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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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Make Bread That Tastes Like Buffalo Wings

Buffalovin' bread mix combines two of our favorite things to eat: Delicious buffalo wings and sweet, sweet carbs. The mix allows you to produce a truly unique loaf of bread that is both spicy like a good platter of wings and a little sweet to boot. The all-natural mix from…

By Mike Newman
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8 New Beers You Should Know

As you hit your local liquor shop in search of some new beers to try, there are a few that are worth keeping an eye out for. Some of them are brand new and some are seasonal offerings just hitting shelves. So next time you’re out scouting potential fridge dwellers,…

By Mike Newman
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Sosu Whiskey Barrel-Aged Sriracha Somehow Makes Sriracha Even Better

You could whiskey barrel-age a foot and we'd eat it. So, when you decide to barrel-age something we already love with an immense passion, well, grab us a damn bib already. Sosu has taken our beloved spicy condiment, sriracha, and aged it in whiskey barrels for 1-3 months to give…

By Mike Newman
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Draft Beer Jelly Beans Ease Your Boozy Sweet Tooth

We've had two requests for Jelly Belly in our time. One, change the color of Cinnamon so it doesn't look just like Very Cherry you cold bastards, and two, give us more awesome flavors. No idea on the first request, but the mad scientists over at Jelly Belly are tackling…

By Mike Newman
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Washable, Writable, Reusable Homebrew Beer Bottle Labels

If you have ever homebrewed your own beer, or know someone that has, you understand the very specific nightmare that is marking them. Writing on the bare bottles isn't effective. Paper gets destroyed. Labels don't stick right. You could try heavy-duty tape like we did, but even that gets gnarly…

By Cooper Fleishman
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