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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
Walt Siegl x Mike Mayberry PACT

Bike builder Walt Siegl is well-known in moto circles thanks to his artful combination of excellent design and real-world performance. This latest Siegl creation is an all-electric motorcycle born out of a collaboration with Mike Mayberry of Ronin Motorworks, and it's known as the PACT. The modern minimalist bike uses…

By Amos Kwon
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Transportation
1967 Kaiser Jeep M715

Despite the fact that we love the new Jeep Gladiator pickup truck, our hearts pine for vintage. Case in point, this Vietnam-era Jeep Gladiator-based Kaiser M715. This military-spec maintenance truck version has been fully restored with such details as the unique and bulbous all-steel roof, a new heavy-duty transfer case…

By Amos Kwon
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Transportation
Canoo Electric Vehicle Subscription Only Microbus

If you thought you'd already seen everything the world of ride-sharing had to offer, hold on to your hats for the new start-up Canoo. This new LA-based startup is boasting a fleet of bulbous and otherwise rounded vehicles designed by Richard Kim--the same guy that penned the BMW i3 and…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
Tom Dixon X Harry’s Modular Razor

Over the years, Tom Dixon and his eponymous brand have collaborated with some other renowned names to create some pretty interesting products. He designed a coat rack that looks like paper clips, a gorgeous glass and wood decanter and the modular IKEA DELAKTIG Couch. The modular hits keep coming because he…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Outdoors
Vanquish Yachts Vanqraft VQ16 Tender

If jet skis or waverunners are uncouth for you, then take a serious look at this skunkworks-ish watercraft called the Vanqraft VQ16 Tender. It looks like a shrunken version of their huge VQ45 power yacht. In the smaller version, the dark fiberglass "boat" gets a potent 200-horsepower motor and can…

By Amos Kwon
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