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The Cool Material 2026 Fall Style Guide

The Cool Material 2026 Fall Style Guide

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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

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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

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Custom Lighter Branding Iron

There's a lot of cool things you can do with a lighter. You can light a cigarette, start a forest fire and even keep your glaucoma at bay. After cancer this and Smokey the bear that - plus the whole legalization issue if you don't live on the coast -…

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Hollywood is Dead Posters

After what feels like an eternity of being inundated with fangs, screaming teenage girls and “teams” it appears as if the vampire crazy has died down a bit.  Shows like AMC’s The Walking Dead, however, have ushered in a new trend - zombies.  Yup, pale, skeletal looking dudes are in.  (How…

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Confederate C3 X132 Hellcat Motorcycle

Tough. Lean. Fast. True. Before you stop reading for fear that this is going to turn into an online dating description, hear us out. Those four little words are actually the perfect description for the new Confederate C3 X132 Hellcat Motorcycle. Let's get mathematical on the specs: 132 cubic inch…

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Orvis Knife-Making Kit

After much discussion, we ultimately decided that Bear Grylls is relatively manly - if for no reason other than the fact he's got a Gerber knife named after him. We also decided that the really manly men are the ones without camera crews. You know, the ones who make their…

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Everything Explained Through Flowcharts

You may recognize Doogie Horner from America’s Got Talent. If you don’t, it’s most likely because you either didn’t watch the show due to the fact that it’s terrible, or because he was eliminated pretty early on. Now it all makes sense though why he didn’t make it further on the show: He was…

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