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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
Transportation
The BMW Titan Concept Is Modeled After a Shark

Despite its size, a great white shark can hit speeds of 35 mph. Industrial Product Designer Mehmet Doruk Erdem used that as inspiration when crafting this BMW Titan Concept. With the goal of breaking the land speed record for motorcycles (376 mph), the designer turned to the hydrodynamics of a shark…

By Mike Newman
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Transportation
The First Images of the Jeep Wrangler Pickup Have Emerged

Late last year we informed you that, after years and years of hinting at one, Jeep finally confirmed they are making a Jeep Wrangler Pickup. That was September. Now here we are in July, and Chris Doane Automotive has secured some of the very first images of the vehicle. (You can see them…

By Mike Newman
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Features
The Only 5 New Cars You Should Consider Buying

We love mind-bendingly good rides. But let’s face it—what we put out and what you all love to read is probably polar opposite to the cars we’re actually shopping for. So we put together a practical guide for the Cool Material man in the market for a new car. We…

By Maxwell Barna
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Entertainment
This Land Rover Defender Is Inspired by NASCAR

Land Rover Defenders are supposed to be vehicles you can take anywhere, but what about whipping them through countless left turns or flogging them past 200mph? Yasid Design dreamed up a Land Rover Defender rendering inspired by NASCAR that looks so good it seems like something the British behemoth should…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Volata Bicycles Have a Built-In Computer

Conceived of by an automotive engineer in California and a bicycle designer in Milan, Volata Bicycles combine the best high tech features that Silicon Valley has to offer with the best high end design out of Italy. Each Volata bicycle is as smart as it is functional and gorgeous thanks…

By Cooper Fleishman
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