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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 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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Pin-Up Houses DIY Gaia Container House

Tiny houses can cost upwards of a couple of hundred thousand dollars, which seems like overkill for undersized. The folks at Pin-Up Houses have something else in mind. Build your own with some affordable full instructions and plans. Their Gaia Container house is actually a smart home that's self-sustaining with…

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Clothing
Brooks Brothers Just Launched an Online Vintage Shop

In terms of vintage clothing from the United States, there's Brooks Brothers and everyone else. Founded more than two centuries ago, the oldest clothing retailer in the US is a one-stop shop for all things plaid, madras and prep, which is why finding their pieces at vintage shops and sales…

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2021 BMW R18

BMW's new cruiser is here, and it should make you forget about their forgettable R1220C from a couple of decades ago. This time, it has all the right nostaglic BMW looks paired with the brand's biggest boxer moto engine ever made, to the tune of 1,802 ccs. Not only is…

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Accessories
adidas Terrex Free Hiker Parley Hiking Shoes

While we will always love the three stripes for their contributions to the world of sneakers as a whole, adidas has done a lot more than just change the shoes we wear on the court and off. The adidas Terrex line of outdoor focused shoes has seen the brand creating…

By Cooper Fleishman
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GTO Engineering “Squalo”

The Ferrari 250 GTO is a legend, and British specialty-car builder GTO Engineering has created its own modern interpretation that pays proper homage to the icon. They call it the Squalo or "shark" in Italian, and the name fits the look of the car. It was going to be called…

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