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Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide
Lifestyle
Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide
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Lifestyle
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
Lifestyle
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
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
Entertainment
The Myriad Monikers of Metropolis Menaces

Lex Luthor. Nzykmulk. Zod. Vyndktvx. Bizarro. Ferlin Nyxly. Dollmaker. Mr. Mxyzptlk. Over the years, the Man of Steel has saved Metropolis and other parts of the universe from a whole host of baddies that, quite frankly, are almost impossible to remember. Pop Chart Lab is here with another high quality,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
This Backyard Igloo Assembles in Under an Hour

Backyard seating during inclement weather can be a pain if you're not willing to shell out for a full on construction project that requires a building permit or deal with the eyesore that is a standard party tent. With Garden Igloo, it doesn't have to be. The geodesic dome assembles…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Food
Not Your Father’s Ginger Ale

Not Your Father's Root Beer, the beer/root beer hybrid from Small Town Brewery, became somewhat of a phenomenon this past year. We mean, it's a 5.9% ABV beverage that tastes just like root beer—what's not to love? To follow up on its success, Small Town Brewery is launching Not Your…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
Jati Putra Pratama’s Surreal Instagram Pictures

If Salvador Dali had Instagram, his account might have looked something like Jati Putra Pratama's. The graphic designer and artist from Indonesia plays with his photographs and turns them into surrealist works of art. Check out some of our favorites here, and give him a follow on Instagram for more…

By Mike Newman
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Transportation
Legacy Classic Power Wagon

Originally billed in advertising as "a self-propelled power plant," the Dodge Power Wagon was a commercial truck produced from 1945 to 1981 that was based on the WC series of WWII military trucks. The moniker has been revived and applied to other releases over the years, but it never really…

By Cooper Fleishman
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