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50 Fitness Brands That'll Level Up Your Workouts in 2026
Discover badass apparel, footwear, and gear to help crush your goals. Featuring new releases and longtime favorites in my training kit.
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57 Gifts for the Man Leveling Up His Life
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21 Ways to Live a Little More Each Day
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34 Coolest Gadgets, Tech, & Gear I've Found in 2025 (So Far)
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14 Iconic Books Every Guy Should Read This Winter
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10 Style & Gear Stories You Need to Know About This Week
Inside Field Journal 50: The "Bullseye" Art Deco watch, a Casentino Wool Denali, my first campaign of 2026, and more...
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8 Style & Gear Stories to Have on Your Radar This Week
Inside Field Journal 49: The fabric made for Special Forces, Cali-made trekking bags, Colter Wall's excellent merch, and more...
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Best of 2025: Health Hacks, Lessons Learned, Gear of the Year, and More...
The biggest memories, conversations, lessons, and gear that made this year one for the books.
Dec 31, 2025
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101 Style & Gear Releases That Defined My 2025
A yearbook of the products that shaped how I dressed, carried, and lived a little more each day.
Dec 29, 2025
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14 Style & Gear Brands That Go All-In on Storytelling
Get to know my favorite makers who are investing heavily to create authenticity and meaning.
Dec 23, 2025
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Inside the Kit of Global Curator Colin Nagy
Co-writer and editor of Substack’s “Why Is This Interesting,” here’s what the world traveler and marketing veteran can’t live without.
Dec 19, 2025
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6 Style & Gear Releases Worth Your Attention This Week
In Field Journal 48 I'm talking: my latest Huckberry campaign, Red Wing "Made the Hard Way", Noah x Barbour fall drop, and more...
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A style and lifestyle journal for the adventurous man. Slinging recs on men's style and gear products. Former editor for Men's Health. Now current copywriter at Huckberry.
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