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The Process: Take a Colorful Video Tour of the Crayola Factory
Pop quiz: how many crayons do you think the Crayola factory produces each day? I'd have said something like: 500,000. Turns out, I was way, way wrong. The answer?        12,000,000. That's twelve...
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How to: Make a DIY Waxed Canvas "Brown Bag" Lunch Bag
The brown paper sack is iconic, and pretty cool looking, and waxed canvas is an incredibly durable material. Put them together and what do you got? This great DIY project from Anna Makes. Â Â The...
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The 200 Perfect Music Recordings
For the past few weeks, The New Yorker magazine's music critic, Sasha Frere-Jones, has between tweeting the names of (seemingly) random-but-awesome song names and images, all tagged #perfectrecordings....
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Weekend Project: Make the Ultimate DIY Wood Burning Camp Stove
When I bought it ten years ago, my backpacking stove cost me more than $100, and each time I fly to a destination trip, I've got to scout a local outdoor store to get my fuel bottles filled or source...
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Woodworker and film maker Frank Horvath maintains an excellent YouTube channel discussing some of the details, tools, and design aspects that goes into his craft. Over the last year, he's released two...
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How to: Make a DIY Leather Six-Pack Carrier for Your Bike
Here's a clever DIY project that solves a need, looks sharp, and can be completed in under 30 minutes with just a few tools. It's a leather frame strap, designed to attach a six pack to your bike's top...
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How to: Make a Sharp and Sleek Skinny Tie from a Regular Tie
Any guy who's visited a thrift store or a secondhand shop can attest to the ties. Some are hideous, but some are great - unique, but subtle patterns, or an lived-in color combo that can bring your...
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Seriously...This is the Best Drinking Snack of All Time
There is bar food and there is drinking food. Bar food tends to center around the deep fryer and the reheating of frozen goods within, and it can certainly be delicious, and also horrible.Drinking...
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Blow My Mindsday: September 10, 2014
Each Wednesday, I post some of my favorite can't-miss links, images, and otherwise mindblowing goodies from across the web.Inside a dry lakebed in Death Valley National Park a set of rocks seem to move...
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DIY Idea: Make a Rustic Copper Pipe Pot Rack
If your kitchen needs more storage space, and you cupboards are full and can't stand countertop clutter, it's time to hit the walls. Â Â You may have seen plumbing pipe furniture DIY projects floating...
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Fresh Cuts: A Look at Barbershops Around the World
Conde Nast Traveler teamed up with Project Bly, "a travel and design website built on the philosophy that to know a city you must wander its streets" to create a new photo essay called "Fresh Cuts."...
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Restoring a Vintage "Eames" Lounge Chair and Ottoman
An authentic Eames Lounge (670) and Ottoman (671) set by Herman Miller is, to me, the most iconic piece of furniture, ever. And, vintage models and new issues are - while amazing - super duper...
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The Surprisingly Fascinating History of the Tailgate
These days, the word "tailgate" conjures up images of cooler and pavement, jerseys and face paint, grills and foldable chairs. But, despite its current association with parking lots and sporting...
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Weekend Project: How to Perfect the Perfect Burger
Burgers. They're a little bit art, a little bit science, and 100% iconic. There are plenty of styles, and most conversations on the topic talk about proper cooking technique, choosing a balanced...
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The 99%: Rotten Tomatoes' Highest Rated Movies Every Guy Should See
Cool Material recently used a clever rubric to assemble a collection of films, and created a new take of "must-see" movies guys will enjoy. Rather than opting for the same ten films that have been...
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How to: Build a DIY No-Weld Food Smoker from a 55-Gallon Drum
Made from an affordable 55-gallon steel drum and some easy-to-find parts from the home improvement store, this DIY smoker can produce excellent results, and unlike many DIY grilling projects you'll...
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Guy Tries Simple Living Experiment By Building a Home in a Dumpster
Dr. Jeff Wilson, professor at Huston-Tillotson University in Austin, Texas, has been living in a 36-square-foot dumpster. It's part research, part social experiment, and part to learn how to "to...
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How to: Turn a Vintage TV into a Modern Media Center
I'm a total sucker for stuff like this. We've all seen that old television from the post-atomic, retro-future design era with an awesome case, but less than stellar image quality by today's HD...
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5 Men's Style Staples to Help You Transition from Summer to Fall
This is the time of year when no one's ever quite sure what's best to wear on any given day. The nights are cool, but the days are still warm, especially in the sun, but then a breeze or the clouds hit...
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Blow My Mindsday: September 17, 2014
Each Wednesday, I post some of my favorite can't-miss links, images, and otherwise mindblowing goodies from across the web.Burger King has launched a "black burger" in their Japanese markets.The cheese...
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