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The Coolest Places to Watch the World Cup Around the Globe

A pool house in Austin inspired me to spend way too much time looking into this.

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Bring the Soundtrack With You This Summer

The best outdoor portable speakers for beach trips, lake weekends, backyard hangs, and every adventure that calls for a little music.

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The Anti-Algorithm Guide to Discovering New Music
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The Color Combos I’m Wearing a Lot Right Now
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Your One-Bag Weekend Getaway Packing Guide

Cover all the bases with versatile selections for your EDC, your outdoor kit, and some R&R afterwards.

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What We're Buying
Bring the Soundtrack With You This Summer

The best outdoor portable speakers for beach trips, lake weekends, backyard hangs, and every adventure that calls for a little music.

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The Anti-Algorithm Guide to Discovering New Music

Streaming made music infinite. Which made discovery harder. Here’s how we’re finding our way back.

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The Color Combos I’m Wearing a Lot Right Now

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The Handsome Fan’s Style Guide to the NBA Finals

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The Best Wheated Bourbons That Aren’t Pappy Van Winkle

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Hypershell X Review: The Future of Hiking Has Legs

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The Story You’ll Tell When Someone Compliments Your Shirt

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

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150 Years of Bulova: The Watch Documentary You Didn’t Know You Needed

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NASA Is Hiring Someone to Protect Earth From Aliens

Want to do your planet a solid? NASA is currently looking for a Planetary Protection Officer, someone to safeguard our space rock from alien lifeforms, and they want to pay said person anywhere from $124,406 to $187,000 to do it. No this is not a joke. Okay, so you aren't…

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10and2 Car Prints

Matthew Hoss is a designer, photographer and product developer with quite an interesting profile. Case in point—10and2 Car Prints. The gorgeous collection of original illustrations includes everything from the Audi Livery "Vanagon" and the Mercedes "2 Door G" to the Lamborghini "LP - 400" and the Porsche "Rally Cayman." With…

By Cooper Fleishman
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National Geographic’s Travel Photo of the Year

We've seen and talked about plenty of incredibly impressive pictures that have combined fair amounts of skill, gear and even some luck to create noteworthy shots for the portfolio or Instagram. None of those Instagrammed location shots are as impressive as the 2017 National Geographic Travel Photographer Grand Prize Winner.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Braven Stryde 360 Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker

If you don't already own a outdoor Bluetooth speaker that's waterproof or has a high water resistance rating it's about time you pick one up. Braven's latest release, the Braven Stryde 360, combines their reliability and build quality in a package that's also affordable. The dual passive radiator with opposing driver…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Complete Guide to Smoking Cigars

We absolutely love cigars. If you’re an astute Cool Material reader, you already know this. Even though we’re preaching the good word about one of our favorite hobbies, we realize that cigar smoking isn’t necessarily the most easy to digest topic, and that there are many subtle nuances involved in…

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