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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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What to Watch This Weekend: Shirkers

With cable, Netflix, and internet options, finding the best thing to watch during your downtime is difficult. Instead of flipping through menus all weekend and settling on nothing, turn to What to Watch This Weekend, a series in which we give you our pick for the best new show or…

By Mike Newman
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‘Hot Wheels: From 0 to 50 at 1:64 Scale’

Somewhere in a closet is a bin of Hot Wheels all dinged up from a childhood of epic chases, races, and crashes. We put our toy cars through a lot. Now, as adults, we can look back fondly on the vehicles we abused as children thanks to Hot Wheels: From 0…

By Mike Newman
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History’s Most Dangerous Games

Sports today are tame by history’s standards. Ancient societies didn’t seem to think twice about spending blood and lives in the pursuit of great athletic entertainment. People have been hacked, poked, drowned, punched, cut, smashed, and skied to death, all in some of history’s greatest games. The good news, depending…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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‘Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop’

Journalist Vikki Tobak dug deep into the world of outtakes from over 100 hip-hop photoshoots and paired them with interviews and essays from industry legends for the new book Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop. Throughout the 300-page journey that is Contact High, you'll explore the contact sheets from…

By Cooper Fleishman
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‘Booze & Vinyl: A Spirited Guide to Great Music and Mixed Drinks’

When it comes to home audio, we're all for the convenience of modern tech like streaming audio because it just makes everything easy. But if you're focused on a great listening experience, vinyl is the way to go. If you're anything like us, you're probably also pairing a cocktail with…

By Cooper Fleishman
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