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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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8 Ways to Cook Cheap Steak

If we had it our way, we’d be eating porterhouse and ribeye for dinner every night of the week. Then again, if we had it our way, pay day would be every day and bourbon—all of the bourbon everywhere—would be free. Unfortunately, we hardly ever get to have it our…

By Maxwell Barna
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Your Go-To Drink Can Predict Your Favorite Type of Wine

Two MIT grads with a passion for wine built an algorithm that uses your favorite drink to show you the wines that you're most likely to enjoy. Answer a short quiz with questions like “what’s your go-to drink (other than wine)?” and they’ll evaluate your palate against 100+ wines to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Morning Recovery Hangover Cure Drink

As we've gotten older our hangovers have gotten worse. Problem is, our love for bourbon and beer has not diminished in the least. In our never-ending quest to find things that help with those painful AMs, we came across Morning Recovery, a drink that's received $8 million in backing from Silicon…

By Mike Newman
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Budweiser Is Teaming Up With Jim Beam for a New Beer

We've spent plenty of nights with our good friends Bud and Jim, though we can't recall them all that well. Now the two labels are coming together to streamline the shot and a beer procedure. Budweiser Reserve Copper Lager is a beer aged on Jim Beam bourbon barrel staves, lending…

By Mike Newman
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8 Beers With Cult Followings

Certain beers have taken on mythical status simply based on scarcity. Breweries release these limited wonders knowing full well they can't come close to satisfying demand—and they're okay with that. Sure, a beer can earn a real following from rarity alone. Those aren't the beers we're talking about here. Some…

By Mike Newman
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