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Kentucky’s Most Experimental Whiskey House Made the Perfect Bottle for Scotch Drinkers
Lifestyle
Kentucky’s Most Experimental Whiskey House Made the Perfect Bottle for Scotch Drinkers
By Andy Vasoyan
Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide
Lifestyle
Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide

The drinks, the music, the vibes, and everything else you need to end summer on a high note.

By Cool Material
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Lifestyle
Is Williamsburg the Most Underrated Golf Destination in America?

More than a dozen championship courses, legendary designers, great resorts, and plenty to do after 18 holes make a compelling case.

By Cool Material
The Alps Beyond Ski Season: An Epic Fall Road Trip Through Italy and Switzerland The Alps Beyond Ski Season: An Epic Fall Road Trip Through Italy and Switzerland
Lifestyle
The Alps Beyond Ski Season: An Epic Fall Road Trip Through Italy and Switzerland

Two lesser-known Alpine destinations. Two very different takes on the year-round après-ski lifestyle.

By Jay Gentile
Home
A ‘Tron: Legacy’ LEGO Light Cycle Is Coming in 2018

It took the better part of two years, but the Tron: Legacy Light Cycle LEGO model that BrickBros UK created for LEGO Ideas has finally been approved by the toy brick giant to get a full retail kit. Before you get too excited thinking you're going to be able to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
Smartables Will Charge Your Phone, Play Music, and More

Chances are, your nightstand is good for holding a few books, a lamp, and your phone but little else. If that's the case, you could be getting so much more out of your bedside buddy if you swap it out for a Smartable. Smartables are clever nightstands that do more…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
10 Great Podcasts to Binge on Your Next Road Trip

Podcasts are the perfect road trip accompaniment. They keep you engaged, but can provide white noise to keep you focused on the road. We tried to cast as wide a net as possible to keep you entertained on your cross-country drive, so we have some straight up entertainment, comedy, history…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Entertainment
‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’ Holiday Display

If you're like us, you grew up in a house that turned to tchotchke central during the holidays. Large boxes came out in the morning and then later that afternoon your home looked like it was a museum. We won't advocate for that level of decoration, but we can't not…

By Mike Newman
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Food
Saturday Night Live Wine

Need an adult beverage to help you forget that you live in a van down by the river? You're in luck, my friend, because SNL just launched its own wine collection. In collaboration with wine seller Lot18, the line includes four wines—Stefon Beaujolais, Saturday Night Life California Red Blend, Debbie…

By Mike Newman
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