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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
INKD Has Unique and Customized Versions of Your Favorite Spirits Bottles

Even though liquor brands are generally supposed to be hidden when they're shown on film or television, we all know when it's a bottle of Bulleit or Jack, a Johnnie Blue, Ciroc or Don Julio 1942. The same goes for bar carts. Want your spirits collection to stand out while…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
The Autonomous SmartDesk 2 Is the Standing Desk You Want

Alternating between standing and sitting while you're working has been shown to be effective at boosting your mood, increasing your productivity and improving your health. But while standing desks are great, they're also pricey. That's where our friends at Autonomous come in. The SmartDesk 2 checks all the boxes for…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Hövding 3 Airbag Helmet

For those of us who ride regularly, the daily threat of colliding with an oblivious driver looms large. The Hövding 3 might just save your noodle in a bad situation, especially if the notion of wearing a regular bike helmet is anathema to your two-wheeled freedom. It's an inflatable neck…

By Amos Kwon
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Home
It’s Time to Start Investing in Real Estate with DiversyFund

Whether you're diversifying or getting started investing, real estate is a smart play. DiversyFund is an intuitive platform that takes the confusion and capital out of investing in commercial real estate. With one investment in their fund, you automatically become a co-owner of the properties they purchase. Since they acquire…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Food
These 1936 Beer Cans Sold For Almost $3,000

Though you might mistake these two cans of 1936 Felinfoel pale pale ale for 5W30 motor oil, they might just be the most expensive beers ever sold. And they weren't exactly carefully stored but rather kept on a desk, so their condition is quite remarkable (the flavor, probably not so…

By Amos Kwon
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