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Where Broken Guitar Strings Get a Second Act
Lifestyle
Where Broken Guitar Strings Get a Second Act
By Beau Hayhoe
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Lifestyle
Our Go-to Albums for Hosting

7 albums that set the mood so you can worry about the food and whether you have enough ice.

By Cool Material
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
The 9 Most Beautiful Golf Holes in Mexico The 9 Most Beautiful Golf Holes in Mexico
Lifestyle
The 9 Most Beautiful Golf Holes in Mexico

From jungle-lined fairways to greens hanging over the Sea of Cortez, consider this our fantasy nine-hole round through Mexico.

By Cool Material
Features
Great Sour Cocktails That Aren’t Whiskey Sours

Let’s face it, you’ve had your fair share of whiskey sours in your life. It’s a pretty basic drink, made even worse by the addition of store-bought sour mix. It’s time to open your eyes to a whole new world of sour cocktails. If you enjoy whiskey, you can still…

By Christopher Osburn
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Entertainment
‘Missing Richard Simmons’ Is the Best Podcast You’re Not Listening To

Richard Simmons is a hard person to forget. The volume of his voice is matched only by the volume of his clothing, and there was a period of time—the 80s and 90s, mostly—when he brought all of that to talk shows, television programs, and movies on a regular basis. He's bright.…

By Mike Newman
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Food
This Macallan and UWERK Flask Holds Two Whiskeys

If you've ever looked at a flask and thought it wasn't complicated or engineered enough, Macallan and UWERK have solved your problem. The two companies joined forces to take the traditional, simple flask and turn it into something most people would have to major in in college to understand. The…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Transportation
Body Armor 4×4 Car Parts

Founded over a decade ago with the vision to "provide high quality durable products for the off-road community," Body Armor 4x4 Off-Road Upgrade Parts will take your adventures to a whole new level of innovative abuse. Need RockCrawler side bars, an upgraded front winch bumper or a full cargo rack…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
IKEA Snap Together Furniture

We're not trying to brag, but we never encountered the frustration with assembling IKEA furniture that everyone complains about. Part of the attraction of IKEA was the sense of accomplishment we had after our bed/bookshelf/desk/table was finally put together. Evidently we're in the minority though, because IKEA is introducing the wedge…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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