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Guides

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)
By Cool Material
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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
Drinks
Holiday Gift Guide: The Lush

The Lush loves him a good drink. And when someone cares that much about their booze, you want to make sure your gift isn’t bottom shelf quality. If you’re on the hunt for something for The Lush, here are some drinking accessories he’ll enjoy while having a nip. Stainless Steel…

By Mike Newman
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The Standard Memorandum

Inspired by pocket journals from the early to mid 1900's, The Standard Memorandum is designed to chronicle a year of your life. Word. has teamed up with designer and illustrator, Jon Contino, to create a modern version of this storied notebook. The Standard Memorandum is laid out so you simply…

By Mike Newman
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Holiday Gift Guide: The Techie

At their core, every guy is a techie. Neat electronics have been the go-to gifts for guys for ages, with good reason. It's also a gift you can screw up easily by getting a piece of outdated tech. Here are our picks for The Techie, aka every guy. This post…

By Mike Newman
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Features
Valentine’s Gifts For Her: My Modern Met

Buying Valentine's gifts is difficult. Chocolates, flowers, and stuffed bears holding little hearts are boring, but trying to get creative can backfire if you don't come up with something good. This year, we turned to some of our favorite bloggers (who happen to be female) to get some suggestions on…

By Mike Newman
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Valentine’s Gifts For Her: Wantist

Buying Valentine's gifts is difficult. Chocolates, flowers, and stuffed bears holding little hearts are boring, but trying to get creative can backfire if you don't come up with something good. This year, we turned to some of our favorite bloggers (who happen to be female) to get some suggestions on…

By Mike Newman
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