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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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OddFellows Announces Line of Boozy, Cocktail-Inspired Ice Cream

There are times when a nightcap and a midnight snack feel just a bit too indulgent. Usually, you'd have to choose between that bitter, refreshing Negroni or a bowl of your favorite ice cream. But now you can have your cocktail and eat it too. Brooklyn-based ice cream company OddFellows…

By John A. Paradiso
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Clothing
Far Afield POP Stachio ‘Fight Club’ Shirt

Despite the fact the film itself is of legal drinking age--bet you feel old now--Fight Club remains one of the seminal films of our formative years. We know the first rule is not talking about it, but we're going to do just that because UK brand Far Afield just dropped…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Upgraded BioLite FirePit+ is Finally Here

More than two decades ago, the founders behind BioLite brought a working prototype of a biomass cookstove that cuts fuel consumption in half and reduces toxic emissions by 90% to market--all while charging modern devices over USB. Since then, BioLite has grown into the tech marvel / alternative energy darling…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
Oakley Releases Fully Frameless Kato Eyewear Series

Renowned sunglasses brand Oakley has once again pushed the industry forward with their latest performance eyewear release: Kato. While the aesthetic is fully retro, recalling nostalgic skiwear, the engineering is futuristic--designed for the next generation athlete. With a frameless construction, customizable nosepad, and tilt function, the Kato series is meant…

By John A. Paradiso
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Misc
Cowboy 4 E-Bike

Whether you're talking about new models, technological advancements or upgraded designs, the world of e-bikes is expanding at a rapidly growing pace. Case in point--Brussels-based Cowboy's new Cowboy 4 e-bike. The brand's latest iteration includes a standard frame or step-through frame option, an overall tubular design that will appeal to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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