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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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Asics Is Re-Releasing Their 80s Classic GT-II Sneakers With Modern Details

Despite the fact they've been around for almost three-quarters of a century, Asics remains one of those "if you know you know" sneaker brands that consistently puts out stylish, quality work under the radar. While they're no longer officially the Onitsuka Tiger brand--which is probably the name you're familiar with--they're…

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Here’s Where You Can Buy Face Masks Online (Updated)

After more than a year of total isolation, we're ready, willing and able to get back out into the world because we got the jab and we have nothing to worry about, right? Not so fast. Despite the fact Lollapalooza wasn't a super-spreader event with its almost 400k attendees, the…

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Fashion
Timex Expedition Scout Solar Watch

When it comes to iconic watches, you won't find many more prevalent than all the versions of the Timex Expedition Scout Watch. Originally based on Timex's legendary Field Watch--that's still going strong to this day, for the record--the Timex Expedition Scout Watch is the updated version with 12/24 hour time…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Arc One Electric Speedboat Was Designed by a Team of Rocket Engineers

We're not going to pretend like we're experts when it comes to going fast on the water. Except to say that we love going fast on the water. This seems particularly easy when it comes to the 24', aluminum construction Arc One Electric Speedboat. This puppy packs 475hp, a top…

By Cooper Fleishman
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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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