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The Internet Invitational Might Be the Worst-Dressed Golf Tournament in History
Lifestyle
The Internet Invitational Might Be the Worst-Dressed Golf Tournament in History
By Cool Material
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Lifestyle
JURA’s New Coffee Machine Is Overqualified for Your Countertop

For those who take their at-home coffee seriously, this makes 51 different drinks.

By Cool Material
At This 5-Star Lake Garda Hotel, Doing Nothing Is Everything At This 5-Star Lake Garda Hotel, Doing Nothing Is Everything
Lifestyle
At This 5-Star Lake Garda Hotel, Doing Nothing Is Everything

With panoramic lake views, exceptional Italian food, and a pool that's nearly impossible to leave, Cape of Senses turns relaxation into something of a competitive sport.

By Jay Gentile
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Lifestyle
A Better Way to Bring the Shade

Shibumi Reinvented Beach Shade. Now It’s Coming for the Pop-Up Tent.

By Cool Material
Entertainment
Dave Pollot’s Pop Culture Thrift Store Art

Dave Pollot is a NY-based artist that, like most of us, grew up painting on everything he could find. Unlike us, Pollot is actually really talented, so we doubt his parents yelled at him for his creations (ours were really just scribbles on the walls). Fast forward a bunch of…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
The Retro Arcade of the Future

There's just something about the experience of finishing an opponent with a well-placed hadouken or dragon punch in person, at an arcade console that can never be matched by winning a match of the latest first-person shooter while people scream in your ears and call you an idiot. The Polycade…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Food
Serious Pig Snackingham Meats Prevent Hangovers

If you're like us, you have a drink of choice. If you have a drink of choice, you've also had a hangover. The guys at London-based charcuterie Serious Pig had a revelation (the next day, at the pub, obviously) that they could create a hangover-preventing meat snack. Hangover Cured uses…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
Anatomy in Black Coffee Table Book

The human body is a fantastically complex machine that still has plenty of mysteries to unlock, but we know enough things about human anatomy to have some really cool books about it. Few, if any, of them look anywhere near as good as Anatomy in Black. Using double page spreads…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Steve McQueen’s 1963 Triumph Bonneville Desert Sled

You remember the scene in The Great Escape when Steve McQueen escaped the Nazi’s by jumping a Triumph over a fence? That was actually McQueen’s friend and stuntman Bud Ekins on the bike. This is important because Ekins would go on to custom build McQueen this 1963 Triumph Bonneville specifically…

By Cooper Fleishman
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