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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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Ben & Jerry’s x WhistlePig Topped Whiskey Biz Ice Cream

Ben & Jerry's announced their "Topped" line, and one illustrious flavor we're jazzed about is one that's come from a partnership with WhistlePig Distillery. They make good bedfellows by virtue of the combo of brown butter bourbon ice cream with blonde brownies and whiskey caramel swirls topped with white chocolatey…

By Amos Kwon
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Transportation
Volkswagen Silent Yacht 50

Volkswagens, apparently, not just for land duties. The German car juggernaut has worked with solar-powered boat maker Silent Yachts, as well as design firm CUPRA, to create a catamaran powered by the sun “to put a ship with MEB propulsion on the water in the course of 2022.” Using VW's…

By Amos Kwon
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Transportation
2022 GMC Hummer EV Edition VIN 001

The return of the Hummer as an all-electric SUV cannot be overstated. The new Humvee will have three electric motors, 1,000 horsepower, a removable Infinity Roof, Crab Walk capability (front and rear wheels turn in the same direction for serious agility in tight spots), four-wheel steering, and remarkable off-road chops.…

By Amos Kwon
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Group B Rally Car Collection

The short-lived Group B Rally racing series (1982-1986) is both iconic and tragic because some of the most amazing high-powered and capable cars emerged from it, while it also killed racers and spectators. Now, perhaps the most illustrious set of Group B cars will go up for auction and will…

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Accessories
Oceanus Brass Kraken Blade

Oceanus Brass has just created a nautical version of the popular CRKT Provoke we covered a little while back. Although the Kraken Blade isn't a Karambit-style, it does use a similar deployment mechanism that makes it compact and fun. A magnetic system keeps it secure when folded, and it deploys…

By Amos Kwon
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