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WhistlePig’s The Boss Hog XII: Feather & Flame Is a Deliciously Unconventional Rye Whiskey

Another winning release in the exclusive Boss Hog lineup.

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The Cool Material 2025 Holiday Gift Guides
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The Watch That Proves Toughness Has Always Been a Kind of Elegance
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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
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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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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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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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150 Years of Bulova: The Watch Documentary You Didn’t Know You Needed

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This Ford GT40 Replica from Ford v Ferrari is Heading to Auction

Usually, when a movie prop car heads to auction, it'll end up sitting in a garage or on display at an auto museum. But, this Ford GT40 replica that was made for the 2019 film Ford v. Ferrari is in fact street legal. And it could be yours. Michigan-based Race…

By John A. Paradiso
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Accessories
“The Caring Backpack” Is Designed for the Eco-Warrior

Cards on the table, we're huge fans of eco-friendly and green initiatives--especially when they cross our doorstep as incredibly useful, sustainable, and stylish products. Case in point--The Caring Backpack from Celebraintion. Inspired by the lean, functional soldier's backpacks from year's past, and upgraded for the modern eco-warrior, this is a…

By Pat McLaughlin
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Home
Maiullari’s Cooking Box is the Kitchen Solution for Tiny Homes

With the rise of prefabricated houses and tiny home living, we're expecting to see many more all-in-one options like the Cooking Box. Designed by Giovanni Pesce for Maiullari, the Cooking Box is a versatile, mobile, modern kitchen--of sorts. The monobloc, which measure 38.2 inches deep when closed, is made up…

By John A. Paradiso
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Gear
The Wooly Cooler is Perfect for Boozy Picnics

When it comes to coolers, I find it's worth investing in a few for each specific scenario. A hard-shell behemoth for camping, a single bottle cooler for dinner parties, a soft-shell beach cooler. Well, the Wooly Cooler, which just launched on Kickstarter, is ideal for picnics in the park. Milwaukee-based…

By John A. Paradiso
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Phones
Samsung Bets Big on Flip Phones with the Galaxy Z Flip3 5G

Keeping up with the flippancy of cell phone technology feels like a fool's errand. We went from giant, handheld telephones to teeny-tiny pocket phones and now we're heading toward tablet-sized devices. And while it had seemed like the era of the flip phone was done, Samsung is taking a nostalgic…

By John A. Paradiso
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