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How Bartenders Around the US Are Using Fermentation in Cocktails
By Christopher Osburn
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The Coolest Places to Watch the World Cup Around the Globe

A pool house in Austin inspired me to spend way too much time looking into this.

By Lanny Fuller
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On Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth, 20 Years Later

And how horror went from critically hated to the latest Cannes "it" genre.

By Andy Crump
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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide

Our favorite places to stay, eat, drink, explore, and linger in one of Mexico's most captivating beach towns.

By Cool Material
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Our Favorite Podcasts of 2018

Podcasting started as a medium full of low quality recordings of bad comedy and has slowly matured into a respectable art form. There are still a ton of weirdly bad shows, but we’re entering a time when good podcasts are beginning to outnumber bad ones, as well as a time…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Perfect 10/10 Books, According to Reddit

This is going to sound strange, but a lot of those "Best Books of All Time" lists are filled with books many people wouldn't consider the "best." We don't think anyone would argue that Infinite Jest and War and Peace are important, but for many those reading experiences are less than pleasurable.…

By Mike Newman
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YouTube Channels We Love but Don’t Know Why

Twelve years after its founding, YouTube is still one of the most trafficked and widely used websites on the entire Internet—second only to Google, the company that owns it. It boasts more than 30 million unique visitors every day, and every minute, 300 hours of content gets posted to over…

By Maxwell Barna
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The Best Chef’s Knives to Invest In

If you’re serious about a home cooked meal, one of the best investments you can make is in a chef's great knife. It’s the tool most of us use the most, so why not spend a little more money on it? It’ll improve prep times, keep you safer, and stay…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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The 14 Video Games We Can’t Wait to Play in 2019

Even casual gamers have plenty to be excited for this coming year, with releases from big developers and indie outfits that’ll keep you entertained for hours. Where we could, we’ve included specific dates or seasons, but as anyone who spends any time following gaming can tell you, release dates in…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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