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A Haunted Road Trip: Ghosts, Cocktails, and a Very Creepy Hospital

A Haunted Road Trip: Ghosts, Cocktails, and a Very Creepy Hospital

From dilapidated hospitals to disapproving librarians in a bar, I took a haunted Eastern Washington road trip.

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Bourbon has never been bigger. And somehow, it still has secrets.

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The Cool Material 2026 Fall Style Guide

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This Los Angeles-Based Microbrand Makes the Best Tool Watch Under $1,000
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Jolly Rancher Scented Candles

We don't normally do anything with scented candles other than avoid them like the plague. There are a few manly scents available, but most of them involve unpronounceable herbs and spices and smell like something no human has any business smelling. When Hershey's teams up with Hanna's Candles though, it's…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Brainfreeze Glass Skull Ice Bucket

On the list of things we hate, brainfreezes are right up there with sales calls, flat tires and hurricanes that share their name with characters from Grease. This Brainfreeze Glass Skull Ice Bucket, on the other hand, is far better than the results of chugging a Slurpee. The bucket holds…

By Mike Newman
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Brooklyn Brew Shop Coasters

The last thing you want to do while you're watching a game or are knee-deep in a season of Dexter, is get up to crack open another beer. Each of these coasters from Brooklyn Brew Shop are equipped with a sly bottle opener underneath them to make tracking down the…

By Mike Newman
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TID No.1 Watch

There's no shortage of affordable, minimalist watches these days. Even the larger brands that used to only deal in the mechanically absurd and technically impossible have taken notice of this new niche and tried to craft their own offerings. Few of them deliver like the monochromatic offerings that are the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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MSC01 Filo Tape Dispenser

We never thought we'd see the day when a tape dispenser would grace the front page of Cool Material. It has. The MSC01 Filo Tape Dispenser by designer Marie Schenker for Alessi is not your average tape dispenser. There are no moving parts and no pieces of plastic, just a…

By Cooper Fleishman
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