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Why NORQAIN Might Be the Best Swiss Watch Brand You Haven’t Looked at Yet
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How PITAKA’s Sunset Collection Is Shaping the Future of Emotional Design

High-performance tech gear meets pure visual poetry.

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Wellen Performance-Lined Swim Trunks, Reviewed by a Swim Trunk Skeptic

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

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G-SHOCK’s 10-Year Pursuit of Perfection: The Fine Metallic Series Delivers Unseen Innovation

It took a decade to create this watch band innovation. And it was worth the wait.

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Cornell University Has a Massive Hip Hop Archive You Can Browse Online

If you're a prospective college student and Cornell University is on your shortlist, make sure to make an appointment at the library to see the school's hip hop collection. Yup, Cornell has an appointment-only collection of incredible rap memorabilia. If you're not a prospective college student, Cornell was nice enough…

By Mike Newman
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‘Take a Bath’ Shares the World’s Most Innovative Bathrooms

We know. This sounds like a joke. A book about bathrooms? Really? Yes, really. Why would you want a book about bathrooms? Well, for starters, it's from Gestalten, a label known for next-level coffee table books. Also, since you don't have a copy in front of you, take a digital…

By Mike Newman
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Tim Ferriss’s New Book Shares Life Advice from Incredibly Successful People

If you're an avid Cool Material reader, you've heard the name Tim Ferriss before. The life-hacking author has penned a number of books on living your best life, which led to an incredibly popular podcast and a TV show. The next book Ferriss is releasing brings together short pieces of life advice…

By Mike Newman
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Tom Galle Is Making Weapons out of Iconic Logos

Internet artist and digital creative Tom Galle describes himself as working "around the themes of Internet Cultures, Meme Art, Technology and new media." All that means is that sometimes he's working on something controversial like Snapchats Nudes Calendars, sometimes he's using a Toyota iQ to make a font, sometimes he's…

By Cooper Fleishman
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What to Watch This Weekend: American Vandal

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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