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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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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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The Story You’ll Tell When Someone Compliments Your Shirt

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Everydays: The First 5000 Days Digital Art

Good luck framing this sucker. For the first time, Christie's is the first major auction house to put a purely digital artwork on the auction block. It's called Everydays: The First 5000 Days (2021) by digital artist Beeple (aka Mike Winkelmann). It's a digital non-fungible (NFT) collage made with 5,000…

By Amos Kwon
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Topps 70th Anniversary Project70 Limited Edition Commemorative Cards

The past year or so has us looking back to what was important in our childhoods, and nothing held a place nearer and dearer to our hearts than baseball cards. Topps is celebrating their 70th anniversary this year in banner style with their line of Project70 Cards that not only…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Vaio Z Laptops Pack the World’s First Three-Dimensional Molded Carbon Fiber Body Design

As much as we can recall from recent memory, discussions about "the best laptop" started and ended with the screen size and feature set of whatever MacBook you had in your bag. Despite the fact we all love to hate on the brand defined by a logo of a piece…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Annex Oppdal Diamond Cabin

A38 Arkitekter--aka A38 Architects--is a Norwegian architectural firm that's been producing innovative spaces since their inception almost half a century ago. Their latest project "Annex Oppdal" was produced in collaboration with the local TV program "Eventyrlig Oppussing" ('Adventurous Renovations' for the rest of us) and is based on an A-frame…

By Cooper Fleishman
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McIntosh MCD85 SACD/CD Player

Founded the better part of three-quarters of a century ago, McIntosh has always brought the heat when it comes to home audio systems--especially when you consider the fact that their products are all designed and handcrafted in the Good Ole US of A at their Binghamton, NY factory. Despite the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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