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The Coolest Father’s Day Gifts of 2026 (New Products Added 6/15)
Lifestyle
The Coolest Father’s Day Gifts of 2026 (New Products Added 6/15)
By Cool Material
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Lifestyle
Bring the Soundtrack With You This Summer

The best outdoor portable speakers for beach trips, lake weekends, backyard hangs, and every adventure that calls for a little music.

By Beau Hayhoe
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Lifestyle
The Rise of Prediction Culture

From sports to pop culture, Polymarket is changing how we engage with what happens next.

By Cool Material
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Lifestyle
The Home Bar Upgrade Nobody Talks About

Premium mixers are doing for cocktails now what craft spirits did a decade ago.

By Christopher Osburn
Features
It’s Time To Give Santa Maria Style Barbecue the Respect It Deserves

Texans, understandably proud of their storied barbecue tradition, are wont to throw down the following boast: Sure, North Carolina, Memphis, or Kansas City might have fine barbecue, but Texas barbecue is the best when it comes to beef. Yet while Lone Star pitmasters reign supreme when it comes to brisket…

By Johnny Motley
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Gear
The Hoto Pressure Washing Gun Is the Most Stylish Way to Clean All Your Rides

While we're all for the rub-a-dub method when it comes to getting most things clean, there are some flea market / estate / auction pieces that we've acquired over the years that have such deeply-embedded dirt, debris and old paint that the only solution is a proper power-washing. That's where…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Features
How a College Assignment Turned Into an Award-winning Tequila Brand With a Costa Rican Ethos

Tequila is a Mexican spirit through and through, but its influence is felt far and wide. Case in point: Nosotros Tequila & Mezcal, which makes tequila and mezcal backed by the Costa Rican ethos of its founder, Carlos Soto. Born and raised in Costa Rica, Soto started Nosotros after being…

By Nickolaus Hines
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Drinks
What to Drink This Weekend: The Aperol Sour

Looking for a new cocktail to try out this weekend? Want to wind down with a fresh new drink? We’ve got you covered. Here’s what you should drink this weekend. In our neck of the woods, it finally feels like spring has sprung. And to celebrate, I'm going to suggest…

By John A. Paradiso
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Features
Everything You Need To Know Before Buying An Electric Dirt Bike

You don’t have to love electric vehicles to appreciate just how far they’ve come in the last decade. When the first ones started trickling onto the market, they had enormous batteries and small distance ranges. They were expensive to the point of inaccessibility. They felt more like tech-driven novelties than…

By Maxwell Barna
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