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Inside the “World’s Fair of Footwear,” Where Shoemaking Gets Obsessive
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Inside the “World’s Fair of Footwear,” Where Shoemaking Gets Obsessive
By Andy Vasoyan
Shop the Big Screen: The ’70s Spy Style of Wild Horse Nine Shop the Big Screen: The ’70s Spy Style of Wild Horse Nine
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Shop the Big Screen: The ’70s Spy Style of Wild Horse Nine

The Tie Bar teamed up with Searchlight Pictures on a capsule collection that brings the retro wardrobe into the real world.

By Beau Hayhoe
The Cool Gift Guides of 2026 The Cool Gift Guides of 2026
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The Cool Gift Guides of 2026

We made a list. Check it as often as you like.

By Cool Material
Wisconsin Is Making a Strong Case for Your 2027 Golf Trip Wisconsin Is Making a Strong Case for Your 2027 Golf Trip
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Wisconsin Is Making a Strong Case for Your 2027 Golf Trip

Kohler is doubling down on its reputation as a world-class golf destination with a new course, new places to stay, and even more reasons to visit.

By Cool Material
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7 Alcoholic Punches Your Ancestors Would Want You to Drink

Alcoholic punch has suffered a bit of a dip in popularity, and by bit of a dip we mean its popularity almost completely evaporated since its peak in the 17th and 18th centuries. The invention of the cocktail eclipsed the punchbowl, although invention is a generous word, since cocktails are…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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8 Jars Built to Conceal Your Stash

Every herb smoker needs a good stash jar. Whether you’re rolling tobacco or some of the other stuff, the whole point becomes pointless if what you’re trying to smoke up gets stale, dry, and crusty. Enter: The stash jar. These babies come in all shapes and sizes for all different…

By Maxwell Barna
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8 Insanely Easy One-Pan Meals

One-pan meals are our favorite culinary experiments for a few reasons: They’re (usually) simple to throw together, cleanup is minimal; and because the flavors in the pan generally have more time to get “comfortable” with each other, they usually wind up being delicious. If you’re constantly working or are always…

By Maxwell Barna
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8 Shows We Can’t Wait to Watch This Fall

The best new TV shows always premiere in the fall, and everybody knows it. In fact, it’s a longstanding tradition that’s been in practice since the early days of TV, and it’s based around the idea that less people are around to watch TV in the summer because they’re all…

By Maxwell Barna
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The Most Relaxing Video Games We’ve Ever Played

We don’t always want to go fast, we don’t always want to shoot lots of zombies, and we certainly don’t always want to find ourselves stranded in space. Sometimes all we want is a video game that’ll help us chill out after a long day. A game that doesn’t play…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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