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These Floating Homes are Designed to Withstand Hurricanes

It's no secret that it was a devastating hurricane season. As people regroup in the hardest hit areas, they are starting to look forward to the future. How can they combat the next barrage of storms? For residents of South Florida, those who dealt with Hurricane Irma, the answer may…

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Inside ARCH Motorcycle, a Custom Shop Run by Keanu Reeves

When Keanu Reeves isn't doing gun-fu or looking sad on a bench, you can find him at ARCH Motorcycle, a custom motorcycle shop he runs with co-founder Gard Hollinger. Before you think otherwise, this is not some vanity project, one where Reeves had the money and just wanted to look cool…

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Jeff Bridges Made a ‘Big Lebowski’ Spatula

While The Dude seemed to sustain himself on a diet of White Russians, it doesn't mean he didn't need to crack a few eggs sometimes. Jeff Bridges tapped into his Dude alter ego to design this spatula for Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry campaign. The campaign, which is aimed…

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Uber Is Working on Flying Cars

Well it's about damn time. We've been promised flying cars since sci-fi films began making bold predictions about the year 2000. Well, George Jetson, that future may soon be a reality. Uber just shared a white paper for Uber Elevate, an on-demand service that will let people rent flying "cars."…

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Nomadic Homes

TASCHEN makes books your coffee table craves. Through interesting topics, incredible photography, and stunning design, TASCHEN releases beg to be picked up and leafed through. The latest release is perfect for the coffee table that's always on the move. Yup, the latest book from the legendary publisher is devoted to…

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A Group of Kids Built This Salvage Station in the Woods of New Hampshire

The coolest thing we ever built on a camping trip was a sick-ass gimp lanyard. Maybe we grew up too early or just went to the wrong camp, because 90 campers in New Hampshire just built this incredible structure in the middle of the woods. Dubbed Salvage Station No. 8,…

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This App Will Hide the Notch in Your iPhone X

What would Steve Jobs say if he were alive for notch-gate? We think he'd be down with the removal of the Home button on the new iPhone X, as he was said to have despised buttons, but the notch seems to be a design flaw he wouldn't have let out…

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Dustin’s Hoodie from ‘Stranger Things’ Is Selling Out at a Minnesota Museum

Dustin is the most lovable character in Stranger Things, the whole Dart thing notwithstanding. Now he can also be considered the most fashionable, as the Brontosaurus hoodie he wore is the hottest item at the Science Museum of Minnesota. Originally produced back in the '80s (obviously), the museum jumped at the…

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Magno Ink Is a Magnetically Controlled Pen

We've clicked pens so many times that the addictiveness of that simple action has been completely lost on us. We're ready to graduate to Magno Ink, a magnetically controlled pen. What does that mean? It means that clicking mechanism has been replaced with neodymium magnets that thrust the pen tip…

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SIXOVERONE Is a Six-Pack Bottle Opener

Fire. The wheel. The computer. Great innovations only come around every so often, which makes us excited to be one of the first to share with you the next world-changing device: the 6-pack bottle opener. Okay, admittedly, we're more than a little skeptical. But we will say that SIXOVERONE is…

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8 New Beers You Should Drink

With so many breweries releasing so many beers, a beer lover can feel overwhelmed. Paralysis by analysis is real, so it can never hurt for a thirsty traveler to know what to look for. After you’ve made headway on the classics on this list, this list, this list, and this list, reach for something new,…

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Rag & Bone Made a Star Wars Collection That Actually Looks Good

A menswear line based on Star Wars sounds like it could go one of two ways. Either it's so spot on that you never wear it out of fear of looking like you forgot what day Halloween is, or it's so loosely based on the films that no one even realizes…

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‘The Post’ Official Trailer

Spotlight was the last great movie to show the drama that unfolds in a newsroom. Though, to be fair, there have been many other success stories where the action happens over coffee and reporter's notebooks. The next movie that will prove journalism can make great movie fodder is The Post, a historical…

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Lamborghini Terzo Millennio

What you see before you is an electric hypercar concept that could usher in the next generation of Lambos. It's a large shift for the iconic maker because, for ages, power has been synonymous with large engines and brawn, not computer chips and wires. This is the Lamborghini that may…

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Vans and The North Face Made a Pair of Sk8-Hi Sneakers for Winter

The Vans Sk8-Hi is a timeless silhouette that's enjoyed a bit of a moment as of late. That said, the moment may be ending, as it's not exactly a sneaker built for the inclement weather on the horizon. Luckily, for fans, The North Face has stepped in and weatherized a…

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