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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
Home
Life-Size Iron Man Armor

If you thought Gundams and Voltrons and Transformers were the coolest action figures you could lay your hands on, you haven’t seen this life-size Iron Man armor. Designed and built by The Toys Asia, this full size suit of armor uses 46 motors, 567 individual parts and 28 seconds to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Features
8 Better Pieces of Gear for Your Dog

Our dogs aren’t just animals we feed and take for walks. They’re our friends, our companions, and usually, we consider them members of the family. That said, why do we keep buying them cheap crap? We get them beds that are little more than sacks filled with cotton stuffing, toys…

By Maxwell Barna
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Transportation
Own the 1971 Ford Mach 1 Machstang

Any 1971 Ford Mustang Mach 1 is worth buying, trading for or stealing, but none of them are like the Machstang. Originally dreamed up by a teenager and built by his insane father at significant time and expense, the Machstang is one of the most obsessively detailed car builds we've…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
The Unconventional Canvases of Keith Haring

Renowned artist Keith Haring has done some truly impressive work over the years, but a newly launched exhibition at the Petersen Automotive Museum called "The Unconventional Canvases of Keith Haring" is our favorite batch of his work yet. As you might have guessed based on the images, Haring spent a…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
National Geographic Infographics

National Geographic has been revealing wonders of history, popular science and culture from around the globe for over a century, and their empire endures even in the age of the Internet. Now, thanks to a partnership with Taschen, you can check out over 125 years on infographics in one hardcover…

By Cooper Fleishman
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