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London Doesn’t Have to Be Lavish to Travel Well

Your smart, stylish, and affordable guide to visiting the UK capital.

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The Cool Material 2025 Holiday Gift Guides
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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

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The Handsome Fan’s Style Guide to the NBA Finals

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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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The JBL L52 Classic Bookshelf Speakers Combine Vintage Style With Modern Performance and an Affordable Price Tag

When it comes to iconic speakers, there are few pairs that can compete with the likes of the JBL L100 in terms of style and performance. But as much as we love even the Modern JBL L100 Classic Speakers, the price point wasn't exactly something we'd considerable approachable. Thankfully for…

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Virgil Abloh’s Off-White x Nike Blazer Low Sneaker Is Dropping This Summer

There was a time when we spent all our waking hours researching camo-skinned cars, the latest whiskey drops, and other interesting pieces of ephemera, but that's all since been replaced with the wide and crazy world of sneaker drops. Drops like Virgil Abloh’s Off-White x Nike Blazer Low set for…

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The Stylish Off-Grid Lamp Lets You Bring Light Anywhere

Picture this--you're staying at a castle in the Austrian countryside (Schloss Hollenegg for the record) as part of design residency to give up-and-coming icons a place for exhibitions and workshops. When there are absolutely no lights available, do you call out for a flashlight or redesign the concept from the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fingerspelling Uses Machine Learning to Teach You the ABCs of Sign Language

Over the past year, we had much more time indoors to brush up on hobbies and try out new skills. I had plenty of friends who took up painting or sewing and many took the time to try learning a new language. Thanks to the age of the internet, there…

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The Vollebak Black Algae T Shirt Is Sustainable and Stylish

When it comes to men's basics, we love the plain white tee. It's a blank canvas, the building block to a complete outfit. But, we're also fond of the simple, statement-making plain black tee. It's not necessarily showy, but it can draw attention in a way that the white tee…

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