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This 114-Mile Bike Route Is One of the Best Ways to See Washington
Lifestyle
This 114-Mile Bike Route Is One of the Best Ways to See Washington
By Brandon Withrow
The World’s Highest Distillery Just Made the Perfect End-of-Summer Whiskey The World’s Highest Distillery Just Made the Perfect End-of-Summer Whiskey
Lifestyle
The World’s Highest Distillery Just Made the Perfect End-of-Summer Whiskey

Breckenridge Distillery’s newest bottle starts with some of the most coveted peaches in America.

By Beau Hayhoe
12 Wild Golf Facts We Learned From the Guy Who Built a Daily Golf Trivia Game 12 Wild Golf Facts We Learned From the Guy Who Built a Daily Golf Trivia Game
Lifestyle
12 Wild Golf Facts We Learned From the Guy Who Built a Daily Golf Trivia Game

From Tiger Woods’ surprisingly beatable low round to the golf course sitting 15,000+ feet above sea level.

By Cool Material
The Last Thing Most Home Bars Get Wrong: Ice The Last Thing Most Home Bars Get Wrong: Ice
Lifestyle
The Last Thing Most Home Bars Get Wrong: Ice

The overlooked ingredient that controls temperature, dilution and, ultimately, how good your drink tastes.

By Christopher Osburn
Home
The Redesigned Google Nest Thermostat

The Google Nest smarthome thermostat has become a fixture in many homes with its ability to manage indoor climate like a champ. It's been recently redesigned to look less like a metallic hockey puck in order to stand out less and meld better with home decor. What's more, the rotating…

By Amos Kwon
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Entertainment
Kings Wild Project Haunted 8’s Playing Cards

Jack Robinson's original Haunted 8's playing cards have been revived with a design update that uses foil trim for an added measure of vintage creepiness, bordering on medieval. Each card gets a detailed design and should make for some seriously entertaining games this Halloween season. Festooned with copious amounts of…

By Amos Kwon
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Entertainment
Amazon Prime Day 2020 [Updating Regularly]

Amazon Prime Day is back again to bring you another iteration of "Black Friday in July" with steep discounts on, well, pretty much everything. Yes, there will be a lot of junk on sale that the Internet will endlessly deride Amazon for with clever hashtags, but there will also be…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Deus Ex Machina x Zero Customs Electric Motorcycle

When it comes to electric motorcycles, you won't find better options than what the team at Zero Motorcycles is producing. When it comes to vintage styling and modern performance--that is perhaps a little bit less electrified--you can't go wrong with Deus Ex Machina. If you want the best of both…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Hennessey Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat HPE1000

When the 710-horsepower Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat feels lacking, you know you have problems. Count on Hennessey Performance to turn this rocket sled into an ICBM by giving the Durango Hellcat supercharging to the tune of 1,012 horsepower and 969 lb-ft of pavement-ripping torque. The upgrade is Hennessey’s custom-built HPE1000…

By Amos Kwon
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