There are plenty of options to choose from when it comes to pocket knives. The choices are seemingly endless when you factor in the different types of pocket knife blades and styles. Do you want…
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The Best E-Bikes, From Practical to High Design
Finding the right e-bike is a matter of balancing utility, power, and price (and yes, they can get as expensive as a car. From electric commuter bikes to e-bikes that are perfect for your first…
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Arrived Lets You Invest Like All Your Favorite Billionaires
If you're on the lookout for the latest investment opportunities, throwing your hat in the ring with all the billionaires never seems to be a bad idea. Enter Arrived. Backed by like the likes of Jeff Bezos, Marc Benioff, Spencer Rascoff and many other high-profile investors, Arrived is the ultimate real estate investing app. By offering fractional shares (anywhere from $100 to $50K+ per property) on long-term rentals, vacation rentals, and the like, you can get in on real estate investments that are SEC-qualified and expert-curated (only 0.2% get past Arrived's strict vetting process). Become…
The 10 Worst Cars Ever Made
There are certain cars that define cool. Each decade has a style, from the iconic coolest cars of the ’80s to the modern appeal of cars from the 2000s. Other cars, to put it gently,…
9 Great Websites Every Guy Should Know
The Cool Material team spends a lot of time working to be the best resource for stuff guys want. A lot goes into curating the best of the internet, the best whiskeys every guy needs…
Recent Features
Web’s Best: Steak Sandwiches
You don’t need to take sides in the Pat’s vs. Geno’s war or know what “wiz wit” means to appreciate a good steak sandwich. In fact, you don’t even have to make anything remotely similar…
12 Bad-Ass Chess Sets
The game of chess is a timeless classic, challenging players from 6th century India all the way up to today. We can’t tell you how much it’s changed in those 1500 years, but we can…
15 Classic Cars That Define Cool
We’ve overheard guys say they don’t care what kind of car they drive as long as it gets them from Point A to Point B. Those guys are liars. Who wouldn’t want to own a car that turns more heads than a bikini car wash? Maybe these guys have only driven used jalopies and don’t know anything else. Well, these are the cars they should. These are the 15 Classic Cars That Define Cool.
8 Vintage SUVs We Want Right Now
We all know the appeal of the SUV. It brings about a sense of adventure filled with thoughts of powering through snow-covered roads while other lesser cars get stuck or trekking to a remote cabin…
Goods: Tactical Defense EDC
Hauling ass out of a bad situation will always be the best way to end it. You take your pride and save it for another day. There are times, however, when that just isn’t an…
36 Things Every Father Should Do With His Son
Whether you’re already a father, plan on being one someday, or want some ideas for things to do with your old man, this list is in order. Each experience will impart a few skills and…
The Art of Pickpocketing: 7 Videos
Stealing someone’s wallet or cell is illegal. We know. That said, it can also be a thing of beauty. Watching someone who is skilled in the art of pickpocketing is like watching an incredible magician.…
The History of Headphones
Surprisingly, not everyone wants to hear our music. When we were pumping our LCD Soundsystem mixtape, others in the office said they couldn’t “concentrate” and they “wished we were fired.” For this, and for many…
14 Better Bottle Openers
There’s a world of beer we want to drink, and a lot of it comes in bottles. While you could open these 12-ouncers with a flat surface, a key, or—gasp!—your teeth, we prefer the simplest,…
Inside the Studio that Makes the World’s Most Interesting Furniture
There’s a small group of mad furniture scientists hard at work in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. It’s a tiny group that form a company you’ve probably never heard of., and they’re building the world’s most interesting…
10 Foreign Movies Every Guy Should See
We’re not quite sure why, but when we think of foreign movies we immediately think of French romance flicks. Pass. This is dumb since there are a ton of solid foreign movies for dudes. In fact,…
12 Must-Visit Online Menswear Shops
Even if you live in a major city with solid menswear stores within blocks of your apartment, you still can’t beat the convenience of shopping online. The problem is finding online boutiques that stock stuff…
Who Are the Bands Depicted in These Portraits?
In Rock Heads, Ludovic Ismael teamed up with Nicolas Delille to create a series of portraits with somewhat hidden meanings. Look through the short gallery and see which rock bands the artists are referring to in…
GIVEAWAY: A Framed, Hand-Drawn Beer Quotes Print [CLOSED]
The creation of this Beer Quotes Print was a labor of love we undertook over a few brews with our in-house artist Vincent Avila. It’s an homage to our favorite beverage, and perfect for your home…
Animated Album Covers
There might have been a time when you looked at a Pink Floyd album cover and saw it move because of something you inhaled or ingested, but these album covers do so without any drugs necessary.…
Exclusive Beer Quotes Print
We drink beer to celebrate, but sometimes we just need to celebrate beer. A while back, we ran a series of hand-illustrated beer quotes created by our in-house artist Vincent Avila. After numerous requests to…