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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
Food
Polygons Reinvented the Measuring Spoon

Throw out all of your measuring spoons, because Polygons reinvented the game. Made of FDA grade and BPA free PP and TPR materials, Polygons are flat, bookmark-sized devices that transform into one of four different sizes based on where you grab it. They work with liquids. They work with powders.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
The Government Is Selling Decommissioned Humvees

Want to own an actual military Humvee for a fraction of the $200k+ it cost the government to make one in the first place? You need to head over to surplus site GovPlanet because Uncle Sam Is liquidating decommissioned Humvees. Before you pull the trigger on that $4,000 AM General M998…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
Win a Night at Dracula’s Castle in Transylvania

There are quite a few great things to do on Halloween, but nothing like being able to spend a night at Dracula's Castle in Transylvania. Bran Castle, the inspiration for the castle in Bram Stoker's Dracula, is available for a one night, two guest stay as part of a special…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
1957 Ford Thunderbird F-Bird

If this 1957 Ford Thunderbird looks a little different than what you're used to seeing from even a vintage Thunderbird, that's because it's reportedly one of only 17 F7FH Thunderbirds with 3-speed racing transmission known to exist. The "F-Bird" name references the F-code engine with 312 cubic inch V8, Holley…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Robin Williams’ Bike Collection

It's indisputable that Robin Williams did a lot of good while he was alive and his constant support for the disabled has continued after his death. His personal collection of bicycles is being auctioned off with the proceeds going to benefit the Challenged Athletes Foundation and Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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