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Where Broken Guitar Strings Get a Second Act
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Where Broken Guitar Strings Get a Second Act
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Our Go-to Albums for Hosting

7 albums that set the mood so you can worry about the food and whether you have enough ice.

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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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The Art of Cocktail Conversation

58 questions for better conversations at your next party.

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Get a Piece of Music History with Paul McCartney’s 1988 Les Paul

Whether you like the Beatles or not, you can’t deny that Paul McCartney’s influence in the music space has been felt for nearly six decades. Because of this, owning one of his guitars could be considered, by some, to be Shroud of Turin-level bragging rights. Right now, his 1988 Les…

By Brett Braley
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The Best Grilling Cookbook Ever Written By Two Idiots

Look, I’m going to say it - we need more idiots in media. I want things dumbed down, easy-to-follow, and without a lot of highfalutin language to put me off from reading any further. That’s why, when first hearing about The Best Grilling Cookbook Ever Written By Two Idiots, I…

By Brett Braley
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7 of the Best Playboy Magazine Interviews of All Time

While Playboy Magazine has long maintained a reputation for being a destination solely for smut, those in the know are well aware that the men's lifestyle magazine also featured some of the best writing ever published. Between short fiction, cultural coverage, and in-depth essays, there was a high-brow literary side…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ House is For Sale

If you’ve been dreaming of Dicaprio’s mansion from 2013’s The Wolf of Wall Street for the past decade, well, Reader, it can now be yours. Yes, that’s right, Jordan Belfort’s mansion is up for sale. Listed for $10 million, the house sits on 5-acres of the Golden Coast, the elite…

By Brett Braley
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Rare First Edition ‘Harry Potter’ Book Is up for Auction

A rare, signed first edition copy of the original "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" is heading to a private sale at Christie's in London as part of The Art of Literature: Loan and Selling Exhibition. In addition to author J.K. Rowing's signature, the book features a few errors that…

By John A. Paradiso
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