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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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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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Transportation
Arctic Trucks Toyota Hilux AT35

It's too bad we can't get the rugged Toyota Hilux in America (we get the excellent Tacoma, though). It's still sold overseas and is known for its toughness. Arctic Trucks has taken the light-duty midsize truck and outfitted it for serious winter duties. It's called the AT35, and it's meant…

By Amos Kwon
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TRUFF Mayonnaise and Spicy Mayonnaise

If we're being honest, we have so many handfuls of dozens of hot sauces for different meals, occasions and particular dishes that it can be difficult to pick a single favorite. No one should have to make that decision because of all the previous variables that factor into the equation,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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IKEA e-Sports Furniture Collection

While the Swedish furniture and housewares titan will continue to make incredibly frustrating DIY-assembly pieces, they've now moved into an area we can totally get behind: gaming furniture. Yes, IKEA just released its first line of e-sports furniture that will help you get your gaming on. There are four sets…

By Amos Kwon
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Whale-Shaped Australian Underwater Discovery Centre

You don't have to pull a Jonah to get in the belly of a whale. Okay, so this one's not alive, and it probably doesn't smell like rotting krill inside. London Architecture firm Baca Architects designed the Australian Underwater Discovery Centre to be fun and also pay homage to the…

By Amos Kwon
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Flat Six Classics Custom 2004 Porsche Cayenne Turbo

When it it comes to Porsche restoration, customization and special project builds, you won't find many shops doing it better than Vancouver, British Columbia-based Flat Six Classics. Flat Six Classics is a full-service shop that specializes in ground-up transformations of old school Porsches into all around different vehicles. Case in…

By Cooper Fleishman
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