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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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The ReefLine Is a 7 Mile Underwater Public Sculpture Park in Miami Beach

Now that we're all starting to get back out into the world, it's high time we all planned our next vacation. Our first trip is going to be to Miami Beach to visit the ReefLine, Miami Beach's first underwater sculpture park that is slated to span an area of seven…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Food
TRUFF Collaborates With Ben Baller On Limited-Edition Hot Sauce Drop

Exclusive sneakers, limited-edition clothing, and, now, premium condiments. Hot sauce has officially achieved hype status. Hot sauce brand TRUFF recently announced a brand new collaboration with musician, actor, and jeweler Ben Baller. The decadent truffle-infused hot sauce will be released exclusively via the e-commerce/video platform NTWRK at 7 PM EST…

By John A. Paradiso
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Alfa Romeo TZ4 Concept

Clearly inspired by the 1962 Zagato-designed Alfa TZ, the 2007 Alfa 8C coupe, and the 2011 Alfa TZ3 Zagato, this rendering by designer Samir Sadikhov follows in their footsteps with this near breadvan/shooting brake styled TZ4. The long hood and slinky lines, window shapes, and round taillights of traditional Alfas…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Vollebak Announces “Unbreakable” 100 Year Shorts

Clothing company Vollebak has once again unveiled a new piece of highly engineered clothing. Though, this latest release is actually the second iteration of an existing Vollebak product: the 100 Year Pants. No need to give your Vollebak pants the cut-off jorts treatment; they've done it for you. Built using…

By John A. Paradiso
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Husqvarna Vektorr

Swedish manufacturer Husqvarna makes everything from robotic lawnmowers to e-bikes to motorcycles. Their latest venture is an electric scooter geared toward the urban commuter. The Vektorr Concept's stout and modern aesthetic smartly eschew the typical low-rent scooter look by replacing it with angular styling, chunky tires, and some well-placed pops…

By Amos Kwon
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