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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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The Future of Bourbon Is Behind This Door

Bourbon has spent the last decade getting bigger, older, and more expensive. What happens next?

Inside the 35th Kentucky Bourbon Festival
Inside the 35th Kentucky Bourbon Festival
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Inside the 35th Kentucky Bourbon Festival
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The Future of Bourbon Is Behind This Door
The Future of Bourbon Is Behind This Door
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The Future of Bourbon Is Behind This Door

Bourbon has spent the last decade getting bigger, older, and more expensive. What happens next?

Inside the 35th Kentucky Bourbon Festival
Inside the 35th Kentucky Bourbon Festival
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Inside the 35th Kentucky Bourbon Festival

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

5 Host Gifts That Will Get You Invited Back
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5 Host Gifts That Will Get You Invited Back

Hosting is a laborious and often thankless task. Be a better house guest with one of these gifts that go beyond the cliché bottle of wine.

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

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The Cool Material 2026 Fall Style Guide
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The Cool Material 2026 Fall Style Guide

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My Blind Date With Victoria at the Presidents Cup
My Blind Date With Victoria at the Presidents Cup
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My Blind Date With Victoria at the Presidents Cup

Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide

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

Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide
Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide
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Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide

Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta
Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta
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Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta

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Goods: iPhone 5 Cases

The iPhone 5 is kinda like that TV show that no one admits to watching but still garners huge ratings. Despite the mocking adds, online jokes and other knocks, Apple still sold around 5 million units of the new iPhone in its first weekend. If you were one of the…

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Cool Material’s Day at the Track

Some things in life defy logic, and words: Kate Upton, turkey bacon, the beer boot and everything you're about to see in this video. For an afternoon, Imagine Lifestyles handed over the reins to their supercar stable to a few lucky people. If there wasn't photographic evidence of the Ferrari,…

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LifeStraw

If you're lost in the great outdoors and in desperate need of a drink, your closest source of water is both your best friend and your worst enemy. It's your worst enemy if you plan on drinking it straight (we live in Jersey, we almost swallowed a gun once), but…

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BodyFloat Bike Suspension Seat Post

In case you haven't figured it out by looking at the picture, BodyFloat is a replacement bike seat post that doubles as a suspension system. The patent-pending design utilizes dual spring parallelogram science something or other (kind of looks like the alien legs from "The Arrival") to basically remove you…

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No Place Like Home

We can't say we've ever been inspired by anything Wizard of Oz related--except for combining Dark Side while partying "recreationally"--but this is a pretty awesome inspired by product. Walking a mile in someone else's shoes doesn't normally mean you can get directions to their house, but artistic Dominic Wilcox thinks…

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