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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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Campfire Cocktails: Drinks for Sipping around the Firepit

Barring some unseasonable heat waves, it’s about the time of year people start breaking out the fire pits. Neighborhoods start to smell like tasteful bonfires and people stop barbecuing so much and start splitting wood and roasting marshmallows. And they stop drinking so many light summer beers and move on…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Wear This: Lounging Around

We're not going to say that you've all but resigned yourself to doing absolutely nothing on the weekends due to the temp dropping, but should that be the case, you need a quality kit that will keep you comfy yet presentable enough to meet the delivery person from Seamless, Doordash,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Every Beer We Drank at the Great American Beer Festival, Ranked

The Great American Beer Festival is the beer festival of beer festivals. With close to 1,000 breweries in attendance, each pouring at least a couple beers, it's impossible to taste all the glorious suds. Still, we tried. Or, at least we tried to track down the most unique, sought after,…

By Mike Newman
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The Best Face Washes You Won’t Find at the Grocery Store

We don't want to make any of you reading this feel old, but the time when we could safely ignore a skincare regimen has passed. It's time to get serious about taking care of your skin before all the wrinkles and the bags under your eyes become something you can't…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Best Commuter Bikes for Getting to Work

Riding your bike to and from the office or the nearest coffee shop sounds easy enough at first. Do it for more than a week on a bike not suited for commuting purposes and those fantastic health benefits are going to be the last thing on your mind because you're…

By Cooper Fleishman
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