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Just in time for the World Cup, adidas is set to release a one-for-one reproduction of the original Samba, maybe the most well-known soccer shoe ever made—well, indoor soccer shoe, at least. Soft leather upper. Suede T-toe. Textured rubber cupsole. Gold foil embossing. Metallic detailing. Everything that made the sneaker…
Step into a book store or peruse Amazon for a new read and you'll find that paralysis by analysis is very, very real. There are a lot of great, influential books out there for you to consume. So where do you start? BBC Culture asked writers around the globe to…
Few presidents looked as cool under pressure as John F. Kennedy. Cold War? Pssh. You wouldn't know it when the 35th President of the United States was rocking some shades, chinos, and a nautical top. The man could wear an outfit. Now's your chance to own an actual piece owned…
If you need proof of our love for VanMoof, you need only look at this post from the earliest days of Cool Material. If that grainy, poor-quality image doesn't show that we've been on the VanMoof hype train for years, we don't know what will. We loved the brand then,…
Classified Moto started this project with a 1991 Honda Scrambler CT70, something you probably wouldn't guess just from looking at the final product. "Junior" is John Ryland's bike built for wheelies, and it's meant to serve as pint-sized version of the custom bike shop's "Frank" bike, which they built with…
If you don't live in or around New York City, getting your Katz's pastrami fix requires quite a bit of legwork. If making your way to the Lower East Side deli on a monthly basis is a bit too much for you, fear not; Katz's just introduced a subscription service…
Summer reading brings to mind easy, breezy paperbacks that entertain without making you think too much. Bill Gates doesn't subscribe to that idea, and if you want to follow in the footsteps of one of the wealthiest people in the world, maybe you shouldn't either. Luckily, Gates is happy to…
The right desk makes a huge difference in your work. Cramped and cluttered? That stress finds its way into your creative output. What you need is a desk designed to help your work flourish, something like this from Köllen Design. Ambient lighting is controlled via motion sensor. An integrated magnetic…
Video games boast such incredible graphics these days that you'd be forgiven for thinking someone playing Madden is actually watching TV. This wasn't always the case. If you're of a certain age, you remember going to the arcade to play games that would make the current generation yawn. "Tank" is…
We remember spending hours setting up Hot Wheels tracks as kids. That tedious planning paid off when we sent a die-cast Mustang soaring over a collection of our sister's Barbie dolls, like Evel Knievel was piloting the toy car. While we don't break out the bin of Hot Wheels these…
This is no piece of a moon. This is a piece of a space station. Forty-one years ago, this prop was created as a piece of the Death Star, and can be seen when Rebel forces attack the giant space station. While there were many others like it, most found…
We normally wouldn't reach for a glass of whisky on a hot summer day as we man the grill, but Crown Royal is making us rethink that stance. The distillery's latest release sees the classic profile of Crown Royal blended with the smoky goodness of Texas mesquite wood. The result?…
Truly disconnecting from the world is getting harder and harder. You can get cell service in the backwoods of far off countries. Emails are fired off at all hours of the day. It even seems WiFi has blanketed the country. What's a modern-day Thoreau to do? How about a dip…
TASCHEN makes the kind of books your coffee table drools over, the kind guests are drawn to flip through. The publisher's latest, however, takes everything to a new, far more opulent level. Ferrari is a limited edition tome dedicated to Enzo Ferrari and the magical vehicles his Italian brand has produced…
With cable, Netflix, and internet options, finding the best thing to watch during your downtime is difficult. Instead of flipping through menus all weekend and settling on nothing, turn to What to Watch This Weekend, a series in which we give you our pick for the best new show or…
