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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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How to Outfit Your Bike to Be a Pro Commuter

Bikes are enjoying more popularity in the US than they have in awhile. The 1990s and early 2000s saw a significant rise in commuting cyclists and while that growth has plateaued these past few years, there is still general growth predicted for the future. Bike shares are getting more and…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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A Review of Spike Lee’s ‘BlacKkKlansman,’ the Movie Everyone Will Be Talking About This Summer

Spike Lee is not one to toss out jabs; he throws haymakers. Do The Right Thing landed in theaters with a lit fuse attached; Malcom X was the movie its subject deserved; and Four Little Girls remains one of the most impactful yet least talked about documentaries we've ever seen. Yet, like Lee's beloved…

By Mike Newman
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The 10 Best Music Venues in the USA

Whether you realize it or not, something happens when we exchange the intangibility of studio recorded music played across Spotify stations for a live concert. A live concert is more of an experience. It’s a brief moment in time that’ll never be experienced or expressed in the exact same way,…

By Maxwell Barna
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How to Quit the Snooze Button

Sleep is one of the toughest things about being an adult. Well, not sleep, really, but the transition between sleep and not sleep. Waking up, in other words. It’s just so damn easy to lay there and reach for the snooze button every seven to fifteen minutes, depending on your…

By Maxwell Barna
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7 CBD Oils That Will Help Ease Your Anxiety

There are plenty of ways to deal with anxiousness or stress using modern medicine, breathing exercises, diet, exercise and meditation. But as it turns out, one of your best options might actually be cannabidiol (aka CBD), the non-intoxicating chemical found in cannabis. While the pain relief aspects are widely known,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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