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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
Food
Stay Home: Now Would Be a Good Time to Sharpen Your Knives

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. Whether you purchased a Global 8" Bourdain Approved Chef's Knife, or you've just been whipping up countless meals with this highly-reviewed cast iron skillet…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
The Toyota TJ Cruiser May Become a Reality

The Toyota Sienna minivan may go exclusively hybrid for its next generation. Their bigger trucks and SUVs haven't been redesigned in over a decade. It's time for some fresh thinking. The boxy and angular TJ Cruiser introduced back in 2017 might just be the answer to the minivan/SUV combo no…

By Amos Kwon
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Transportation
Angell Electric Bicycle

If you want the best of four worlds in an e-bike, the new Angell combines efficiency, technology, convenience, and beauty in a truly attractive package. The 30.6-lb aluminum and carbon bike looks organically sculpted with a curvaceous top/down/seat tube unit and an integrated smart cockpit that provides a touchscreen with…

By Amos Kwon
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Food
Make Your Own Shake Shack Burgers at Home

People have been arguing about who makes the best burger for as long as burgers have been a thing. The Shake Shack ShackBurger remains one of our current favorites because of its combination of simplicity and great ingredients. Those of you craving a ShackBurger because your location is due to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Food
Stay Home: The Glasses Pros Use to Judge Whiskey Are Only $23 … for Two

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. Henry McKenna 10-year Single Barrel Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon blew up in popularity and price after it won awards at the San Francisco World Spirits…

By Cooper Fleishman
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