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The Iconic REEF Fanning Sandal Just Hit Legal Drinking Age

Four new models join the family of clever, beach-bum approved sandals featuring a bottle opener in the sole

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Black Book: 14 Products Our Editors Loved in May 2026

The products our editors have been obsessed with in May 2026.

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A Curated List of Memorial Day Sales

The internet is on sale. Here’s where to start.

686 Toolbelts

If you've heard of the skate/snowboarding/technical apparel company 686, you're probably wondering what they're doing making toolbelts. Slow your roll Bob Vila; we're not talking about that kind of toolbelt. The latest invention from the guys at 686 could very well be the most important piece of equipment in your…

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SURLY Jethro Tule Bottle Opener

You could slap a bottle opener on just about anything and make it better – a belt buckle, TV remote, baby stroller – but most of the time it’s more for a laugh than anything else.  When you’re doing some real work, however, and you’ve got your toolset out, having…

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Dyson DC26 “City” Vacuum

Right now you're probably pondering why there's a vacuum on Cool Material. But this is no ordinary vacuum, it's a Dyson. Actually, it isn't even the usual bagless, triple-quadruple-mega-fusion Dyson you were used to seeing back when you still watched television with commercials. The Dyson DC26 "City" kind of looks…

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FLEXiT

Whenever you’re trying to fix something in a cramped, dark area – be it under the hood of your car, behind your entertainment unit, where ever – the trickiest part is usually not the work itself, but rather just seeing what you’re doing.  Sure, you can attempt to cradle a…

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Bionic Wrench

Somewhere over the last couple of decades we lost a significant portion of our manliness. When something broke around the house we didn’t grab the toolbox like our fathers, we grabbed the telephone and called our fathers. It’s time we reclaimed our responsibilities, but like knocking a few back after not drinking for…

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