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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
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The Cool Material Bike Build: The Bike

Last week, we introduced you to our partnership with Motorcycle Mechanics Institute and our plan to buy an old motorcycle, freshen it up and get it running, and turn it into our office bike. Well, we did our research. We read a lot (A LOT) of forums regarding bikes that…

By Matt Faisetty
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‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Batpod Is up for Auction

Prop Store is hosting one of Europe's largest entertainment memorabilia auctions later this month, which gives you the ability to own one of 6 Batpods from The Dark Knight Rises. For at least $80k, you can own one of the iconic motorcycles that popped out of the even-more-iconic Tumbler when…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Features
A Beginner’s Guide to Franklin Barbecue

The concept of waiting in line for three, four, even five hours is a foreign concept to most millenials. We are the generation of instant gratification (at least according to our parents). However, in Austin, there is an experience that unites all: the line at Franklin Barbecue (excluding President Obama).…

By Drew Haas
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MB&F Balthazar Clock

We were blown away by the Melchior Robot Clock by MB&F, but Melchior's big brother, the MB&F Balthazar Clock, is even more ridiculous. The 618 beautifully finished, micro-engineered components that make up the Balthazar Robot Clock come together to create something that's over a foot tall and weighs in at…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Urban Motor “Easy Like Sunday Morning” Motorcycle

Urban Motor, a Berlin-based bike shop that produces some seriously excellent rides, is creating something completely unique for this year's Glemseck 101 race in Leonberg, Germany. The race already brings out some of the best and brightest in the world of custom bikes, but Urban Motor's "Easy Like Sunday Morning"…

By Cooper Fleishman
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