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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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The Cool Material 2025 Holiday Gift Guides
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How to Give the Gift of Pappy This Year (Even If You Can’t Get Your Hands on a Bottle)
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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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The Coolest Gifts for Drink Lovers for 2025

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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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You Can Relive All the ‘Home Alone’ Shenanigans with the LEGO McCallister House

There have been plenty of great user-designed LEGO sets that were put into production after a successful campaign on LEGO Ideas. If we're being honest, we haven't been as excited about any of them as we are about the upcoming LEGO Ideas Home Alone set. Almost 4,000 pieces come together…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Stellarscope Lets You Stargaze in Style

There's nothing quite like the experience of staring up at a star-filled night sky when you're away from the city. There are plenty of stargazing apps for whatever smartphone you're carrying, but the experience you get from that is a bit like watching a concert through your phone. It's time…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Gear
Opinel Limited Edition Artist Series No. 08 Escapade Folding Knives

When it comes to iconic pocket knives, few brands have the pedigree that Opinel built over the past century. The Opinel No. 8 Knife is one of our favorite Opinel pocket knife numbers because of its balance, size, and overall usability. The brand is following up on their limited 130th…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Icoma Tatamel Suitcase Electric Moped Concept

This tiny transformer of an electric moped is so ingenious, even James Bond might stoop to ride it. Japanese company Icoma made a functioning electric moped that looks like a suitcase/PC tower that unfolds for zippy transportation. When folded down, the Tatamel measures a mere 27.5″ x 26.7″ x 10″,…

By Amos Kwon
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The FIREUP Dutch Oven

Dutch ovens have, by and large, looked the same for decades. But, the FIREUP Dutch Oven, available to back on Kickstarter right now, is a stunning upgrade on the essential piece of cookware. The aesthetically pleasing fins that line the sides of the FIREUP dutch oven serve a functional purpose…

By John A. Paradiso
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