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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.

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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.

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8 Celebrities You Didn’t Know Could Kick Your Ass

Every time Shia LaBeouf does some weird new “art” installment or another celebrity names their kid something goofy (seriously, if we see one more baby named after a f*cking nautical direction…), we all think the same thing: Hollywood is soft. It’s a city filled with a bunch of spoiled rotten…

By Maxwell Barna
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The History of the Space Pen

You know that age-old saying, “Necessity is the mother of invention?” Well, it’s 100 percent true. Every single successful invention from the beginning of time came as an answer to some kind of question or problem. The wheel, paper, highway systems—all these things were invented by men and women who…

By Maxwell Barna
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We Tasted Nine Sriracha Sauces to Find the Best

The Great Sriracha Shortage of 2014 was a tad overblown. With only a month's worth of shipment problems, you probably never even had an issue stocking your shelf. Still, the scare got us thinking, "Is the classic Huy Fong Foods rooster sauce really the sriracha you should be using anyway?"…

By Mike Newman
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The 10 Best Pilsners You Can Buy

You wouldn't know it with all the fruity IPAs and bourbon-y stouts out there, but the humble Pilsner is the most consumed beer style in the world—and it isn't close. The pale lager, which was first produced back in the 1800s, has spawned slight variations over the years and is…

By Mike Newman
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The Complete Guide to the Kentucky Bourbon Trail

The holy grail for bourbon aficionados, The Kentucky Bourbon Trail is located in North-Central Kentucky between Louisville and Lexington. Within an 81-mile radius, pilgrims can tour all nine-heritage distilleries, and a number of craft distilleries as well. We’ve created the following guide to give you a few logistical pointers, great…

By Drew Haas
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