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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 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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GMC Canyon OVRLANDX Off-Road Concept

The GMC Canyon AT4 off-road pickup truck is capable enough all on its own. But GMC wanted to make a special version that's even more rugged and overland capable. The reworked beast is known as the OVRLANDX Off-Road Concept, and it comes kitted out with a lifted, wider chassis, underbody…

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Wilson Collaborates with Fashion Brand Kith on Pro Staff Tennis Racquet

Tennis fever has hit the Big Apple with the arrival of the 2021 US Open tournament. And fashion brand Kith is getting in on the fun with a limited-edition collaboration with Wilson. The two have teamed up for a collection of tennis gear including branded tennis balls, racquet dampeners, and…

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Bulova MIL-SHIPS-W-2181 Submersible

Bulova has just resurrected a watch that never really was, at least for the layman. The MIL-SHIPS Diver was a prototype created for testing with the U.S. Navy's Explosive Ordnance Divers and Underwater Demolition Team in 1957, but it never saw the light of production. Now, the new MIL-SHIPS-W-2181 is…

By Amos Kwon
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CrownCruiser Carbon Fiber e-Bike

When it comes to modern advances in the world of transportation, it's all about electrification, and that's especially true when it comes to e-Bikes. British brand CrownCruiser is the latest addition to the space with a line of technologically advanced e-Bikes that exude British racing pedigree. The bike is built…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Where to Buy The Best Linen Pants for Men for Any Budget

Whether we like it or not, we can't change the fact that the warmer months with their incredibly high temps and absurd humidity percentages are here to stay. While that means most of us are going to be wearing shorts for the summer, there are still plenty of occasions that…

By Cooper Fleishman
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