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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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The Daily Routines of Famous Creative People

It's been said on more than one occasion that creative people have brains that are just wired differently. The most famous of them--we're talking Mozart, Beethoven, Picasso, Kant, Franklin, Murakami, etc.--still had routines, but they're very different when compared against what we'd describe as a routine. A few years back,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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DJI RoboMaster S1 Battle Robot

DJI is most well known as the maker of some of the best drones for recreational flying and photography. DJI's latest release sees them returning to the ground for the RoboMaster S1 wheeled robot. 46 programmable components. 6 programmable AI modules. Low-latency HD FPV. 4WD omnidirectional movement. Intelligent sensing armor. Multiple…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Charcoal: New Ways To Cook With Fire

Sure, most of us know how to do a good steak or burger on the grill without turning it into a smoldering heap of carnage, and some of us even show deft of hand when it comes to smoking meats. But there's so much more to charcoal than just grills.…

By Amos Kwon
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IKEA Recreated Living Rooms from ‘The Simpsons’, ‘Stranger Things’, and ‘Friends’

Over the years, IKEA has produced incredible pieces of furniture that you can find in homes, offices and, yes, dorms all over the world. Everyone loves to rag on the modern and minimal furniture company because the price point makes even the most iconic IKEA products accessible to everyone, but…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Neil Armstrong’s Original Spacesuit Has Been Restored for the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Launch

A few years ago, the Smithsonian raised almost three-quarters of a million dollars as part of their "Reboot The Suit" Kickstarter campaign to restore Neil Armstrong's original spacesuit in time for the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission and the Moon landing. The mission was a success. On July…

By Cooper Fleishman
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