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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
Home
Beijing Daxing Airport

Whether it's on a connecting flight, stranded on a delay or just during the course of normal travel, we've all spent time way too much time in airports. Airports suck, end of story. This is particularly true if you've ever spent any time flying into or out of the Beijing…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
Pabst Blue Ribbon’s Art Can Contest

Whether you're talking about Pabst Blue Ribbon's new beers for 2019, their PBR Whiskey, or their White Claw-crushing PBR Stronger Seltzer, everyone's favorite blue ribbon beverage label has been having a big year. Despite those all being great things that we love, in our minds, the best thing they do…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
Black versus Color Wedding

When it comes to wedding planning, the options are generally limited to "will there be a bar during dinner?", "is the ceremony going to be held in a church," and "how much white do we want the entire ceremony to have?" Ryan and Von--from Boom Studios and Ivy Creative, respectively--decided…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
Fulton & Roark Is Cologne Upgraded

Fulton & Roark has earned quite a reputation for their line of fine fragrances. But what's got them the most attention is their line of travel-friendly solid cologne that make any man smell great without all the hassles of traditional alcohol sprays. Their innovative wax-based colognes give off just the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Food
Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Apple Whiskey

Over the years, the Jack Daniel Old No. 7 brand has come out with quite a few unique options that break the mold from the traditional Tennessee Whiskey you coming to know and love. They made Jack Daniel's Coffee, they did Jack Daniel's Tennessee Fire with cinnamon, and now,  they're…

By Cooper Fleishman
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