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The Back to School Guide for Guys Who Aren’t Going Back to School
Lifestyle
The Back to School Guide for Guys Who Aren’t Going Back to School
By Lanny Fuller
Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
Lifestyle
Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide

Our favorite places to stay, eat, drink, explore, and linger in one of Mexico's most captivating beach towns.

By Cool Material
Asheville Has Range Asheville Has Range
Lifestyle
Asheville Has Range

Mountains and murals. Dive bars and the Biltmore. Airstreams and American single malt. Five days barely scratches the surface in one of America's most charming towns.

By Beau Hayhoe
Menswear Staples You Didn’t Know Had Golf History Menswear Staples You Didn’t Know Had Golf History
Lifestyle
Menswear Staples You Didn’t Know Had Golf History

The Harrington jacket is only the beginning.

By Cool Material
Transportation
The Gurkha CIV Is an Armored Vehicle for Civilians

If you're tired of all the existing commuter options in regard to traditional modes of transportation, why not show up to the gig in an armored vehicle? With Terradyne's new Gurkha CIV, that's a real possibility. This road-ready vehicle started life as a Ford F550 with a 6.7 L V8…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
George Woodman ‘Wild Horse’

George Woodman is a garage and atelier in the city of Biarritz in Southwestern France that puts out a few bikes a year that are all built with some amount of wood. The latest is a 1972 Honda SS50 Moped fittingly named "Wild Horse" on account of all the upgrades…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Features
8 Breweries About to Blow Up

By the time a brewery is on the radar of every beer-loving American, it's too late to go and enjoy it. Cans will sell out instantly, growler fills will take an eternity, and snagging a seat at the bar is akin to snagging a seat at the hottest restaurant in…

By Mike Newman
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Home
Grovemade Catch-All

Early in the creation of the Catch-All, Grovemade decided that the standard shelf was too limited in functionality. Tinkering and fine-tuning led the team to the Catch-All, an entryway wall piece ideal for holding keys, a wallet, a phone, and an assortment of loose items. For the design, the Grovemade…

By Mike Newman
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Transportation
The FJ Company 1964 Land Cruiser Surf Wagon

Leave it to The FJ Company to take a half-century old vehicle that's already one of the coolest vintage SUVs out there and make it even better. The build started as a derelict FJ45LV with more rust than original paint. The client wanted a "modded-out 1960s FJ45LV" that they could…

By Cooper Fleishman
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