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The Last Thing Most Home Bars Get Wrong: Ice
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The Last Thing Most Home Bars Get Wrong: Ice
By Christopher Osburn
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The Luxury Lover’s Guide to Puerto Vallarta

This coastal Jalisco town has long attracted artists, celebrities, and discerning travelers. Here's how to do it right.

By Cool Material
From Medieval Streets to Whisky Islands: The Ultimate Scotland Road Trip From Medieval Streets to Whisky Islands: The Ultimate Scotland Road Trip
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From Medieval Streets to Whisky Islands: The Ultimate Scotland Road Trip

After traveling across the country to coastal villages and buzzing cities, here’s my 6-day Scotland guide for every type of traveler.

By Hayley Domin
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

Our favorite places to stay, eat, drink, explore, and linger in one of Mexico's most captivating beach towns.

By Cool Material
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9 Modern Card Games That Don’t Suck

Your days of playing Go Fish are probably long gone, but that doesn't mean breaking out a card game during your next night of shared beers is a bad idea. Here are nine we recommend keeping in your closet to have ready when you don't feel like watching something on TV.…

By Mike Newman
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Fashion
6 Menswear Stores You Have to Visit in Tokyo

Without properly studying a city for a considerable amount of time it would be too throwaway to produce a guide to the "Best Shops in Tokyo." In fact, we only spent a few days in the city, but those few days had a big impact on us. With so many…

By Matthew Pike
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A Guide to the Perfect Martini

While an evening with friends generally requires nothing more than a decent beer selection, the fact remains that some occasions will require you to up your drinking game. Put down the red cups and ping pong ball, nimrod, we're talking about a more sophisticated drink, a cocktail. And when sophistication…

By Kevin McCauley
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We Tested a Bunch of Growlers to See How Long They Kept Our Beer Cold

The growler has made it possible to bring fresh beer home from your favorite brewery. Normally that is a simple process, and the growler ends up in the fridge in minutes, not hours. Other times, however, it doesn't. What if you're taking it camping? What if the brewery is located in…

By Mike Newman
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8 Songs You Didn’t Know Were About Drugs

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, drugs and music go together like peas and carrots. It is what it is. The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Grateful Dead, Clapton, Bob Marley, The Mamas & The Papas, Jefferson Airplane… Jesus, and we aren’t even out of the 70’s yet. And throughout music…

By Maxwell Barna
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