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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
Vagabund Moto V12 1994 BMW R100RT

Austria's wonderful Vagabund Moto takes old school Beemers and brings them to the modern age with unique personalities that capitalize on BMW's original designs combined with fresh aesthetics. Their latest V12 uses a 1994 R100RT and adds matte blackness everywhere, including the custom, hulking tank with a milled aluminum Vagabund…

By Amos Kwon
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Entertainment
Standard Manual “Parks” Coffee Table Book

Just because you and your kids may not have been to one of our country's breathtaking national parks doesn't mean you can't experience some of it in an analog fashion. The new book "Parks - From Pictures To Words: Persuasion and the National Parks" covers the artwork from the National…

By Amos Kwon
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Transportation
Vantablack BMW X6

BMW has finally figured out a way to make their hulking X6 Sport Activity Vehicle look way smaller. This particular one is clad in what's called "Vantablack VBx2", a hue that seems born of a black hole. The paint isn't just super black, it makes use of carbon nanotubes that…

By Amos Kwon
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Food
Aluminum Solo Cups

When it comes to backyard and college drinking, there's nothing more iconic than the red Solo cup. [Ed. note: The song is stuck in our head's now too if it makes you feel any better.] They're convenient. They're cheap as hell. They can be recycled. But even with all those…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
Designed for Athletes: Zoma Sports Mattress

Getting a good night's sleep is essential if you want to perform your best after a work-out or training session. So, you need a mattress that's built to support your active lifestyle. For athletes, there is no better option than Zoma. The Zoma Sports Mattress combines pain-relief, body-contouring, and core…

By Cooper Fleishman
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