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Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide
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Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide
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What to Watch Before Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes Documentary What to Watch Before Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes Documentary
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What to Watch Before Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes Documentary

Consider this your homework before You Can See Everything arrives October 16.

By Lanny Fuller
Where Broken Guitar Strings Get a Second Act Where Broken Guitar Strings Get a Second Act
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Where Broken Guitar Strings Get a Second Act

Inside FRET12, the Chicago shop turning rock ’n’ roll culture into clothes, art, live sessions, beer, and more.

By Beau Hayhoe
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Our Go-to Albums for Hosting

7 albums that set the mood so you can worry about the food and whether you have enough ice.

By Cool Material
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Anthony Bourdain’s First TV Show Is Now on Netflix

After the publishing of Kitchen Confidential, but long before No Reservations, The Layover or Parts Unknown, Anthony Michael Bourdain hosted a little watched, not all that highly-rated show called A Cook's Tour. The Food Network show that was Bourdain's first foray into food and world-travel television aired for 35 episodes…

By Cooper Fleishman
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‘Pop Culture Postage’ 80s Stamps

Clark Orr is a Florida-based designer / illustrator who’s done branding, identity or design work for a who’s who of cool outfits, ranging from Benny Gold and Gas Monkey Garage to Hatfield & McCoy Whiskey and Nike. His latest solo exhibition, “Pop Culture Postage,” reimagines the 80s as stamps, and…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Mercedes-Benz Aired the World’s First Live TV Commercial

We spend so much time pondering the future that we lose sight of the all the incredible things happening right now. Take electric cars, for example. So many of us consider these the work of some sci-fi author, futuristic rides we'll have when we consume meals in tablet form like…

By Mike Newman
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Video Games for Guys Who Love Cars

Racing games have a weirdly niche market. Most people are at least mildly interested in cars, but for the genre, a lot of gaming publications and magazines seem to pay only the minimum amount of attention required. You get a review when a game comes out, but most of the…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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What to Watch This Weekend: Billions (Season 2)

With cable, Netflix, and internet options, finding the best thing to watch during your downtime is difficult. Instead of flipping through menus all weekend and settling on nothing, turn to What to Watch This Weekend, a series in which we give you our pick for the best new show or…

By Mike Newman
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