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The 1970 Classic Just Got a 2025 Upgrade

Bulova brings back the Super Seville. With vintage charm and cutting-edge precision.

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The Cool Material 2025 Holiday Gift Guides
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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

It's a Jordan Christmas miracle!

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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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Sports
The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

It's a Jordan Christmas miracle!

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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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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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The Best Microbrand Watches Under $500

Anyone who says you need to spend thousands of dollars on a premium brand name wristwatch to get quality and style clearly hasn't gotten his hands on a great microbrand timepiece. The world of excellent watches is deeper and wider than you'd expect, and microbrand watches are surging. What you…

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Doehmers Research Lab Moppe Apparatus TD-MP1

Let's face it, unless you're a college student or you're trying to thumb your nose at skyrocketing gas prices at the expense of your own dignity, nobody wants to ride a moped. All that could change with the Swedish-designed Moppe Apparatus TD-MP1 (okay, so the name needs work). Inspired by…

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The Instrmnt Catch Tray Is a Functional Display Stand For Your Watch and EDC

Instrmnt Applied Design has always adhered to the the less is more design ethos. Case in point, the I-AD (aka Instrmnt Applied Design, obviously) Catch Tray. The fully functional base is made from off-white Jesmonite to be compatible with all manner of watches and other accessories. What's more, it's even…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Mercedes-Benz x Virgil Abloh Project Maybach

Sadly, the multi-talented and visionary designer Virgil Abloh passed away after a secret fight with cancer. His style legacy will be felt for years, and it's even crept into the world of automobiles. His final work with Mercedes-Benz is the Project Maybach. This EV combines the best of an SUV…

By Amos Kwon
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2021 Is the Year of Adam Driver

2020 was a year without Adam Driver. So 2021 has made up for the privation with Adam Driver times three: Leos Carax’s Annette, Ridley Scott’s The Last Duel, and because 2020 was also a year without Ridley Scott, Ridley Scott’s House of Gucci. (20th Century Studios originally had The Last…

By Andy Crump
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