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Puerto Vallarta Beyond the Beach: A Journey Through Art & Culture
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The Luxury Lover’s Guide to Puerto Vallarta

This coastal Jalisco town has long attracted artists, celebrities, and discerning travelers. Here's how to do it right.

By Cool Material
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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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Black Book: 14 Products Our Editors Loved in July 2026

The products our editors have been obsessed with in July 2026.

By Cool Material
Drinks
Mead Making Kit

Mead is touted as "the ancestor of all fermented drinks," even though it's invention is "lost in prehistory." Prehistory! Before there was even history! The point is, mead is old as shit. It's been around forever because fermented honey and water actually tastes pretty damn good--even when it's not renaissance…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Wood Circular Graphic Coasters

In an effort to protect your coffee table, nightstand, or random piece of furniture you might rest your drink on, the standard beer consumer can make a few mistakes. Use doilies like your grandma and you'll get no respect from your drinking buddies. Use cheap bar coasters and you'll look…

By Mike Newman
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Side Project Jerky Cowboy Flavor Beef Jerky

No road trip is complete with out a few bags of beef jerky. Luckily, the whole artisanal movement has hit the dried beef sector in a big way. Skip the truck stop stuff and check out Side Project Jerky's latest flavor offering, Cowboy. The flavor is an ode to cooking on the…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
Web’s Best: Recipes With A Fried Egg On Top

As a kid, fried eggs simply came with some toast on the side to dunk. It was a delicious meal but not a very involved one. As we've grown, we've realized there is a whole world of food out there just waiting to be topped with a perfectly fried egg.…

By Mike Newman
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Brrrr Polar Bear Ice Tray

Ignore the cute polar bear/pig hybrid this ice tray happens to look like. Sure, some sites will mention this as a selling point, but we're assuming you're not decking out your home with adorable little critter shaped goods. What is worth mentioning about this ice tray, is the fact that it's mighty…

By Mike Newman
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