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London Doesn’t Have to Be Lavish to Travel Well
By Blake Snow
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6 N/As Every Guy Should Have on Hand During the Holidays

Happy HoliN/As!

By Christopher Osburn
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The Charm of Canandaigua, New York

The perfect friend trip for 2026.

By Kaitlyn Rosati
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5 Picks From the 2025 Film Festival Season, Based on Movies You Already Love

I survived festival season. These are the films I haven't stopped thinking about since.

By Andy Crump
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The Best Portable Fire Pits For Home and Camping

Most of the best summer memories I have from growing up in rural Pennslyvania happened around a fire pit. Whether it was roasting marshmallows, trying my first sip of beer, or sneaking away with my boyfriend when the embers were dying down, there’s something about a crackling fire on a…

By Brett Braley
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This New Islay Single Malt Is Aged In Tequila Barrels

Welcome to Add to Bar Cart, where Cool Material’s writers and editors recommend the spirits that they’re enjoying most right now. There’s no question as to what the Scotch whisky brand Smokehead is all about. They put it right there in the name. It’s owned by Ian Macleod Distillers, which…

By Nickolaus Hines
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Entertainment
Girls With Guns: An Appreciation of This Action-Packed Movie Genre

Action cinema’s “girls with guns” subgenre seems an unlikely source of prestige, going by name alone, and the bodies that arbitrate movies’ cultural value - the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, for instance - seem to agree. Institutions like AMPAS rarely honor action films of any sort, save…

By Andy Crump
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6 Stouts and Porters That Are Made For Summer Drinking

Stouts (and porters) are the victim of a psychosomatic epidemic. Before people ever have one, they’re told a single pint will sit in their stomach like a brick or a loaf of bread or a full meal, and that the beer won't be as refreshing as a crisp lager or…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Fashion
Add Versatility to Your Watch: Every Type of Watch Strap

If you want to add variety to your watch collection, you don't have to buy more watches (but we're not discouraging you from doing so). Swapping out watch straps or bracelets is one of the easiest and most affordable ways to change the look and feel of your watches. Perhaps…

By Amos Kwon
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