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Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide
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Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide
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How to Serve Great Cocktails Without Missing Your Own Party

World-class spirits, classic cocktails, and no time spent shaking and stirring.

By Cool Material
What to Watch Before Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes Documentary What to Watch Before Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes Documentary
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What to Watch Before Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes Documentary

Consider this your homework before You Can See Everything arrives October 16.

By Lanny Fuller
Where Broken Guitar Strings Get a Second Act Where Broken Guitar Strings Get a Second Act
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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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Federal Moto x Powder Monkees Custom 1978 Yamaha SR500

Powder Monkees was a Chicago-based shop that specialized in custom motorcycles, part finishes and fabrication. Federal Moto also creates one-of-a-kind bikes. The two shops joined forces—Powder Monkees is now, officially, Federal Moto US—to create a custom beach tracker for one of Federal's own who made the move to Florida. The…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Food
Stillhouse Original Moonshine

In all honesty, there are only a few situations we've ever been in that truly call for 100% clear whiskey. Moonshine certainly has a time and place, but we probably wouldn't have pegged it as something you wanted to proudly display on a bar cart or in a tin collection…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Bucket List Beans: 9 Coffees You Need to Drink at Least Once

Here’s the thing… We hate coffee snobs as much as the next guys, but we love coffee. To us, it’s more than a cup of bitter black liquid; it’s an experience. There are few things more therapeutic than some solitary reading with a cup of coffee and a good book.…

By Maxwell Barna
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McLaren 570GT

Despite its slightly lower sticker price, the McLaren 570S was still pretty much made for the track but legal for the street. But for those that need a modicum of creature comforts, the McLaren 570GT is a kinder, gentler 570. Gone are lightweight interior fabrics and underneath the panoramic roof…

By Kevin McCauley
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The 10 Best Secret Restaurants in America

The rise of the modern speakeasy has given you plenty of options when you want a secretive drink, but what if you want a bite to eat somewhere sly? Not to be outdone by the underground libation outlets, the secret restaurant is alive and well in America. Here are 10…

By Mike Newman
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