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The Coolest Father’s Day Gifts of 2026
Lifestyle
The Coolest Father’s Day Gifts of 2026
By Cool Material
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Lifestyle
Laphroaig’s New Whisky Comes With No Tasting Notes And a Chance to Hang with Willem Dafoe

The brand's second Dafoe collaboration is a 14-year single malt with no official tasting notes. Write the best one, and you could end up on set with the legend himself.

By Andy Vasoyan
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Lifestyle
The Ancient Art of Cooking Dinner Beneath Your Feet

Across nearly every continent, cultures have discovered the same thing. The earth makes a pretty incredible oven.

By Lola Méndez
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Lifestyle
The Anti-Instagram Cocktail Era Is Here

Why bartenders and drinkers are ditching the garnish circus and getting back to minimalistic cocktails.

By Christopher Osburn
Transportation
1987 Freightliner Mercedes Unimog 419

And you thought getting a Hummer was a great idea. Screw that. This is the off-roader you want. This specialized Unimog 419 was modded by North Carolina’s Combat Iron Conversions, and it looks ready to take on... well, just about anything you can throw at it. It's powered by a…

By Amos Kwon
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Home
Full Grown Furniture Farm

Groot might have nightmares, but the "grown" chairs, tables, and lamps at Full Grown Farm in Derbyshire, UK are simply fascinating. Rather than using any traditional woodworking skills, these pieces are formed as the tress from which they're birthed grow. They're the handiwork of Gavin and Alice Munro. The couple…

By Amos Kwon
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Food
Avana Makes the Only Insulated Bottle You Should Be Carrying

If you're like us, you've amassed a collection of various stainless steel bottles and tumblers that you use for water or coffee regularly despite the fact you don't really like any of them. Throw them all out. Buy Avana's Beckridge. With stainless steel construction, double-walled vacuum insulation, 12 hours hot…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
Kurt Cobain’s Guitar and Cardigan Sweater Among Items for Sale in Rock N’ Roll Auction

What do Kurt Cobain, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Queen, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Bruce Springsteen and Elton John all have in common other than being famous rock stars? Each one of those artists has items in Julien's Auctions upcoming Icons & Idols: Rock 'N' Roll…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
ClayMoto Quiet Riot Zero FX Flattracker Motorcycle

Zero Motorcycles has spent the last decade establishing themselves as the premiere electric motorcycle brand on the block. One look at the profile or the specs sheet is all it takes to see why the brand has become so beloved. Nick Graveley has been delivering clay modelling services as ClayMoto…

By Cooper Fleishman
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