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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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Heinz Mayochup Is the Condiment Hybrid You Need This Summer

Mayo is the Nickelback of condiments. Many people hate it with a passion that's a bit too passionate. Still, it outsells its ketchup and mustard brethren on the regular. While we're team mayo, we admit that our favorite way to use the condiment is to mix it with ketchup and…

By Mike Newman
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Drive Coffee

If you plan on piloting a high-performance vehicle, you want your wits about you. Fire up your brain with a cup of Drive Coffee. Drive draws inspiration from auto racing, with packaging that looks like old oil tins and roasts named after famous races and rallies. There are currently five…

By Mike Newman
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8 Whiskies as Smoky as a Campfire

Summer is here and that means beers, wine coolers and tiki drinks, right? Well, those are all well and good, but serious whisky drinkers aren’t going to settle for a Mai Tai just because the conditions are a little warmer than usual. On cool evenings around the bonfire, they’ll still…

By Christopher Osburn
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Sampling Rum at the Number One Rum Distiller in the World

If we’re really looking for a delightful after-dinner cocktail or a stiff one after a hard day’s work, we’re picking up where bourbon sometimes falls short, and grabbing a pour of some barrel-aged rum. Case in point? Flor de Caña. This Nicaraguan rum company has been producing some of the…

By Maxwell Barna
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The Handy Glass Is Made from Recycled Smartphone Screens

Reusing and repurposing the things we've already made is paramount to the future of this planet. Normally, however, we think of the cardboard boxes and soda bottles we tossed in the blue bin when it comes to recycling. Pentatonic looked elsewhere. The brand's new set of drinking glasses is made…

By Mike Newman
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