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The Case for Nashville as Your Next Golf Getaway

It ain't just for bachelor parties. Music City has an elevated side with championship-caliber golf, luxury hotels, and more.

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The Golf Round That Built a Bourbon Empire
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The Luxury Lover’s Guide to Puerto Vallarta
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The Anti-Algorithm Guide to Discovering New 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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America’s Most Historic Golf Trip

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Puerto Vallarta Beyond the Beach: A Journey Through Art & Culture

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These Pedals Help You Find Your Stolen Bike

One way to protect your bike from getting stolen is to buy a lock. But walk around the city at 3 in the morning and you'll realize the effective rate of many are around 0%. So if there is a chance your two-wheeler could get jacked, you might want to…

By Mike Newman
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Our 15 Most Popular Products of 2014

When a year comes to a close, we like to look back at what you guys enjoyed on Cool Material from the last 365 days and what you didn't. And while we'll use the latter category to help make tweaks to what we post, we figured we'd share the stuff…

By Mike Newman
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DIY: Lighted Pipe Shelving

Doing It Yourself isn’t always the easiest or cheapest option, but odds are you won’t find anything more satisfying than finishing a DIY project with your own two hands. Each week, we’re going to showcase one cool DIY project tutorial from around the web. Making things out of gas pipe…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Snow Crawler Protects You From the Elements

Just because we enjoy creating some tracks in the snow doesn't mean we enjoy getting battered by the elements. Whereas traditional snowmobiles and sleds leave the rider exposed to the wind and sleet, the Snow Crawler lets the person piloting it cruise around untouched by Mother Nature. The all-terrain concept vehicle…

By Mike Newman
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The Avegant Glyph Headphones Hide a Virtual Reality Headset

There are a few reasons virtual reality hasn't exploded yet. First, the technology is only finally getting to the point where it's good enough to make everything believable (not to mention, keep you from barfing). Second, the headsets are only somewhat portable. And third, they look more ridiculous than wearing Google…

By Mike Newman
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