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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
Transportation
Bottpower XR-1

Buell bikes are no longer, but that didn't prevent David Sanchez of Valencia, Spain-based BottPower from using the Buell XB12 as the potent base bike upon which to create their XR-1. It utilizes the XB12's big Harley-Davidson 1203cc V-Twin engine good for 100 horsepower and drops 40 lbs of weight…

By Amos Kwon
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Transportation
Suzuki Omni Battle Van

When human ingenuity and automotive econoboxes come together, awesome things can happen. Case in point, India-based Holy Shift Garage took a rather conventional and dilapidated Suzuki Omni van and made a small, meaty monster. The original vehicle was pretty much useless, so they stripped it down to a bare shell…

By Amos Kwon
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Entertainment
Build Your Own Wooden Guggenheim Museum

Bored with puzzles, digital happy hours and Netflix already? Put all your free time to use and build your very own replica of the Gugenheim Museum out of wood. Officially licensed and approved by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation (which also helps support the work preserving his legacy) and produced…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Zillers Garage Custom BMW R nineT Motorcycle

When BMW first took the wraps off the new R nineT motorcycles, we knew that they were going to be some of the most popular modern bikes because of their combination of performance, style and pedigree. We didn't imagine it was only going to be a few short years before…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
Stay Home: Now Would Be a Good Time to Buy a Pull-Up Bar

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. The fact that you can't go outside and should be staying away from other human beings doesn't mean you get to skip an…

By Cooper Fleishman
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