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Review: L’Oreal Men Care Line & Contest
July 11th, 2011 | Advice, Gear, Health, Style | TMG | No Comments
If a sliver-sized soap bar and a residue-covered shampoo bottle defines your entire hygiene regimen, it’s time to clean up your act, so to speak. Priority on men’s hygiene products often falls to the wayside; both by the companies making them and the guys who should be buying them. L’Oreal has designed a line of products exclusively for men — here are TMG’s top five to get you through your standard morning routine.
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Video: Banff World Media Festival 2011
June 20th, 2011 | Advice, Gear, Health, Style, Video | Phil Adrien | No Comments
We just got back from Banff where we were recently recognized as one of Canada’s hottest websites at the Banff World Media Festival. We created this video to introduce festival go-ers to our TMG brand and we’re just as excited to share it with you.
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Review: The Samsung Nexus S
May 27th, 2011 | Gear | Aaron Sutton | No Comments
The Nexus S is the second iteration of official Google phone and the first made by Samsung (the Nexus One was manufactured by HTC). Taking a number of design cues from the extremely successful Galaxy S class of phones, Samsung has broken the mold with the new S.
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Rekindling a Love for Literature
March 27th, 2011 | Advice, Gear, Health | Rob Adams | No Comments
You know why e-book sales are going through the roof? Because we are starving for sustenance to keep our grey matter from rotting. A large percentage of TV programs are lightly scripted, shallow reality shows. At the movies, many of the stories have become so over-told that none of us are surprised by anything anymore. However, when reading a book, you become involved in the plot, the scenes and characters developing in a way unique to your own imagination.
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Functional Timepieces
February 2nd, 2011 | Gear, Style | Sanjiv Malik | No Comments
Timepieces are as much about functionality as they are style, or at least they used to be. Watches like the Omega Speedmaster (first watch worn on the moon) and the Rolex GMT Master II (developed specifically for transcontinental flying) became iconic because of their functionality. These days, we have so many different gadgets that using our wristwatches for anything other than keeping time seems odd – some people don’t even wear a watch! As a result, I’m focusing this article on finding the best “functional” watches out there; timepieces that look great but won’t break the bank.
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My Cassette Crush
January 30th, 2011 | Advice, Gear | Rob Adams | 2 Comments
As a child of the ‘80s and a teen of the ‘90s, I never grew up listening to vinyl records or 8-tracks like my slightly older friends did. Cassette tapes were my world. They possessed a very special ability – to record and re-record. Anyone with a mike and vocal chords could immortalize themselves on these magical magnetic ribbons. What magnificence.
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Top Ten Gifts for a Gentleman: #1 – The iPad
December 25th, 2010 | Gear | Phil Adrien | 1 Comment
We’re counting down our favorite items of 2010. Each day leading up to Christmas Eve we’re revealing two new items on our top 10 list. On Christmas Eve we’re going to reveal our number one! We might just be crazy enough to give some of them away! Check back every day to find out how you can win!
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Top Ten Gifts for a Gentleman: #2 – The Cashmere Sweater
December 25th, 2010 | Gear, Style | Phil Adrien | No Comments
We’re counting down our favorite items of 2010. Each day leading up to Christmas Eve we’re revealing two new items on our top 10 list. On Christmas Eve we’re going to reveal our number one! We might just be crazy enough to give some of them away! Check back every day to find out how you can win!
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Top Ten Gifts for a Gentleman: #3 – The Only Kitchen Knife You’ll Ever Need
December 23rd, 2010 | Gear, Health | Phil Adrien | 5 Comments
We’re counting down our favorite items of 2010. Each day leading up to Christmas Eve we’re revealing two new items on our top 10 list. On Christmas Eve we’re going to reveal our number one! We might just be crazy enough to give some of them away! Check back every day to find out how you can win!
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Top Ten Gifts for a Gentleman: #4 – The Classic Messenger Bag
December 23rd, 2010 | Gear | Phil Adrien | 3 Comments
We’re counting down our favorite items of 2010. Each day leading up to Christmas Eve we’re revealing two new items on our top 10 list. On Christmas Eve we’re going to reveal our number one! We might just be crazy enough to give some of them away! Check back every day to find out how you can win!
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