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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
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Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta
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Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta

Come for the mountains, ocean, and adventure. Stay for the martinis, massages, and freshly cleaned sunglasses.

By Lanny Fuller
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
Asheville Has Range Asheville Has Range
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Asheville Has Range

Mountains and murals. Dive bars and the Biltmore. Airstreams and American single malt. Five days barely scratches the surface in one of America's most charming towns.

By Beau Hayhoe
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‘Chef’s Table’ From the Creator of ‘Jiro Dreams of Sushi’

Anyone who's watched Jiro Dreams of Sushi knows the intense urge to eat fine fish that the documentary inspired in you. Now, Netflix and David Gelb, the creator of Jiro Dreams of Sushi, are set to make you want to book plane tickets to locations all over the world in pursuit of…

By Mike Newman
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Sriracha-Infused Snacks

From stout beer to salt, everyone's favorite rooster sauce has been infused with just about everything to varying degrees of success. The problem with all the less successful combinations is that you don't really taste the Sriracha, which isn't going to be an issue with this round of snacks because…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The World’s Best Whiskies 2015

Last year, the World Whiskies Awards selected a Tasmanian offering as the finest single malt in the world. It was a slap in the face to Scottish distillers known for cleaning up in such categories. If that was a slap, this, perhaps, is a haymaker. Here are some of the winners from the…

By Mike Newman
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Craft Beer Brewed With Space Yeast

For a beer that's truly out of this world (we are so sorry), check out Ninkasi Brewing's latest beer: Ground Control. Last year, the brewery sent six vials of brewer's yeast into space (77.3 miles up)—this was their second attempt to do so—and brought them back to brew up this…

By Mike Newman
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DIY: Make Your Own Sriracha

We're just going to come right out and say it--Sriracha is the best condiment on the planet. Ranch has its place, as does ketchup, but the rooster never disappoints. We even did a blind taste test of nine different Srirachas to find our favorite. What we haven't done (yet!) is…

By Cooper Fleishman
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