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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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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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Where to Invest $100,000 Right Now According to Experts

Inflation is rising, and the S&P is trading at its highest valuation levels since the dot com bubble. Your portfolio should be diversified to protect from market volatility, and there's no better investment than art, an asset class that has outperformed the S&P 500 by 174% from 1995–2020. Unless you…

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Make Your Own Ice Cream at Home with Hijinx Ice Cream Mix

We all have our favorite ice cream vendors. Whether you choose to get your scoops from a local shop or you're content with pints from the grocery store, you likely have a preferred ice cream destination. But, what if you could craft your own ice cream from the comfort of…

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Marathon Studio Edition Wall Clock

Marathon's latest offering isn't for your wrist but for your wall, and we're in love. The military watchmaker is known for its purpose-built timepieces, and the brand's Studio Wall Clock has a couple of sweet tricks up its sleeve that make lesser wall clocks hang their faces in shame. The…

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Learn the Lingo: Record Collecting Terminology

The vinyl collecting community has returned with a vengeance over the past few years. As vinyl sales continue to climb, more and more casual listeners are becoming crate diggers. Maybe you've been interested in picking up a few records. But, before you purchase your turntable setup, before you pick up…

By John A. Paradiso
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The Jaguar Book by René Staud

If modern Jaguars just aren't your thing, all you have to do is turn to the brand's illustrious and stunning past. René Staud recently released his latest book, and it's all about the leaping cat brand's past. On the cover is a pristine white XK120 roadster, but that's just the…

By Amos Kwon
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