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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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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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10 Labor Day Sales You Probably Don’t Know About 10 Labor Day Sales You Probably Don’t Know About
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10 Labor Day Sales You Probably Don’t Know About

Forget the usual suspects. We found worthwhile deals on menswear, watches, luggage, design, fragrance, books, and more.

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The Art of Cocktail Conversation

58 questions for better conversations at your next party.

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Reclaimed Tropical Walnut Tool Boxes

The Tropical Walnut, or Nogal, is often planted in Nicaragua to provide shade for coffee plants growing below. After around 60 years, these workhorse trees are cut down in lieu of younger ones. Instead of letting some of this prized wood go to waste, it’s been repurposed and turned into…

By Mike Newman
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Zen Is Your New Smart Thermostat

You can have a smart home thermostat that controls everything but the weather itself, but at the end of the day is all that really necessary? Your thermostat is designed to do one thing--control the temperature of your pad--but most of them don't do it very well when you're not…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Desk Built Like A 20th Century Vault

Leave it to Restoration Hardware to make an impossibly cool desk that weighs close to 400lbs. The Iron Vault Desk is modeled on the turn-of-the-century jewelry shop and factory office safes with hinged doors, latching handles and cabinets with removable shelves. It's formed, riveted and finished by hand out of…

By Cooper Fleishman
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LyteShow: Military-Grade Gatorade

Raw eggs, tripe soup, and bull horn tea are just some of the hangover cures people swear by around the world. A less gross and far more effective way to feel better is to simply get liquids and electrolytes back in your body as quickly as possible. Instead of downing…

By Mike Newman
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The Troy-Bilt Jet Leaf Blower Makes Yard Work a Breeze

If you're still raking leaves, it's time to get a leaf blower. And if you're still using a standard leaf blower, it's time to get a Jet. The Troy-Bilt TB2MB Jet Gas Leaf Blower is about to chop a crazy amount of time off your yard work. The new mixed-flow…

By Mike Newman
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