care about the Oscars until Oscar nominations are announced, then to stop caring again after being mad on Twitter for a day, and then to start caring once more when the Academy Awards actually play. That’ll wear a person out fast. The…

By Andy Crump
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