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Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta
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Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta
By Lanny Fuller
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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Puerto Vallarta Beyond the Beach: A Journey Through Art & Culture

A guide to the galleries, murals, sculptures, and musical performances worth seeking out between beach days.

By Lola Méndez
The Back to School Guide for Guys Who Aren’t Going Back to School The Back to School Guide for Guys Who Aren’t Going Back to School
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The Back to School Guide for Guys Who Aren’t Going Back to School

Your syllabus for an adult-life reset in September.

By Lanny Fuller
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11 Easy Cocktails that Don’t Suck

The downside of the recent cocktail resurgence is there are a ton of delicious recipes that depend on ingredients you can’t reasonably be expected to have at home. They’re made of things that come from countries we’ve never heard of, in glassware we thought were props in J.J. Abrams's latest…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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The 3-3-2-2 Method Is the Trick to Perfect Steaks

Rob Levitt is a butcher from Chicago who runs a shop called The Butcher & Larder. Unsurprisingly, he knows a thing or two about cooking cuts of meat. He shared a nifty little trick with The Takeout that can help you achieve perfection every time you slap a raw steak down…

By Mike Newman
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8 Dishes You Didn’t Realize You Could Make in a Slow Cooker

The slow cooker is one of the best inventions in modern history. Everything from soups and stews, to chili and casseroles become a breeze when you own a Crock-Pot. If you've mastered those dishes, it's time to move on to next-level slow cooking. Here are 8 Things You Didn’t Know You…

By Maxwell Barna
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A Bar in Kentucky Is Selling Pappy Van Winkle at Cost for One Night Only

Thanksgiving is coming early this year. This Sunday, November 18, find your way to Lexington, Kentucky, for "Pappy Thanksgiving," a bonkers event at the Chevy Chase Inn—the city's oldest bar—where they'll pour different Pappy expressions at cost. Yes, at cost. That means a 1.5-ounce pour of Old Rip Van Winkle…

By Mike Newman
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The Highest Rated Cheap Whiskey

Bucket list booze is great, but some of us enjoy drinking on a near-daily basis. We need cheap whiskey in order to do that. Just because you can’t splash the cash doesn’t mean you can’t drink well. Some of the best tasting whiskey can be had for a reasonable sum. Here’s…

By Colin Joliat
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