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Buildings Around the World Inspired by Birds
By Lola Méndez
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Why NORQAIN Might Be the Best Swiss Watch Brand You Haven’t Looked at Yet

Independent, family-owned, quietly earning its place on the wrists of serious athletes (Sydney Crosby, et al.) and serious collectors alike.

By Cool Material
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How PITAKA’s Sunset Collection Is Shaping the Future of Emotional Design

High-performance tech gear meets pure visual poetry.

By Cool Material
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Proof Performance-Lined Swim Trunks, Reviewed by a Swim Trunk Skeptic

Could these be the shorts to end all my swimwear complaints? Tried, tested, reviewed.

By Cool Material
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These Famous Logos Have Been Remade for the Coronavirus Age

No one needs to tell you that we're living in the Covid-19 times because you're probably already following the news, sheltering in place and listening to people belt Bon Jovi's "Livin' on a Prayer" from their windows. (For the record, we wouldn't wish that last one on anyone, but it…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Netflix Party Lets You Watch Your Favorites with Friends and Family

We're all living in a weird state of the world right now that's forced us to stay home as much as possible. Ultimately this has led us most of us to do the things we like doing during a lazy weekend a whole lot more during the week. Yes, we're…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Monocle Book of Japan

Whether you're talking about The Forecast, the Guide to Good Business, the Guide to Hotels, Inns and Hideaways, or the Guide to Cozy Homes, it's a fair bet that Monocle makes a guide for whatever you want to do. Which brings us to the land of the rising sun and the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Internet Archives’ VHS Vault Has over 21,000 Digitized Tapes to Watch for Free

The Internet Archive is chock full of millions of hours of content ranging from pulp magazines and 78rpm records that you can digest at your leisure. One of the latest additions is The VHS Vault, a collection of more than 21,000 VHS tapes of varying lengths that have been digitized,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Own Your Own Full-Size ‘Bill & Ted’ Phone Booth

Time travel is not something that is easily tackled in film or TV because it just all gets very confusing. For our time, there are few franchises that did it as well as the Bill & Ted movies. In case you missed all the memos, Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter…

By Cooper Fleishman
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