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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
Ford Mustang Mach-E

Ford just pulled the covers off their most radical vehicle since the Ford GT, and it's called the Mustang Mach-E. That's right. It borrows styling elements from the muscle car, but it's an electric crossover that's going to go up against the Tesla Model Y. With muscular features and numerous…

By Amos Kwon
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World’s Fastest Pit Stop

Max Verstappen is the young Formula 1 upstart who's kicking ass and taking names in the 2019 season, and he just took the podium at the Brazilian Grand Prix. But maybe we should pay as much attention to the team's lightning-fast pit crew who just broke a record by swapping…

By Amos Kwon
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Entertainment
SlotMods 1:32 Scale F1 Slot Car Racetrack

We love slot cars, and this huge F1 track is our holy grail. It was commissioned by Formula One World Championship Limited and hand built by famed SlotMods of Detroit. The giant F1 track is peppered with hand-painted buildings, myriad fans in the stands and paddocks, real lap timing and…

By Amos Kwon
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Features
A Complete Guide to Deep-Frying Your First Turkey

Thanksgiving is that special time of year where families come together to smile and eat a lot and grow increasingly more agitated with one another as the evening presses onward. At the end of that dark and mildly prejudiced tunnel, there’s one thing we can all look forward to: The…

By Maxwell Barna
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The Aspark Owl Hits 60 MPH in 1.69 Seconds

If the 0-60 time of 2.4 seconds by the 1,500-horsepower Bugatti Chiron or the 1,244-horsepower Hennessey Venom feels a bit tepid for your speed-hungry self, there's a new heavy-hitter in the form of the Japanese-made Aspark Owl. Though we're not sure why it's named after a sluggish nocturnal bird, the…

By Amos Kwon
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