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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
Original ‘Jumanji’ Board Game

The original Jumanji movie--not the recent remakes that are watchable but overall nowhere near as interesting--is celebrating it's 25th Anniversary this year. (We feel old, too.) In honor of that momentous occasion, a group of die hard fans set out to recreate the original, non-video-game version of the game down…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
Zoom Music Video

Most of our Zoom calls involve digital cheers, explaining gallery mode, trivia games and constantly telling family members to unmute themselves. The band Thao & The Get Down Stay Down decided to use the popular conferencing service to do something incredibly more creative--film a music video. The official music video…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
Sony DualSense PlayStation 5 Controller

The Sony PlayStation controller is one of the most iconic controllers ever created. It's gone through some iterations over the years, but the core profile with it's D-pad, buttons, dual analog sticks and shoulder buttons has remained largely the same. Despite the fact we have yet to see details about…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Smaug Yamaha XS360

What does it take to turn a small vintage Japanese moto into a murdered out beauty that will turn heads today? About 550 hours of meticulous craftsmanship. French moto shop Panache Customs morphed the 1977 SX360 by using a classic wristwatch as inspiration. The iconic Rolex Daytona 16523 Zenith Phase…

By Amos Kwon
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Home
Nendo Stairway House

Some custom-built homes are based on a theme. For this one in Japan, it's an absolutely dominating stairway that begins outside and penetrates all three floors as more of a sculpture than a functional means of ascent or descent. The Stairway House, as its appropriately named, was built in residential…

By Amos Kwon
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