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See San Francisco for Less Without Sacrificing Style
By Blake Snow
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The Best Bourbons Over $200

Because every guy should splurge on at least one bottle of holiday spirit.

By Christopher Osburn
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My Girlfriend Loves Design, So I Got Her an Arc Alarm Clock from NanuElectrics

Useful can be beautiful. The best gifts are.

By Johnny Motley
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The Coolest Travel Gifts for 2025

These gifts? All good to go.

By Cool Material
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This Umami-Packed Whiskey Is Distilled With Gourmet Mushrooms

Pipe tobacco. Caramel. Baking spices. Honey. The spectrum of flavors a talented whiskey maker can conjure from distillation and wood alone is impressive, but rarely do descriptors like umami, petrichor (the smell after a warm rain), or funk enter the conversation. Yet those are the perfect descriptions for the newest…

By Johnny Motley
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What Every Type of Dress Code Really Means For Men

There are times when it feels like the dress code listed on an invitation is a puzzle to figure out. Or worse: a test. The host chose the dress code to help set the tone for the occasion, and getting the right level of formality as a guest is a…

By Cool Material
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8 Great Single Malt Whiskeys Not From Scotland

While you can find a great bottle of blended Scotch whisky from the likes of Famous Grouse, Chivas, Johnnie Walker, and Compass Box, Scotland is most famous for its single malt among whisky drinkers (even if blended whiskies far surpass the sales volume of single malts). Yet Scotland isn't the…

By Christopher Osburn
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Black Book: The Cool Material Editors’ Favorite Things Right Now: December 2023

For many, the holiday season means wading through list after list looking for that perfect gift for the loved ones in your life (if you’re still on the hunt for a last minute gift, you just might find it among these gifts for him and gifts for her). And in…

By Cool Material
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How To Make the Turtleneck Sweater the Star of Your Winter Wardrobe

For the uninitiated, a turtleneck might seem to be one of those sweater options that either feels too stuffy, too formal, or too eccentric. Those who think that are wrong. For the colder weather months, a turtleneck might possibly be the best option in menswear as a versatile wardrobe staple…

By Brett Braley
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