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An Ode to Oklahoma Style Barbecue
You’ll find people who insist that there are four epicenters of barbecue in America that constitute the undisputed quadrumvirate of masterfully smoked meat: Texas, Memphis, Kansas City, and North Carolina. Ignore such blowhards: just about every corner of America boasts a time-honored, cherished barbecue tradition. Whether it's Santa Maria tri-tip…
Everything You Need To Know Before Buying a Vintage Motorcycle
So you want to buy a vintage motorcycle. Congrats! Welcome to the club. I’ve owned quite a few old bikes in my day, but I’ll never forget my first. I was 18 years old. Fresh out of high school with an attitude untamable by things like taxes, the law, or…
100 Essential Movies Every Guy Should See
Cinematic history is littered with gems. In the hands of a brilliant director, a skillful cast, or a visionary writer, a masterpiece can be born. There are so many, in fact, that selecting just 100 as essential viewing was extremely challenging. We debated. We consulted reviews. We rewatched forgotten films.…
The 10 Best End Of The World Movies
Every day, another disaster. Every day, a fresh calamity. Every day, a brand-new reason to think about building a doomsday shelter. It is exhausting living in unprecedented times, especially when new unprecedented developments pop up as if they’re competing with the last unprecedented development. The world is resilient and so…
Jumbo for iOS
We all lament something about our past. And then there's the dark closet of our social media history. For shame. Now you need a real job and maybe even a wife. Time to start cleaning house, eh? The new Jumbo privacy assistant app for iOS can help. It lets you…
8 New Apps You Should Know
Instead of wading through the massive amount of new app releases searching for a few diamonds in the rough, let us be your guide. This is a collection of the best new apps for both iOS and Android for your downloading pleasure. Reverb LP Boiled down, Reverb LP is a…
The 15 Best Podcast Episodes of All Time
Did you know that every day one of your family members starts their own podcast? Yeah, it's a lot. There are enough podcasts to make the first-time listener feel fairly overwhelmed about dipping their toes into the podcast pool. Where do you start? Which shows are worth your time? How do you…
8 Books That’ll Help You Earn Your First Million
What would you do if you were obscenely wealthy? And before you start the whole, “Money doesn’t matter” trip, just humor us here. How would you spend your money? Would you invest it? Would you buy that car you’ve always wanted? Would you buy a mansion just for your dog?…
12 Life Lessons from ‘Seinfeld’
For a show that was mostly about stifling character growth and empathy, Seinfeld sure taught us a lot about being a better person. Almost every episode has some kind of lesson on how to improve your life, but it’s more on the audience to decipher the moral. It’s also probably…
72 Hours in San Juan
Many Americans overlook Puerto Rico because they fall under the [incorrect] impression that it’s like other U.S. states. You may not need a passport to get there, and you may be able to use your standard U.S. currency, but that’s about where the familiarity ends. Puerto Rico is exotic as…
10 Reasons to Visit Puerto Rico Right Now
For the American traveler, Puerto Rico is a dream. It’s a far off and exotic Caribbean land, filled with palm trees, piercing turquoise ocean, rich history, beaches galore, and what may very well be one of the best food scenes on the entire planet. A trip there feels like traveling…
Our 10 Favorite ‘Great Big Story’ Videos
If the name Great Big Story doesn't make you immediately recall a short film or documentary that piqued your curiosity, you must not be familiar with the brand. In short, they like to describe their platform as "a playground for the curious and a home to the wonder that you've…
8 New Apps You Should Know
Instead of wading through the massive amount of new app releases searching for a few diamonds in the rough, just let us be your guide. This is a collection of our favorite new apps for both iOS and Android for your downloading pleasure. Into the Dead 2 The sequel to the ever…
The Complete Guide to Smoking Cigars
We absolutely love cigars. If you’re an astute Cool Material reader, you already know this. Even though we’re preaching the good word about one of our favorite hobbies, we realize that cigar smoking isn’t necessarily the most easy to digest topic, and that there are many subtle nuances involved in…
Mead Is the Next Craft Beer
I noticed something odd while browsing a beer trading forum recently. A person was offering a beer valued at around $50 on the secondary market for something called Schramm's Black Agnes. The responses ranged from the polite, "You're going to need to add," to the more direct, "LOLOLOLOL (crying laughing face, crying laughing face)."…
