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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.

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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.

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The Art of Cocktail Conversation

58 questions for better conversations at your next party.

By Cool Material
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‘Micro But Many: An Unofficial Micro Machines Collection’ Book

If you grew up in the 80s or the 90s, Micro Machines require absolutely no explanation. Those tiny, pint-sized cars and trucks were even smaller than Hot Wheels and yet, somehow, even more amusing to play with because you could have hundreds of them. Unless you were renowned Micro Machines…

By Cooper Fleishman
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How the Mansion in ‘Parasite’ Was Made

Like many of you reading this, Parasite is one of our favorite films from recent memory and probably the last one we saw in a theater. As we saw in Parasite: A Graphic Novel in Storyboards, there was a lot more work that went into the award-winning film than we…

By Cooper Fleishman
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‘Bill & Ted Face the Music’ Official Trailer

As you're probably already aware, Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are finally reprising their roles as Theodore “Ted” Logan and William “Bill” S. Preston, Esq. after almost three decades for the upcoming film Bill & Ted Face the Music. We've seen plenty of filming pictures and props--like a full-size Bill & Ted…

By Cooper Fleishman
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‘Super 8: An Illustrated History’ Coffee Table Book

Despite the fact it was release more than half a century ago and has a motel chain and middling film named after it, Super 8 is one of the most storied motion picture film formats ever released. Beloved by an entire class of iconic filmmakers like Christopher Nolan, JJ Abrams,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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AKIRA Motorcycle Concept by James Qiu

It's hard to believe over three decades have passed since the release of 1988's Akira manga movie. The Katsuhiro Otomo story is harrowing, visually overwhelming, and truly epic. Perhaps, even more than the tragic characters themselves, its Kaneda's motorcycle that stands out the most. Among designers trying to replicate the…

By Amos Kwon
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