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Lifestyle

Inspiration for elevated living: the best in food, drinks, home, travel, health, entertainment & more.

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Lifestyle
The Classics, Minus the Booze
By Christopher Osburn
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Lifestyle
The Great Winter Escape

Unexpected winter destinations to visit around the globe.

By Hayley Domin
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Lifestyle
The Bucket List of Remote Places to Kayak

Here's your guide to the coolest places to kayak.

By Brandon Withrow
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Lifestyle
A Better Way to Spend a Winter Night In

Welcome to the great indoors. Here's how to hunker down properly with you favorite winter albums.

By Beau Hayhoe
Features
The Best Knife Sharpeners to Keep the Edge on Your Kitchen and Pocket Knives

It's important to keep your pocket knife sharp and ready for any task. A dull blade not only makes cutting difficult but also increases the risk of injury. But with so many options for sharpeners and sharpening styles out there, it can be overwhelming to decide which knife sharpener to…

By Cool Material
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Features
An Ode to Oklahoma Style Barbecue

You’ll find people who insist that there are four epicenters of barbecue in America that constitute the undisputed quadrumvirate of masterfully smoked meat: Texas, Memphis, Kansas City, and North Carolina. Ignore such blowhards: just about every corner of America boasts a time-honored, cherished barbecue tradition. Whether it's Santa Maria tri-tip…

By Johnny Motley
Au Jus-7
Features
Las Californias Gin Highlights the True Flavors From California to the Baja Peninsula

Welcome to Add to Bar Cart, where Cool Material’s writers and editors recommend the spirits that they’re enjoying most right now. Few spirits can better showcase the location it’s made than gin. While gin lacks a legal definition that ties it to one region like, say, Scotch whisky or tequila,…

By Nickolaus Hines
las californias gin
Features
The Most Fulfilling and Fun Hobbies to Pick Up in Your Life

Life can be monotonous. Work, school, kids, work. Hobbies help us unwind, stay mentally stimulated, and provide a sense of accomplishment. They can be – and, indeed, should be – an essential part of life that adds excitement and satisfaction to an otherwise mundane daily routine. Engaging in hobbies is…

By Cool Material
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Entertainment
The 80s Buddy Comedies Every Guy Should See

While you can find great buddy comedies in most decades, there are few ten-year periods in film better than the 1980s. Duos like Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito, Alex Winter, and Keanu Reeves, and Tom Hanks and French Mastiff named Hooch made the 80s an…

By Christopher Osburn
Buddy-Comedies