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Are These the Most Underrated Watches of the Year?

Citizen’s newest luxury collections set a new bar for everyday excellence.

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The Cool Material 2025 Holiday Gift Guides
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Give drink lovers gifts like these. And they'll make you good drinks in return. Win, win.

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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 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

They've explored 10,000 miles together. Here are their essentials.

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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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Vespa 75th Anniversary Primavera and GTS Scooters

Near the end of April in 1946, the world of two-wheeled motoring would change forever with the release of the first Vespa scooter. 75 years later, Vespa is still making the the most iconic and legendary scooter on the market, and that's cause for celebration. Vespa is showcasing this historic…

By Cooper Fleishman
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‘TATTOO’ Explores over 200 Years of Tattoo History

Adoring the body with permanent art--yes, we're talking about tattoos--has been commonplace for thousands of years. For more than the last four decades, legendary Dutch tattoo artist and historian Henk Schiffmacher--aka Hendrikus Johannes Everhardus Schiffmacher, aka Hanky Panky--has been collecting stunning tattoo artifacts, examples and designs that have finally made their way…

By Cooper Fleishman
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2022 Honda CRF450R Motocross Motorcycle

For the better part of the past two decades, the Honda CRF450R has been one of our favorite racing motocross motorcycles because of its combination of power and accessibility. Honda has pulled out all the stops for the sixth generation of the iconic bike, particularly with the 2022 CRF450R options.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Burning Man Fly Ranch City

The annual Burning Man event will finally have a real home instead of just planting itself in the middle of the desert near Black Rock City, Nevada. The festival hosts 70,000+ "burners", and it's absolute insanity. Organizers were prescient in buying Fly Ranch, a 3,800-acre compound in the same area,…

By Amos Kwon
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Polaroid CandyPlay 3D Candy Pen

Don't tell your kids about this. Polaroid is breaking away from their instant cameras with something even more fun (and edible). The CandyPlay uses sugar-free cartridges, heats them, and then extrudes them so you can form your own candy designs. Plug in via USB, power it on, and look for…

By Amos Kwon
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