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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
By Cool Material
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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Jonathan Kambouris “Beer Garden”

Beer is art. The cans and bottles don’t design themselves. The marketing campaigns don’t come out of nowhere (frogs and horses have never been the same since Budweiser). Most importantly, there’s the liquid gold contained within its aluminum or glass confines. But beer AS art is kind of a tougher…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Bacon Olive Oil

We've heard people say that they're sick of this whole bacon trend. That's stupid. It's like saying you're sick of this whole oxygen trend. Bacon happens to be insanely delicious, so why should you want it to go away? We say keep it coming, and preferably in new and interesting…

By Mike Newman
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The Web’s Best Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

If we had to choose one simple comfort food to eat for the rest of our lives, it would be grilled cheese. Sure we would eventually have to pay for two airline seats and purchase a Neti Pot to keep our nostrils clear, but you know what, it'd be worth…

By Mike Newman
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Butterfly Knife Styled Bottle Opener

It’s been a long time since we were comfortable (and/or stupid depending on your perspective) enough to carry around an actual switchblade with us. We stabbed ourselves on more than one occasion as we tried to learn the ins and outs of our favorite fidgeting tool. It’s back, in a…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Grill-It! App

Beef and Lamb. Poultry. Pork. Starters and Sides. Burgers and Dogs. Vegetables. Seafood. The Grill-It! App makes the actual process of grilling so simple that the only hard decision you're going to have is what to grill today. Simple, step-by-step instructions about how to cook everything listed above make this…

By Cooper Fleishman
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