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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
No Sleep: NYC Nightlife Flyers 1988-1999

Told through a collection of club flyers from the personal archives of NYC DJs, promotors, club kids, nightlife impresarios and the artists themselves, No Sleep: NYC Nightlife Flyers 1988-1999 is a visual history of the golden era of New York City club life. Put together by world renowned DJ Stretch…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Vanguard Roadster

If you're a fan of metal—the material, not the music—and a sort of raw and industrial look, you're going to love the first bike from NYC-based Vanguard. Started by a couple of former Confederate Motorcycles guys, the company's first bike, The Roadster, looks like it was clad in sheet metal. All designed,…

By Mike Newman
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Home
Three New Candles to Make Your House Smell Like a Diner, a Library, or a Barber Shop

Trying to capture the scents of idyllic places is a difficult job, but we're proud of what we have in our three new candles.  Coffee & Cigarettes brings you back to a time when "cancer sticks" was an ironically self-aware joke name, not an aggressive ad campaign.  Public Library hits…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Features
The Oldest Whiskies You Can Buy

There are a lot of bucket lists that include drinking really old whiskey and in some cases, a decades old bottle of whiskey really is a fulfilling experience. The older whiskey gets, the more time it’s had to develop complex flavors and character, making it a more interesting sip. But…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Entertainment
RokBlok Lets You Play Records Anywhere

For all that's great about vinyl—sound quality, sense of nostalgia—one thing that isn't so great is its portability. RokBlok is looking to change that. The compact, wireless player rides around your favorite records like a toy train, using its built-in speakers to play your tunes as it goes. If you…

By Mike Newman
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