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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
Food
Jägermeister x Stone Brewing Arrogant Bastard Ale

This isn't an ale for the weak. With an 8.5 ABV and enough strength to make you question your choices, Stone Brewing's Arrogant Consortia craft brand and Jägermeister's Arrogant Bastard Ale is actually more potent than the "regular" version. The dark American ale is combined with Jägermeister's classic recipe that…

By Amos Kwon
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Transportation
Tarform Electric Motorcycle

Seeing as how a new electric motorcycle drops just about every month these days, it's important to stand apart from the new crowd. That's exactly what New York-based Tarform has done with their Swedish-designed plug-in moto. Dark and beautiful, the bike features 3D printing technology for the big side panels…

By Amos Kwon
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Home
Ben Callery Off-The-Grid House in Australia

Situated in Australia on an off-grid retreat on an exposed ridge line at a place called High Camp just outside of Melbourne, Australia, this compact house is an off-the-grid retreat with all the creature comforts any normal human needs to survive. This house produces and stores its own power, collects…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
Kurt Cobain’s Former Home is Up For Sale for $7.5MM

Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain's influence on music can't be overstated, and if you're a superfan with some money, you can own his Seattle home. Vacated in 1997 by his wife Courtney Love and daughter Frances-Bean Cobain when it was sold to a trust, the 8,212 square-foot four-bedroom, four-bathroom house is…

By Amos Kwon
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Transportation
Kawasaki W650 2LOUD Custom

There's nothing particularly special about the standard Kawasaki W650 motorcycle made in the late '90s and early 2000s. It's a conventional urban motorcycle that's comfortable and well made. If anything, it does a good job of copying the Triumph Bonneville. But in the hands of 2LOUD fabricators, it can become…

By Amos Kwon
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