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What to Watch Before Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes Documentary
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What to Watch Before Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes Documentary
By Lanny Fuller
Where Broken Guitar Strings Get a Second Act Where Broken Guitar Strings Get a Second Act
Lifestyle
Where Broken Guitar Strings Get a Second Act

Inside FRET12, the Chicago shop turning rock ’n’ roll culture into clothes, art, live sessions, beer, and more.

By Beau Hayhoe
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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
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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
Features
10 Foods You Didn’t Know You Could Grill

When people think of “grilling season,” they typically fantasize about the age-old narrative: A man cradles a cold beer, hunched over a shiny grill, adorned with row upon row of hot dogs, bratwursts, steaks, ribs, chicken, pork, or any of the other classic grilling essentials. The man tends the meats,…

By Maxwell Barna
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Entertainment
Rams: The First Feature Documentary About Dieter Rams

Initially, we thought this was a probing documentary about the dirty underworld of sheep fighting. It's not, but the real subject is (arguably) more important. Dieter Rams is the legendary designer behind hundreds of products, including coffeemakers, shavers, stereos, alarm clocks and the Vitsoe 606 shelving system. He wrote the Ten Principles…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Entertainment
Make Vinyl Records From SoundCloud Tracks

If you've ever heard an artist on Soundcloud but been disappointed that you couldn't get their work on vinyl then you need to check out Vinylize.it. The soon to launch, on demand vinyl record service allows you to create custom records from SoundCloud tracks as long as the artists are…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Features
6 Award-Winning Burger Recipes

When it comes to summer grilling, few things tantalize our taste buds like a good burger. Coincidentally, nothing frustrates us more than people who erroneously lump all burgers together under one roof.  There’s no easy way to say this, but the simple truth is that not all burgers are created equal. While…

By Maxwell Barna
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Transportation
Banksy’s Graffiti Van Is for Sale

On June 29, Bonham's will be auctioning a SWAT van decked out in spray-painted decor by the one and only Banksy. The van might be part of the Post-War and Contemporary Art sale, but this is the first time in the last decade that anyone has seen the actual SWAT van…

By Cooper Fleishman
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