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Inside the 35th Kentucky Bourbon Festival

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Inside the 35th Kentucky Bourbon Festival

Bourbon has never been bigger. And somehow, it still has secrets.

By Lanny Fuller

Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide

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Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide

The drinks, the music, the vibes, and everything else you need to end summer on a high note.

By Cool Material

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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

Lifestyle

Inside the 35th Kentucky Bourbon Festival

Bourbon has never been bigger. And somehow, it still has secrets.

By Lanny Fuller
Lifestyle

Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide

The drinks, the music, the vibes, and everything else you need to end summer on a high note.

By Cool Material
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

Home

Skate Shoes of the 90s

After we graduated from a tricycle, and then from a bike, our next mode of transportation was a skateboard. And with that upgrade came some new footwear we felt enhanced our ollies and kickflips. To celebrate all the Vans, Etnies, and DC Shoes that graced our feet during that time,…

By Mike Newman

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The Flat Skull Lamp Looks 3-D

Death doesn't have to be all doom and gloom, with the Skull Lamp, you can add a bright macabre light to your room. Nir Chehanowski of Israeli design firm Studio Cheha designed the clever lamp as a sort of optical illusion. While it appears to be a 3-D skull, the LED…

By Mike Newman

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The Ice Cream Bar – Alcoholic Ice Cream & Sorbet

For far too long we've been drinking our booze and eating our ice cream separately. What fools! Instead of wasting valuable time not getting buzzed or having or sweet tooth satisfied, we could have been indulging in the desserts from The Ice Cream Bar. While many places have beer and…

By Mike Newman

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Now You Can Play Scrabble On The Wall

You remember that app that everyone was addicted to for a really long time that made everyone care about Scrabble again? We're all over it, but that app, which will remain nameless, renewed our love of the word-making tile game that our mothers used to destroy us in when we…

By Cooper Fleishman

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Gift Guide: Uncommon Goods

When you don’t want to give dad the same boring tie or a friend another iTunes gift card, you can turn to UncommonGoods for some help. As the name suggests, they stock the kind of gifts that stand out. We dug through all they have to offer to select some…

By Mike Newman

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