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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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Black Book: 12 Products Our Editors Loved in September 2026
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Is Williamsburg the Most Underrated Golf Destination in America?
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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
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5 Host Gifts That Will Get You Invited Back
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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

The Cool Material 2026 Fall Style Guide
The Cool Material 2026 Fall Style Guide
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What We're Buying

The Cool Material 2026 Fall Style Guide

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How to Serve Great Cocktails Without Missing Your Own Party

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A Better Way to Bring the Shade

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
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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Aiaiai TMA-1 DJ Headphones

How do you a judge the effectiveness of a pair of DJ headphones? According to Jon Schumann (Mannhandle's music production god) it has to be able to withstand a night of "playing very loud, getting very drunk, and getting stepped on" and the Aiaiai TMA-1 is the first product that…

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Arctic Portable Blue Laser

The product description on webpage reads fairly normally at first:  the laser emits a 445nm blue, high power 1W beam which appears up to 4000% brighter than other lasers.  Pretty cool, and pretty standard.  Then, right down at the bottom, they lay this out--"Saying this laser is extremely dangerous is…

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World’s Smallest Corkscrew

There are dozens of clever solutions to opening a bottle of beer when you have no bottle opener: the edge of a table, a lighter, and if you're desperate, your teeth.  But opening a bottle of wine is a different story--you need a corkscrew, and corkscrews don't exactly fit on…

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To A Tee: 2010 FIFA World Cup

Here in the U.S, the World Cup might not be cause for excitement, but for the rest of the world, not paying attention is equal to watching 60 Minutes instead of the SuperBowl. Today the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa kicks off to much fanfare around the globe. Representing…

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GIVEAWAY: Elgin Oval Jeweled Cufflinks

The Giveaways here at Cool Material show no signs of stopping. You still have seven whole days to enter to win a TSOVET CS130110 but here we go again (hopefully not on our own) with another giveaway. We've already given away watches, wallets, bags, and grooming products so since we…

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