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Where Broken Guitar Strings Get a Second Act
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Where Broken Guitar Strings Get a Second Act
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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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
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Analogue’s Game Boy Clone Will Play All Your Old Portable Cartridges

If you want to revisit all your favorite games from your youth, there are plenty of options out there ranging from pre-packaged hardware systems to ROMs. Nothing really nails the nostalgia factor like the offerings from Analogue that use modern hardware to play your old cartridges in better than original…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Monopoly: Shinola Detroit Edition

While there are a lot of games that pop into our head when we think of "board games," the first will always be Monopoly. In addition to ruining more friendly gatherings and family holidays than we can remember, it's also had more versions than any other game we can think…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Kurt Cobain’s Guitar and Cardigan Sweater Among Items for Sale in Rock N’ Roll Auction

What do Kurt Cobain, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Queen, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Bruce Springsteen and Elton John all have in common other than being famous rock stars? Each one of those artists has items in Julien's Auctions upcoming Icons & Idols: Rock 'N' Roll…

By Cooper Fleishman
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HRDL The Vinyl Table

Audiophiles dedicated to vinyl love it for varied reasons. The purity of the sound, the nostalgia, the absence of perfect digital distillation, and the community of vinyl subculture are just a few. Now vinyl devotees have a place to keep their wares together on the beautifully crafted Vinyl Table, a…

By Amos Kwon
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Pabst Blue Ribbon’s Art Can Contest

Whether you're talking about Pabst Blue Ribbon's new beers for 2019, their PBR Whiskey, or their White Claw-crushing PBR Stronger Seltzer, everyone's favorite blue ribbon beverage label has been having a big year. Despite those all being great things that we love, in our minds, the best thing they do…

By Cooper Fleishman
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