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Where Broken Guitar Strings Get a Second Act
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Where Broken Guitar Strings Get a Second Act
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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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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide

Our favorite places to stay, eat, drink, explore, and linger in one of Mexico's most captivating beach towns.

By Cool Material
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The Art of Cocktail Conversation

58 questions for better conversations at your next party.

By Cool Material
Cameras
‘Cut-up’ Leica M6

When it comes to the inner workings of popular automobiles, cameras and other pieces of tech, there are few people shedding light on the entire process as much as Swiss artist Fabian Oefner does with this Cut-Up Series. The previously featured Cut-Up Series now includes a sliced-up and dissected Leica…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Coda Collection Music Channel

Yoko Ono and Janie Hendrix (Jimi's sister) have co-founded a new Music Channel known as the Coda Collection in order to forge a deeper musical connection with fans. More than just providing access to the music, Coda will feature rare concerts, documentaries, premiere films, and additional music programming. The Coda…

By Amos Kwon
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Nerf’s Latest Fires Around Corners

In case you never saw the movie Wanted, the most redeeming aspect of the film--save the crazy Dodge Viper car chase scene--was the character's ability to bend bullet trajectory to their will around corners. Hasbro's Nerf wants to capitalize on that CGI technology with their new line of Rival Curve…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Audio
Tenho Design Saana Levykaappi Vinyl Record Holder Cabinet

Despite the popularity of online streaming services and the digital home assistants that can play enormous collections of music you don't own with a few spoken words, there's no denying the fact that records are, once again, one of the most popular ways to listen to music these days. If…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Intricate Samurai Warrior Made from a Single Sheet of Paper

We've seriously never seen anything like this. Juho Könkkölä took a single sheet of paper to create a highly detailed Samurai warrior. It took about 50 hours, and there isn't a rip or cut made in the painstaking process. He used a wet/dry folding technique on the 95x95 centimeter sheet…

By Amos Kwon
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