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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
Entertainment
‘Please Be Seated’ Wavy Wooden Bench in London

British designer Paul Cocksedge has created quite a few interesting pieces over the years for a number of high profile clients like BMW, Hermes, Sony and the like. But it's the work the eponymous studio does with the London Design Festival every year that always intrigues us most. This year…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Food
Impossible Burgers Are Coming to a Grocery Store near You

If we're being completely honest, there are few things better than sinking your teeth into a burger that just came off the grill or flattop. The Impossible Burger has lived up to their name with the creation of a plant-based option that looks, tastes and even oozes like a traditional…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
Kanye West’s Former SoHo Home Is on the Market

It should come as absolutely no surprise that musician, designer and all around mogul Kanye West shared an absolutely stunning dwelling with everyone's favorite Kardashian when they were living on Houston Street in SoHo. But even we were surprised to find out just how exceptional the space was when it…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
This Modern Yurt Combines the Best of Old School Housing with Current Construction

Cards on the table, we never really pictured ourselves as the type of people that would live in a yurt--despite the fact it's been a tried-and-true, spacious, and relied upon living dwelling for at least the past few thousand years. Our opinion changed when we came across the Do It…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Food
Gina Is a Smart Coffee Maker That Brews with All Your Favorite Methods

Whether it's cars, watches, travel adventures, clothing, wallets or interesting pieces of art, there are a lot of things we argue about in the Cool Material office. But inevitably, the most heated arguments always end up happening around drinks. As much as we'd love to argue the merits and demerits…

By Cooper Fleishman
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