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1941 Shipwrecked Whisky

Sailors didn't exactly comfort themselves in the arms of mermaids during long stints at sea. It was booze that got them through, in reality. This particular bottle of whisky comes from the British cargo ship the SS Politician that was grounded back in 1941. Most of the stash (264,000 bottles)…

MiiR x Kyler Martz Alone Together Camp Cup

If there's an upside to COVID-19, it's probably driven more creativeness than anyone could've predicted. MiiR has partnered with famed Seattle-based artist Kyler Martz to create this thermal camp cup that captures our current state just about perfectly. The Alone Together Camp Cup uses Martz's artwork with two ladies, a…

Famous Brand Logos Redesigned to Use Less Ink

You can’t buy a coffee, put on a pair of sneakers, have a quick meal or walk more than a few blocks in most cities without being exposed to the logos of some of the world’s largest brands. How much can those famous corporate logos be changed and still be the…

6 Cold Brew Coffee Makers for Summertime Caffeination

For those of you who have better things to do than drink molten hot metal disguising itself as hot coffee, your morning caffeine fix probably comes in the form of a glass of cold brew iced coffee. If you don't want to go broke buying up the overpriced stuff your…

The Best Craft Beer Bar in Every State

The Best Craft Beer Bar in Every State A great craft beer bar simply needs great craft beer. Whereas a dive bar must, without any perceivable force, assume a certain personality to be stellar, a craft beer bar just needs the right taps. Good food and comfy seats are nice,…

Banksy’s Dismaland Theme Park

Banksy's latest public art instillation is coming to the UK, and it looks like some sort of post-apocalyptic Disneyland. The folks over at The Guardian were able to tour the nightmare-inducing theme park and take in the glitchy version of The Little Mermaid, the carousel apparently pulled from Google's Deep Dream,…

Oktoberfest Sale in the Shop

It's time to dust off the lederhosen, break out a few cold ones, and start your Oktoberfest celebration. To help you do so, we're putting everything in our 'Drink' category in the Cool Material Shop on sale. Get a fresh bottle opener, a few new beer glasses, or any of…

Mermaid Bottle Opener

There are plenty of ways to open a bottle a beer, but none as storied as this ancient iron mermaid transformed from the figurehead of an ancient sailing vessel. Ok, so that’s not entirely true. This bottle opener isn’t ancient and it didn’t come from an ancient sailing vessel, but…