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Our curated collection of buying guides tailored for gifting, hobbies and beyond.

The Cool Mother’s Day Gift Guide (New Products Added 5/1)
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The Cool Mother’s Day Gift Guide (New Products Added 5/1)
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The Gentlemen’s Trip: A Field Guide

Everything you need to turn a guys trip into something better.

By Lanny Fuller
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The Cool Material Valentine’s Day Guides, 2026

Gifts for her, gifts for him, and solo trips for you.

By Cool Material
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The Cool Way to Skip Valentine’s Day (Hint: Leave Town)

From heartbreak butlers to experiences designed for solo travelers, these are the anti-Valentine's trips to treat yourself to.

By Hayley Domin
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The 8 Best Gifts That Give Back

It’s up to us, the customers, to find the charities that actually help the people they say they’re helping and not to support ones where they end up accidentally (or purposefully) harming people. We’ve tried to sort through and find companies that deliver on the promises they make, so if…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Wes Anderson Made a Christmas Commercial for H&M

We've seen plenty of great artistically directed collaboration and release videos over the years, but few have been as good as H&M's holiday collection release video titled Come Together. Directed by Wes Anderson and starring Adrien Brody, this video is the perfect way to kick off the holiday season without…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The 16 Best Gifts for Someone’s Home

It can be hard to find good gifts that align with someone’s hobby. If they’re super into something, they are going to know the great products better than you. Make it easier on yourself and, next time you’re over their place, take a look around and see what they could…

By Mike Newman
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The 10 Best Gifts from the Cool Material Shop

We carefully select every item we stock in the Cool Material Shop. Nothing hits our shelves unless we personally want to own it. Since that’s the case, we think there are a lot of awesome gift options in store for you when you stop by. Of all the gear we…

By Mike Newman
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The 13 Best Tech Gifts You Can Give This Year

The best gadgets make life easier and more enjoyable. The issue is, for every incredible device or awesome innovation, there’s a thousand junky knockoffs waiting to feast on your hard-earned money. This holiday, we want to help you out. This is a collection of the best tech gifts to give…

By Mike Newman
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