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A Haunted Road Trip: Ghosts, Cocktails, and a Very Creepy Hospital
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A Haunted Road Trip: Ghosts, Cocktails, and a Very Creepy Hospital
By Brandon Withrow
2026 Ford Bronco Outer Banks is More Civilized, But No Less Capable 2026 Ford Bronco Outer Banks is More Civilized, But No Less Capable
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2026 Ford Bronco Outer Banks is More Civilized, But No Less Capable

The Outer Banks brings commuting comfort to Ford’s off-road icon without sanding away its personality.

By Amos Kwon
The Cool Material 2026 Fall Style Guide The Cool Material 2026 Fall Style Guide
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The Cool Material 2026 Fall Style Guide

Our favorites for fall. Your shortcut to style.

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A Better Way to Bring the Shade

Shibumi Reinvented Beach Shade. Now It’s Coming for the Pop-Up Tent.

By Cool Material
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The Best Wedding Outfits for Men in 2022

Look, weddings are fun. You get to hang out with some of your best friends. Most of the time, you get an excuse to spend a night in a hotel. Sometimes they have photobooths and other times they have disposable cameras. It’s mandatory for weddings to have cake, which is…

By Brett Braley
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The 18 Best Gifts for Your Best Man and Groomsmen This Wedding Season

The thing about weddings is that it’s really a community affair. Everyone from your current coworkers to preschool friends, from Aunt Irma to your family’s lawyer get invited. Because of this, with such a helter skelter guest list, selecting a groomsman can be a great way to show someone that…

By Brett Braley
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The 12 Best Grills for Summer 2022

It’s getting to the time of year when our kitchens languish because we’ve started cooking all our meals outside. Which means we’ve started looking at grills again. We’ve organized the list by price--low to high--and weighted it so most of the picks are below a thousand. There are a few…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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The Best Aperol Spritz Substitutes for Summer 2022

With summertime fast approaching, we've turned our attention to warm weather cocktails. While mezcal cocktails and rum-based drinks are solid options for the sunny days of summer, there are few spirits more perfectly suited than the Italian aperitivo. And the distillation of the aperitivo experience exists in the Aperol Spritz.…

By John A. Paradiso
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The Best Cocktail Books for Your Home Bar

Just like naturally talented bakers and chefs work off a recipe, there should be some kind of academic base for our home mixology. And don’t worry. There are plenty of bartenders and enthusiasts out there willing to help us build that base. These are the best cocktail recipe books for…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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