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Where Broken Guitar Strings Get a Second Act
Lifestyle
Where Broken Guitar Strings Get a Second Act
By Beau Hayhoe
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Lifestyle
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
Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
Lifestyle
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
The 9 Most Beautiful Golf Holes in Mexico The 9 Most Beautiful Golf Holes in Mexico
Lifestyle
The 9 Most Beautiful Golf Holes in Mexico

From jungle-lined fairways to greens hanging over the Sea of Cortez, consider this our fantasy nine-hole round through Mexico.

By Cool Material
Entertainment
An Andre the Giant Documentary Is Coming to HBO

Before The Rock dropped The People's Elbow, Bret Hart locked in a Sharpshooter, and Stone Cold ripped open a beer, there was a wrestler who was truly larger than life. Andre the Giant, the wrestler turned actor, was, perhaps, the first true wrestling superstar. Now, thanks to HBO and Bill Simmons,…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
Retroblox Combines Every Classic Game Console

The Retroblox modular retro game console is an excellent idea, even if their slogan "Unleash Your Nostalgia" comes off a little pandering. First is their on board optical disc drive that can directly play your PS1 and Sega CD games, among others. Its modular support comes in for older cartridge games.…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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MiniMod Portable Shelters

Fantastic design doesn't have to include giant, sprawling creations, which is perfectly put into practice by the MiniMod Portable Shelter. Designed by MiniMod out of Brazil and built over a span of 45 days using a steel frame, solid treated and reforested wood, and glass to your specifications, each MiniMod…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Mercedes-Maybach G650 Landaulet

The Mercedes-Maybach G650 Landaulet is the latest Maybach resurrection that's also part AMG and is a v12-engined convertible Mercedes G-Class. In what may be the craziest Maybach or G-Class creation yet, Mercedes crammed a V12 biturbo with 630 horsepower and 737 pound-feet of torque into a vehicle that's essentially a…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Nissan X-Wing Fighter-Themed Rogue

When one of your vehicles shares a name—at least somewhat—with a tremendously popular movie, a savvy marketing department might see an opportunity. After the praise and fanfare over Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Nissan went ahead and took one of their Rogues and transformed it into something the Red Leader…

By Mike Newman
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