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Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide

Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide

The drinks, the music, the vibes, and everything else you need to end summer on a high note.

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The Case for Nashville as Your Next Golf Getaway
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The Summer Edit: 10 Pieces That Make Getting Dressed Ridiculously Easy
Our Picks

Featured Stories

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The $1,200 Sneaker Giveaway ​

Win a pair of handcrafted Crown Northampton Yardley GAT sneakers, a matching cardholder, and a handmade shoe tree.

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What We're Buying
The Cool Shop

What I'm buying, wearing, and using, this week.

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What We're Buying
7 Essentials from Filson’s Warm-Weather Shop
By Cool Material
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Lifestyle
The Anti-Algorithm Guide to Discovering New Music
By Cool Material
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partner
The $1,200 Sneaker Giveaway ​

Win a pair of handcrafted Crown Northampton Yardley GAT sneakers, a matching cardholder, and a handmade shoe tree.

The Cool Shop
The Cool Shop
What We're Buying
The Cool Shop

What I'm buying, wearing, and using, this week.

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What We're Buying
7 Essentials from Filson’s Warm-Weather Shop

For the beach, the lake, the trail, and wherever you like disappearing to on summer weekends.

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Lifestyle
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.

Steals

The best deals and offers on the web

Editors' Picks

A curated selection of our favorite gear

Must-Reads

Our team’s top picks

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Travel
Travel

America’s Most Historic Golf Trip

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The Cool Shop
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What We're Buying
What We're Buying

The Cool Shop

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What We're Buying
What We're Buying

The Summer Edit: 10 Pieces That Make Getting Dressed Ridiculously Easy

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Sports
Sports

The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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What We're Buying
What We're Buying

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

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The Luxury Lover’s Guide to Puerto Vallarta

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What We're Buying
What We're Buying

The Nike Chapter of My Summer Story

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Travel
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The Hotel Redefining Charleston Charm

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Lifestyle
Lifestyle

Wild Turkey’s New ‘Cheesy Gold Foil’ Release Is a Tribute To a Collector’s Classic

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GIVEAWAY: 3 Crumpler Bags (CLOSED)

Getting your gear from point a to point b was a lot easier before you had to carry a laptop, or a change of clothes or even an extra cell phone charger. We've gotten to the point now that we can't even leave the house without a bag to hold…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Phones
The iPhone Boom Mic

Do you frequently find yourself watching the videos you've recorded on your iPhone and wishing you had better, higher quality sound to suck you back into the moment? Do you mind a mildly-obtrusive boom mic sticking out from your iPhone when you record your "home movies?" The iPhone Boom Mic…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
Fabian Ciraolo Illustrations

Most art starts a conversation. It evokes the Cubist mentality, or the human condition or blah, blah, pretentious words, blah. Fabian Ciraolo's Illustrations are so impressive that they could be described in many of the same ways, but we like them because they're so f'ing cool. Where else are you…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Possum Belly Pipe Shelves

Turning random pieces of hardware into art is possible, but it's not always easy. By the time you're done driving to Home Depot, assembling all the parts on the floor of the store, dealing with the weird looks of everyone in an orange apron and paying $4 a piece for…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Audio
Berlin Boombox

Even if you're not John Cusack, boomboxes are cool. We gotten past the point of cassette tapes and D-batteries (if they even make these anymore) though, so we need one that works with phones and mp3 players. Unfortunately, finding a boombox that looks as good as the ones from the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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