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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
Entertainment
Stay Home: Give Yourself a Stick and Poke Tattoo

Since we’re all stuck inside, we decided to do some digging to find useful products to help stay productive, occupied, entertained and fit while you Stay Home. We haven't quite watched all of the Netflix, consumed all of the wine and read all of the books, but it's feel like…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
1941 “Full Metal Jacket” Dodge Power Wagon

This is clearly a vehicle that says "don't mess" in multiple ways. First of all, the intimidating look of the chunky Power Wagon is enhanced by its gray and black coloring. It's also powered by a 300-horsepower 3.9L Cummins Turbo Diesel for stump-pulling or other demanding duties. It also gets…

By Amos Kwon
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Home
Shel Silverstein’s Bay Area Houseboat Is for Sale

Whether you know Shel Silverstein because of The Giving Tree, Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic or Falling Up, it's almost impossible to fathom that anyone reading this hasn't been touched by his work. In addition to the myriad written works, he was a true Renaissance man…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
$31 Million Worth of Exotic Cars Up for Auction

One of the finest car collections in recent memory will go on the auction block, and all because an Elkhart, Indiana CEO went bankrupt due to fraud. Najeeb Khan, the former CEO of payroll firm Interlogic Outsourcing Inc., was accused of $100 million worth of fraud and has to sell…

By Amos Kwon
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Food
The Pioneer of Vaporizers–the Volcano Classic–Turns 20

The Volcano from STORZ & BICKEL is one of the most iconic vaporizers in the world and has played an integral role shaping the industry. German graphic designer Markus Storz began development of a smokeless inhalation apparatus for his own use in 1996, and the first Volcano was sold in…

By Cooper Fleishman
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