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Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide
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Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide
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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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Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta

Come for the mountains, ocean, and adventure. Stay for the martinis, massages, and freshly cleaned sunglasses.

By Lanny Fuller
What To Watch If You Loved (Or Hated) Digger What To Watch If You Loved (Or Hated) Digger
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What To Watch If You Loved (Or Hated) Digger

8 picks for the Digger faithful and the Digger deniers.

By Andy Vasoyan
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The 10 Best Films of the Last Decade

Almost all of the films up for an Academy Award this year are certified fresh on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer, but that doesn't necessarily mean every one of those films is one we consider to be one of the best films. We poured over the top 100 Tomatometer scores with…

By Cooper Fleishman
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IKEA Hasselblad Collection

Normally we'd advise against buying artwork from a store like IKEA, urging you instead to considers smaller shops and lesser-known artists so your home is more unique. Well, we're putting a big caveat in that declaration, as IKEA has teamed up with Hasselblad, the legendary camera maker, for a series…

By Mike Newman
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10 Books That Will Make You Seem Smarter Than You Really Are

Books, and the ability to print them in mass, changed the course of human history. No longer was learning confined to an educated elite. Fast forward 560 years and we have more options than ever for learning, including podcasts, YouTube videos, and infographics. Yet, books still form the foundation, and a…

By Drew Haas
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7 Video Games with Crazy Cult Followings

By every measurable standard, video games and the way we play them have advanced with technology over the last few years. They are more detailed, more complex, and more immersive than ever before. But newer isn’t always better. Some games are, quite frankly, timeless. Even with their less robust graphics…

By Maxwell Barna
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8 Jigsaw Puzzles for Grown Men

Gone are the days of the big box, local general store puzzle. When you're killing time at a family gathering or at home by yourself or with a loved one, grab a puzzle that actually means something. A puzzle that's not decked out with psychedelic cats, landscapes you can't figure…

By Cooper Fleishman
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