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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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We Put Whiskey in a Keurig to Make Irish Coffee On Demand

A couple of months ago, we had the idea to fill our Keurig with Guinness Extra so it could spit out coffee stout. It was, perhaps, our worst idea of all time. (You can read about it here.) Recently, we thought to ourselves: How can we top that? The answer: Fill…

By Mike Newman
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This St. Patrick’s Day, Drink Poitín, the Irish Moonshine

Before you can be famous for great whiskey, you have to invent whatever comes before it. For the Irish, that was poitín (puu-tcheen). It means “little pot” in Gaelic, named for what early Irish distillers used to make the spirit. It’s been the subject of poetry, music, stories, fairy tales,…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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The Top 50 Craft Breweries by Sales Volume

As big breweries gobble up one-time craft breweries, the "craft" landscape continues to change. Who are the biggest craft—or "independent"—players? Well, every year the Brewers Association parses through the data to find the breweries with the most impressive sales numbers who also meet the criteria for the list, meaning they…

By Mike Newman
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10 Craft Whiskeys You Have to Try

Buying whiskey from craft distillers is not only a responsible way to spend your drinking money, but it will also net you some seriously good booze from people who aren’t afraid to experiment with the form. Pretty much every whiskey on this list does something unconventional, whether it’s aging in…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Kelvin Coffee Roaster

Freshly roasted beans are the secret to great coffee. The trouble is finding freshly roasted beans at the store and coming to terms with the cost and the fact that they won't stay fresh for very long. Kelvin is the at-home solution, a table-top coffee roaster that looks good and…

By Mike Newman
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