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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
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
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.

By Cool Material
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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10 Bargain Rums Under $30 That Taste More Expensive Than They Are

Rum is a distilled spirit made by fermenting and distilling sugarcane molasses or sugarcane juice. It’s then bottled and sold as white rum or matured in oak barrels (and sometimes spiced). Rum is made almost everywhere in the world where sugarcane is grown. Obviously, the Caribbean and places like Jamaica,…

By Christopher Osburn
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Meticulous’ Espresso Maker is a Coffee Machine of the Future

I'm ambivalent when it comes to the robotic age we're living through. Sometimes it alarms me how fast we're moving by way of AI. But, with that said, I can't deny the that Meticulous has created a robot that I'd happily invite into my home, making space in my kitchen…

By Brett Braley
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The 10 Best Belgian Beers Every Beer Lover Should Try

When it comes to European beers, there are a handful of countries that get more love than all the others. We’re talking about the Czech Republic (or Czechia), The UK, Denmark, The Netherlands, Germany, and of course Belgium. While every country has its fair share of historical beers and great…

By Christopher Osburn
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This Smart Coffee Maker is Your Personal No Fuss, At-home Barista

This is Worth the Hype, where our writers and editors put popular products to the test to see if they are, in fact, worth the hype. I’m not a coffee snob, or at least I don’t think I am. I pretty much only drink dark roast coffee black, or the…

By Amos Kwon
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The 9 Must-try German Beers To Drink This Summer

To say that Germany has affected the American brewing industry is a massive understatement. Without Germany, there likely isn’t much of a brewing culture in the US at all. While there are a few breweries in the US that can trace their roots back to the late 1800s in pre-Prohibition…

By Christopher Osburn
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