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Lifestyle

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Build the Perfect Bonfire with the Best Gear for the Great Outdoors
Lifestyle
Build the Perfect Bonfire with the Best Gear for the Great Outdoors
By Beau Hayhoe
Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
Lifestyle
Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide

Our favorite places to stay, eat, drink, explore, and linger in one of Mexico's most captivating beach towns.

By Cool Material
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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
A Haunted Road Trip: Ghosts, Cocktails, and a Very Creepy Hospital A Haunted Road Trip: Ghosts, Cocktails, and a Very Creepy Hospital
Lifestyle
A Haunted Road Trip: Ghosts, Cocktails, and a Very Creepy Hospital

From dilapidated hospitals to disapproving librarians in a bar, I took a haunted Eastern Washington road trip.

By Brandon Withrow
Home
Stealth House Concept

If all this staying at home and sheltering in place has you thinking about escaping to the middle of nowhere, you're on the same page as the rest of us. If there were any one place we could dream up where we'd want to live while we run out the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
1964 Pontiac Banshee XP-333 Coupe

The resemblance between this singular Pontiac Banshee XP-333 and the C2 Corvette isn't coincidental. In 1964, General Motors need a new vehicle to fight against the rising tide of the Ford Mustang pony car. None other than John DeLorean (in his pre-DeLorean DMC-12 era) created this Banshee to go mano-a-mano…

By Amos Kwon
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Outdoors
U-Boat Worx NEMO Personal Submarine

In what might amount to the ultimate way to social distance from every human being on the planet, the U-Boat Worx NEMO takes you to oceanic vistas in Bond-villain style for a little over a million bucks. The two-seater personal sub uses a big pressurized acrylic hub with untrammeled views…

By Amos Kwon
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Transportation
Unicat MD56c 6×6 Expedition Vehicle

We've covered more than our fair share of completely absurd, over-the-top, apocalypse-ready expedition vehicles over the years. Part expensive off-road camper, part mobile command center and part emergency shelter, the expedition vehicle is something we've never considered more seriously than we are right now in the wake of what's going…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
LEGO Ducati Panigale V4 R

The Ducati Panigale V4 R is a superbike legend with its 237 horsepower, 1,103cc engine whose rotation turns in the opposite direction from the wheels, making it nimbler and more capable than just about any other bike in its class. This officially Ducati sanctioned kit consists of 646 pieces, and…

By Amos Kwon
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