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A Haunted Road Trip: Ghosts, Cocktails, and a Very Creepy Hospital
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A Haunted Road Trip: Ghosts, Cocktails, and a Very Creepy Hospital
By Brandon Withrow
2026 Ford Bronco Outer Banks is More Civilized, But No Less Capable 2026 Ford Bronco Outer Banks is More Civilized, But No Less Capable
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2026 Ford Bronco Outer Banks is More Civilized, But No Less Capable

The Outer Banks brings commuting comfort to Ford’s off-road icon without sanding away its personality.

By Amos Kwon
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A Pilgrimage to Italy’s Iconic Superbikes and Supercars in Emilia-Romagna

The museums, factory tours, racetracks, restaurants, and hotels that turn Emilia-Romagna into heaven for anyone who grew up obsessed with fast machines.

By Brandon Withrow
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Our Favorite Finds From Bespoke Post’s Fourth of July Sale

Up to 50% off. These are the pieces we'd grab before they're gone.

By Cool Material
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Bedford Men’s Bike by Brooklyn Cruiser

A true modern day hipster would go buy a used bike frame and attempt to assemble his own fixie or cruiser to ride around the city. The problem is, most of these hipsters would end up with a living room full of parts as they tried to figure out what…

By Mike Newman
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2012 Bike EXIF Calendar

With the holidays having passed, chances are you're inundated with calendars for the new year.  Most of them are either of Dilbert or daily baseball stats because your Aunt knows that's what "boys" like. Toss 'em. Wouldn't you rather thumbnail something to the wall you'd actually want to look at for…

By Mike Newman
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Sponsored: The Volt Redefines Cool

Note: The 2012 Chevy Volt offers an EPA-estimated 35 miles on a single charge based on 94 MPGe [electric] and 35 city, 40 MPG highway [gas]. Actual range varies with conditions. The Chevy Volt* is unique among electric cars because it runs on two sources of energy. You have an…

By Cool Material Guest
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“If Money Was No Object” Wishlist

You won't find any of these items at the bottom of a pile of soccer moms at your local Wal-Mart. In fact, you won't find them in many stores at all. This is the gear you'd ask Santa for and he'd even be like, "Whoa, who do I look like,…

By Mike Newman
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Nissan Juke-R

When the Nissan Juke was originally released, men everywhere released a collective sigh of total ambivalence. It was never bad looking, or incredibly slow, or horribly expensive and it's decently spacious, but there was never a wow factor either. Nothing to grab you by the nads and proclaim in a…

By Cooper Fleishman
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