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Lifestyle

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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
Kubota Autonomous Tractor Concept

The future of motoring in general is electric and autonomous, and we've featured quite a few of those vehicles in recent years. From self-driving trucks to helicopters, the future is bright, automated and exciting--and it's not just limited to personal transportation as this Kubota Autonomous Tractor Concept proves. In order…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
A Dog House Made of 1,000 Tennis Balls

From turfed roofs and ramps like the Studio Schicketanz Dog House, to the stylish and angular MDK9 Dog Haus, it seems like Fido is the primary beneficiary of all the great innovations in the house and home sector these days. Case in point--the CallisonRTKL Fetch House that was made to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
The FJ Company x Todd Snyder G43 Edition Land Cruiser

When it comes to designers, Todd Snyder is one of our absolute favorite menswear guys. When it comes to Toyota Land Cruiser restoration shops, the FJ Company is one of our absolute favorites. So naturally, it should come as no surprise that the two of them teaming up for a…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
Olson Kundig Vermont Cabin

If you own a remote plot of land and you're looking to build something like a writer's retreat so you can except the trials and tribulations of the bustling city, there's no better architecture firm to craft your dream than Seattle-based Olson Kundig. The Barr family faced a similar decision…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Hero Zero Emission Passenger Plane Concept

If you had asked us a few months ago what our favorite recent project was that renowned designer Joe Doucet of JDXP had worked on, we definitely would have said the Air Co. Vodka that turns excess carbon into a spirit. But now we're going to have to update our…

By Cooper Fleishman
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