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Cool Thing We Want #360: Paine’s Pinon Pine Incense From Cordova’s “Old Faithful”

Paine’s All Natural Pinon Pine Incense | 32 Cones + 1 Burner per box | $7.95 | Old Faithful 

We’ve never been big fans of incense, but the stuff you can get from Cordova’s Old Faithful is usually two kinds of awesome: Cedar or Balsam Fir. Both smell like mid-summer beach fires on a Gulf Island, which is to say deliriously good. And now there’s a third – Paine’s All Natural Pinon Pine – and it smells of a snowed-in log cabin with a big fireplace and a winter’s supply of wood. It’s holy shit transportative, and you should get some.

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Sign Us Up for ‘Bad Summer Camp’, June 14-16th!

The Bad Academy has brainstormed up their ideal adult summer camp scenario that factors in everything from bonfires, crafting, hiking, paddleboarding and lake dips, to morning sound bathing and yoga sessions, a cedar weaving workshop, and even a visit to Shady Hazel Farm.

The St. Patrick’s Day Collab Between The Irish Heather + Mello Has Our Name on It

If you're the sort to write off St. Patrick's Day celebrations due to stereotypical associations with the messy, rowdy, green-beer-binge-drinking brand of partying - not so fast!

We Can’t Get Enough of Nata’s Food-Inspired Candles

London-based makers of food-shaped candles, Nata, are dropping their new collection this week, on February 27th (tomorrow!) and they're even more decadent than ever...

Surrender to a Snow Day with This Big Bowl of Goodness

Hungry for in-doors activities to keep you amused during the coldest days of the winter season? This Tonkotsu Ramen 'little puzzle thing' seems like an apropos place to start.