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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

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
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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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.

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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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Oris Big Crown x Cervo Volante

Sustainability in watch-making is very much a real thing that many major watch manufacturers are incorporating in production. One of our favorite watch brands, Oris, does it better than anyone. The Hölstein, Switzerland brand continues down this path with its latest offering, the Big Crown x Cervo Volante. The climate-neutral…

By Amos Kwon
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Shacksbury Non-Alcoholic Mountain Tonic

Despite the meteoric rise of craft beer, craft cider has remained relatively under the radar. But, Vermont's Shacksbury Cider has become one of the industry's leading cider producers beloved by folks across the country. After many collaborations and dabblings in the world of wine, it's unsurprising that Shacksbury has launched…

By John A. Paradiso
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What to Drink This Weekend: Non-Alcoholic Spritz

Looking for a new cocktail mocktail to try out this weekend? Want to wind down with a fresh new drink? We’ve got you covered. Here’s what you should drink this weekend. In honor of Dry January, we've decided to switch things up a bit this month and offer some non-alcoholic…

By John A. Paradiso
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Entertainment
You Can Buy a $3,000 Playstation Controller

Artist and sculptor Daniel Arsham has made a name for himself by crafting life-size recreations of daily objects and gadgets. His latest release continues a trend of electronics that started earlier in 2021 when he unveiled the “Crystal Relic 002” Game Boy and “Crystal Relic 003” camera. "Crystal Relic 004"…

By John A. Paradiso
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St. Agrestis Phony Negroni Non-Alcoholic Cocktail

Brooklyn spirits brand St. Agrestis earned a reputation for whipping up perfectly balanced pre-packaged cocktails. Their tiny Negroni bottles and boxed Boulevardiers are both fun and delicious. And to celebrate the month of Dry January, St. Agrestis has launched a non-alcoholic version of their beloved cocktails: the Phony Negroni. Packaged…

By John A. Paradiso
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