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Build the Perfect Bonfire with the Best Gear for the Great Outdoors
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Build the Perfect Bonfire with the Best Gear for the Great Outdoors
By Beau Hayhoe
Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
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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
Nearly Two Decades Later, Outlier Is Still Changing the Face of Menswear Nearly Two Decades Later, Outlier Is Still Changing the Face of Menswear
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Nearly Two Decades Later, Outlier Is Still Changing the Face of Menswear

The ultra-innovative brand is making clothes for generations ahead, using remarkable materials and taking on climate change.

By Beau Hayhoe
A Haunted Road Trip: Ghosts, Cocktails, and a Very Creepy Hospital 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

From dilapidated hospitals to disapproving librarians in a bar, I took a haunted Eastern Washington road trip.

By Brandon Withrow
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6 Pieces of Clothing That Can Stand Up to Anything

There are pieces of clothing that are durable. You can put them through their paces and they'll hold up... for a bit. Then there are clothes designed to confront a world full of extreme situations. These clothes are the result of humans being death-defyingly stubborn creatures and are some of…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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The Stout Bucket List: 15 Stouts You Need to Drink at Least Once

Stouts have been around for hundreds of years, with the first mention of the name appearing in the late 1600s. The style, perfect for chilly nights and post-meal imbibing, is characterized by the use of roasted malts and an elevated ABV. Over the past decade or so, brewers have played with the…

By Mike Newman
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Can the New Palm Phone Help You Overcome Screen Addiction?

Our lives are becoming more and more attached to the large phones in our pockets. We spend hours—a little less than three every day—looking at our phone screens, checking email, swiping left and right, scrolling, double tapping, and sharing our way through our digital lives. Recently, the question has become: “Is…

By Maxwell Barna
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14 Pocket Knives for the Guy Who Doesn’t Carry Pocket Knives

From Stealth Knives and Survival Knives to Mini Pocket Knifes and the pocket knife brands you should know, there's a lot to consider when it comes to selecting your perfect pocket knife. Blade length? Build quality? Brand name? Additional features? What do you need if you're a guy who doesn't…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Video Games that Aged Surprisingly Well

Even more so than books or movies, video games run a high risk of having no staying power. It could be because technology makes certain aspects of the game obsolete, gameplay innovations in other similar games make this one clunky and unplayable by comparison, or it just plain becomes irrelevant.…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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