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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
GFG 2030 Hyper-SUV

One of the coolest new vehicles that would've debuted at the now-canceled 2020 Geneva Motor Show (thanks, Coronavirus) is an electric SUV like no other. Made by Saudi Arabian company GFG, the 2030 takes supercar styling and adds all-electric power and all-wheel drive. Penned by the famous Giorgetto and Fabrizio…

By Amos Kwon
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Entertainment
Take One Last Look at the (Many) Plastic Bags of New York

In case you weren't aware, there's a statewide plastic bag ban coming into effect on March 1st in New York. It's been almost four decades since the ubiquitous, carry groceries and then recycle for animal poop bags changed the retail landscape forever, but as Governor Cuomo puts it, “For far…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Hyundai Motor Unveils “Prophecy” Concept EV

There's nothing quite like the styling, technology and sheer impossibility of production to make you appreciate electric vehicle concepts. The Hyundai Motors "Prophecy" Concept EV was slated to be unveiled at Geneva, but it's now available for general ogling and discussion because that entire motor show was cancelled on account…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Food
Four Roses Small Batch Select Bourbon

Four Roses Distillery issues some of the smoothest Bourbon we've ever tasted, and now they've made their "fourth rose" available in 13 new markets as part of its permanent product line. Small Batch Select comes from the skills of Master Distiller Brent Elliott, who just so happened to win the…

By Amos Kwon
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Transportation
KTM XBow GTX Race Car

KTM, the motorcycle company, has made the Xbow track car for years, and now they're breaking out the big guns with the Xbow GTX, a GT2-class race car that will go up against the likes of Porsche and Audi. While that's ambitious, the GTX has the guts for it. Power…

By Amos Kwon
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